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A display of the various ranks of the Indian police and their respective uniform at the National Police Memorial and Museum in New Delhi.. Police services in India comprises the Indian Police Service (IPS), DANIPS, and Pondicherry Police Service recruited by the central government, along with various State Police Services recruited by state governments.
In India, police is a state subject and each state has its own police service. For example, Maharashtra Police Service (MPS) for Maharashtra Police or Provincial Police Service (PPS) for Uttar Pradesh Police. [1] Its counterpart in the central government is the Indian Police Service (IPS), which is a higher civil
The Indian Police Service (abbr. IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Empire .
This is in addition to the Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC itself, for recruitment to the various civil services including Indian Police Service.The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has struck down the examination following the challenge by some state cadre police officers. Consequent to the CAT verdict, UPSC has withheld the ...
Kerala Police is headed by the State Police Chief. He is the senior most Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in the State and is of the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). State Police Chief is designated as the Head of the department for all administrative and operational purposes.
India's police continue to be governed by a colonial police law passed in 1861. [44] The Indian Constitution makes policing a state subject and therefore the state governments have the responsibility to provide their communities with a police service. However, after independence, most have adopted the 1861 Act without change, while others have ...
Besides providing protection, safety, and security to industrial undertakings, CISF also offers protection against fire hazards. It is the only (Central Armed Police Forces)Central Armed Police Force]] having a full-fledged fire service wing, which holds the distinction of being the largest fire-fighting force in the country.
Exhibit of Indian police ranks and uniforms at the National Police Memorial and Museum, New Delhi Kolkata police. Uniforms of state and local police vary by grade, region, and type of duty. The main service uniform for state police is khaki. Some city forces, such as the Kolkata Police, wear white uniforms.