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Government Railway Police (Mumbai)
The Government Railway Police (IAST: ''Sarkārī Relve Pulis''), abbreviated as GRP, is the force responsible for policing railway stations and trains of Indian Railways. Its duties correspond to those of the District Police in the areas under their jurisdiction, such as patrolling, but only on railway property. While Railway Protection Force (RPF) comes under Ministry of Railways, Government of India, GRP comes under the respective state or union territory police. The GRP's responsibility is to observe law and order on all railway property, while RPF is mainly responsible for protecting and securing all railway property. Currently, even if a crime is detected by the RPF, the case has to be handed over to the GRP for further enquiry. Role The primary role of the GRP is to observe law & order within railway stations in India. They provide security and perform investigation of offences in trains and railway premises. GRP also renders any assistance required to railway office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Railways (India)
The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is headed by the Chairman and CEO of Railway Board. The Ministry of Railways along with the Railway Board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. Organisational structure The ministry has a Union Minister and Minister of State. A number of directorates report to the Railway Board. Most of the officers posted in Ministry of Railways are either from organised "Group A Railway services" or the Railway Board Secretariat Service. Indian Railways The statutory body known as the Indian Railways, which reports to parliament and is under the ownership of ''Ministry of Railways'' of the Government of India. The Indian Railway Board comprises one Chairman, seven "members of the Railway Board", and a Financial Commissioner (who is the represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |