The Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA), Lucknow is a

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training institute run by the

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

to impart training to new joiners to the

Railway Protection Force Railway Protection Force is a security force under the ownership of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India established by the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957; enacted by the Indian Parliament for "the better protection ...

(RPF). It was established in 1955 at

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, and has since been renamed to

Jagjivan Ram Jagjivan Ram (5 April 1908 – 6 July 1986), known popularly as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar. He was instrumental in the foundation of the ''All India Depressed Classes League'', an organisation dedicated ...

RPF Academy(JJRPF Academy) in honour of the Indian

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and former

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. 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, RPF. The total land area of the academy is 58.3 acre.

References

External links

Jagjivan Ram RPF Academy website
Training institutes of Indian Railways Police academies in India 1955 establishments in Uttar Pradesh {{India-rail-transport-stub