Introduction

The Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) is a security power, built up by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957; authorized by the Indian Parliament for “the better insurance and security of railroad property”. 

RPF has the ability to look, capture, examine and arrange, however a definitive force rests in the hands of the Government Railway Police. The power is under the authority of the Indian Ministry of Railways.

In its greatest enlistment drive, the Indian Railways has enrolled more than 10,500 workforces in the Railway Protection Force (RPF), holding right around 50 percent opportunities of constables for ladies, a high ranking representative said. The enlistment procedure of all-out 10,537 jawans, including 1,120 sub-controllers, 8,619 constables and 798 subordinate staff members, started in May a year ago and has as of late been finished, he said. 

Since the present quality of ladies constables in the RPF is just about 2.25 percent, the railroad service offered need to procure ladies to guarantee their strengthening and expanded portrayal in the power, he said. 

“For this greatest RPF enrollment drive, we got more than 82 lakh applications, including 14.25 lakh for the post of sub-investigators against 1,120 openings, and 59 lakh for the posts of constables. For the auxiliary posts, we got nine lakh applications,” Atul Pathak, administrator of the focal enlistment panel, told PTI on Saturday. 

Out of the 1,120 sub-monitors enrolled, 819 are men and 301 ladies. Also, among the 8,619 constables enlisted, 4,403 are men and 4,216 ladies, said Pathak, who is right now head boss security chief of the RPF. 

The physical estimation test and physical proficiency trial of all the effective competitors have been done and as of now, their police confirmation is in progress. The composed tests for these posts were held at 400 focuses the nation over, Pathak said. 

 The whole enrollment process was automated with no manual impedance to guarantee straightforwardness,” he said. The RPF, set up for better insurance and security of railroad property, has the ability to capture, research and indict lawbreakers.

Objectives

1. “to secure and shield railroad property; 
2. “to do some other demonstration helpful for better assurance of the railroad; 
3. “to expel any block in the development of railroad property; and 
4. “to perform different elements of an equipped power of the Union and to practice forces of a railroad hireling”
5. To distinguish potential circumstances where wrongdoing can happen (against railroad property, be it static, in-travel or portable) and viable healing measures 
6. Encourage traveler travel and security by expelling all enemies of social components from trains, railroad premises and traveler zones. 
7. Stay watchful to forestall dealing in ladies and youngsters and make the suitable move to restore down and out kids found in Railway territories.
8. Co-work with different branches of the Railways in improving the effectiveness and picture of the Indian Railways. 
9. Go about as a scaffold between the Government Railway Police/nearby police and the Railway organization. 
10.  Receive proactively all advanced innovation, best human rights rehearsals, the executive’s strategies and uncommon measures for the insurance of female and old travelers and youngsters, in the quest for these destinations. 
11. To enroll and take up enquires under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act 1966, secure the guilty parties and take part in consequent legitimate procedures