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Railway Protection Force (RPF) is an armed force of the Union [2] under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. The force was established by the RPF Act, 1957, [3] enacted by the Indian Parliament for "the better protection and security of railway property and passenger area". It has the power to search, arrest, enquire, and prosecute ...
The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi; French: Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) [2] is the ruling political party in Rwanda.. The RPF was founded in December 1987 by Rwandan Tutsi in exile in Uganda because of the ethnic violence that had occurred during the Rwandan Hutu Revolution in 1959–1962.
Prior to 1994, Rwanda's military was officially known as the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), but following the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) renamed it the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), which was the military wing of the RPF. In late 1994, the military was rebuilt and reorganized as the Rwandan ...
It differs from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), which is a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Railways, responsible for the security of passengers and railway property. If a crime is detected by the RPF, the case has to be handed over to the respective GRP. [2] [3]
It was established in 1955 at Lucknow, and has since been renamed to Jagjivan Ram RPF Academy(JJRPF Academy) in honour of the Indian freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister. Babu Jagjivan Ram was also Union Railway minister from Dec 7,1956 to April 10, 1962.This academy is currently headed by a director of the rank of Inspector General ...
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GRP units are a state maintained forces with its own command structure on Railways with the maintenance cost borne on 50% basis each by particular State and Railways. RPF maintains liaison with GRP for the Law & Order and Crime related matters. [21]
The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the research and development and railway technical specification development organisation under the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India, which functions as a technical adviser and consultant to the Railway Board, the Zonal Railways, the Railway Production Units, RITES, RailTel and Ircon International in respect of design and ...