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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.
Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...
The highest rank in the Indian Army is Field Marshal, but it is a largely ceremonial rank and appointments are made by the President of India, on the advice of the Union Cabinet of Ministers, only in exceptional circumstances. Sam Manekshaw and the K.M. Cariappa are the only two officers who have attained this rank. [133] [134]
Field marshal is the five-star rank and highest attainable rank in the Indian Army. It is a ceremonial or wartime rank, having been awarded only twice. [7] A field marshal receives the full pay of a full general, and is considered a serving officer until their death. They are entitled to wear a full uniform on all ceremonial occasions. [7]
Corps of Military Police marching contingent passes through the Rajpath during the 63rd Republic Day Parade, 2012. The first section of Indian Corps of Military Police was raised in July 1939, with the name of Force 4 Provost unit [1] and initially was part of the 4th Indian Infantry Division which was the first Indian formation to be inducted in World War 2.
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia [1] [2] [3] Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Insignia: Rank: Director general ...
Army operates more than 400 Spike MR and Spike LR-II missiles while Indian Air Force procured Spike-NLOS for Mi-17 helicopters. [306] [307] 9M113 Konkurs - M (AT-5 Spandrel) Vehicle-launched Anti-tank guided missile: 25,000+ India Russia: Status: In service. For BMP-2 (IFV), manufactured locally in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited. [308] 9M119 Svir
The act created the foundation of a modern and professional police bureaucracy in India. It introduced a new cadre of police, called Superior Police Services, later known as the Indian Imperial Police. [7] The highest rank in the service was the inspector general [7] for each province.