RPF Full Form

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You will also get to know about the Duties and responsibilities, pay scale, qualifications of RPF Officers. So fetch all the detailed information regarding RPF Full Form, you should go through this entire article.

Facts about RPF

RPF is Railway Protection Force, come into existence on 27 July, 1984. RPF is a security force of India is mainly created with the motive to protect railway passengers, passenger area and railway property of the Indian Railways. RPFs are responsible for smooth working of railway.

केंद्रीय सशस्त्र पुलिस बल के तहत आर.पी.एफ एकमात्र सुरक्षा बल है जिसे अपराधियों की गिरफ्तारी और जांच करने का पूरा अधिकार है। we the team of project www.recruitmentinboxx.com have provided the detailed information about RPF and RPF Full Form.

RPF Full Form

Abbreviation	RPF
Motto	Service and Loyalty
Agency Overview
Formed	27 July, 1984
Employees	1,75,000 Active Personnel[1]
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal agency	IN
Operations jurisdiction	IN
Governing body	Ministry of Railways (India)
Constituting instrument	Act, 1984
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Minister responsible	Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister
Agency executive	Dharmendra Kumar, IPS, Director General, RPF
Parent agency	Railway Protection Force
Zones	10

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What is the Full form of RPF?

So check out the full form of RPF in Hindi and English:

RPF Full Form in English

RPF was assigned with the intention to safeguard the interest/ property of Indian Railways and for Safety of Passengers. In simple words, we can say that Railway Protection Forces are the protector of the property of the Indian Railways spread all over the country.

Earlier it was named as “Watch and Ward” and afterwards the name has been changed and now Full Form of RPF in English is….

“Railway Protection Force”

RPF Full Form in Hindi

आर.पी.एफ. (RPF) की फुल फॉर्म क्या है?

यदि आपको आर.पी.एफ का अर्थ जानना है आर.पी.एफ में कौन-कौन से नियम और कानून होते है जिसे पालन किया जाता है | तो आप यहाँ से जान सकते है| RPF का गठन 27 जुलाई 19 में किया गया था।आर.पी.एफ एक सुरक्षा बल है, जिससे भारतीय रेल की रेलवे यात्रियों, यात्री क्षेत्र और रेलवे की संपत्ति की रक्षा की जाती है|

यह एकमात्र केंद्रीय सशस्त्र पुलिस बल (CAPF) है, जिसमें अपराधियों की गिरफ्तारी, जांच और मुकदमा चलाने की अनुमति प्रदान की गई है । पहले इस बल को ‘Watch & Ward’ के नाम से जाना जाता था और अब रेलवे सुरक्षा बल के नाम से जाना जाता है| लेकिन अब RPF का पूरा नाम है…

“रेलवे सुरक्षा बल”

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RPF का कार्य:

• रेलवे य़ात्रियों की सुरक्षा और रेलवे संपत्ति की सुरक्षा करना।
• रेलवे परिसर और रेल से आसामाजिक तत्वों को हटाना।
• रेल के जरिए यदि ह्यूमन ट्रैफिकिंग की सूचना है तो तुरंत एक्शन लेना और कार्रवाई करना।

RPF shares its duties with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the District Police. To understand the RPF roles, firstly, individuals need to understand the GRP’s role. The Government Railway Police have in addition the following special duties:

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Duties of GRP:

To maintain order at railway stations and in trains

• “Order” duties means control of passenger traffic within station premises, particularly on platforms, in booking offices, waiting halls, at entrance and exit gates etc
• Control of vehicular and other traffic in station precincts;
• Maintenance of order in passenger trains stopped at stations
• Administration of loaded passenger trains standing in station;
• Keeping of station premises clear of beggars;
• examination of empty carriages on arrival at terminal stations for property left behind by passengers and inspection of carriages with a view to seeing that fittings have not been tampered with;
• Removal of bodies of persons who dies in trains or on station premises and conveyance to hospital of sick passengers;

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RPF Duties and Responsibilities include:

The main duties under section 11 of RPF Act are as follows –

• To protect and safeguarding of railway property.
• Protection and safeguarding of passenger, their belongings and passenger areas.
• Coordinates with the civil police as well as GRP (Government Railway police) to control crime against railway passenger.
• To protect and safeguard Railway Property.
• To care for the Passenger area as well as Passengers.
• To remove any obstruction in the movement of Railway Property and Passenger area.

Other than that they have to follow the order of superior authority for following

• Disaster management.
• Doing poll duty.

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What is the qualification for RPF?

As according to the norms of Railway Protection Force, candidates applying for the post of Constable should be 18 to 25 years and completed their SSLC/Class 10 examination.

Those, who want to apply for the posts of Sub-Inspector, they should have done graduation. And candidate’s age group should be 20 to 25 years.

What is the salary of RPF?

Those, who will be selected for appointment on RPF Constable Vacancies, will get a impressive amount of salary along with the further benefits. RPF Constable Salary Structure is as follows:

RPF Constable Salary Structure In Class X Cities

RPF Constable Salary In Class X Cities
Basic Salary	Rs 21,700
House Rent Allowance (HRA) – 24%	Rs 5,208
Dearness Allowance (DA) – 4%	Rs 868
Transport Allowance (TA)	Rs 3,600
Gross Salary	Rs 31,270

RPF Constable Salary Structure In Class Y Cities

RPF Constable Salary In Class Y Cities
Basic Salary	Rs 21,700
House Rent Allowance (HRA) – 16%	Rs 3,472
Dearness Allowance (DA) – 4%	Rs 868
Transport Allowance (TA)	Rs 3600
Gross Salary	Rs 29,636

RPF Constable Salary Structure In Class Z Cities

RPF Constable Salary In Class Z Cities
Basic Salary	Rs 21,700
House Rent Allowance (HRA) – 8%	Rs 1,734
Dearness Allowance (DA) – 4%	Rs 868
Transport Allowance (TA)	Rs 3600
Gross Salary	Rs 27,902

Rank Structure in Railway Protection Force

The rank structure of Superior Officers in RPF force is as follows. The selection to these RPF posts is through UPSC exams.

• Director General
• Additional Director General
• Chief Security Commissioner (Inspector-General; Additional Inspector-General; Deputy Inspector-General)
• Additional or Deputy Chief Security Commissioner
• Senior Divisional Security Commissioner
• Divisional Security Commissioner
• Assistant Security Commissioner

Enrolled Members of the Force:

• Inspector
• Sub-Inspector
• Assistant Sub-Inspector
• Head Constable
• Naik
• Constables
• Cook/ sweeper / Driver / Fire Extinguisher
• Ancillary staff (The selection to these posts are through Railway Protection Force Recruitment)

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Rules of RPF in Hindi:

भर्ती, प्रशिक्षण और करियर की योजना दिशा और नियंत्रण अपील और संशोधन शक्तियां और जिम्मेदारियां अनुशासन और आचरण आंतरिकप्रबंधन और सेवानिष्ठाकीशर्तों नौकरी और आवास बल के सदस्यों के वितरण और हस्तांतरण वर्दी और उपकरण रिवार्ड्स और पुरस्कार जांच और अभियोजन

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