The Rajasthan Police is the law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency

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 for the state of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 in India

India

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. The Rajasthan Police has its headquarters in Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Sevarth Katibaddhta", which means "Committed to serve".

History

The Rajasthan state was formed by the merger of all the erstwhile princely states. The security and the police forces of the former princely states varied in composition, functions and administrative procedures and so on. Following the merger, the police forces of all the former princely states was united into a whole known as Rajasthan Police which came into existence in January, 1951.

Present Scenario

The Rajasthan Police now has grown to be a 70,000 strong force. Over the years Rajasthan Police has firmly and professionally dealt with menace of dacoits in the Chambal

Chambal Division

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 ravines, organised criminal gangs, spies, smugglers, narco-terrorists and subversive elements from across the 1040 km long border with Pakistan

Pakistan

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. The Rajasthan Police is headed by Director General of Police

Director General of Police

In India the director general of police or inspector general of police is a three-star rank and the highest ranking police officer in Indian States & Union Territories. All DGPs/IGPs are Indian Police Service officers. The DGP/IGP is usually the head of the state police force in every Indian state...

 (DGP). The Rajasthan state is divided into 8 police zones each headed by Inspector General of Police (IGP). For police administration the state is further divided into 37 police districts (including 3 rural police districts, 2 city districts in Jaipur City and 2 railway police districts), 171 circles, 709 police stations and 788 out-posts. Rajasthan Police has a strength of 889 Inspectors, 3366 Sub-Inspectors, 3902 Asstt. Sub-Inspectors, 8867 Head Constables and 52837 Constables and about 700 Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...

 (IPS) and Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officers.

Recruitment & Service

The recruitment to the Rajasthan Police Service is generally done by the Government of Rajasthan through its agency - Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Rajasthan Public Service Commission is the premier commission of the Government of Rajasthan, for organizing recruitment exams, procedures for recruiting employees, officers to various departments of the government...

(RPSC), which conducts a state-level exam Rajasthan Administrative Service

Rajasthan Administrative Service

Rajasthan Administrative Service,or RAS, popularly known as RAS, is the supreme civil service of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The recruitment to these Service is made on the basis of annual Competitive Examination...

/Sub-ordinate Services Exam (RAS)for this purpose of filling of posts in RPS.

After successful clearing of exams, they undergo rigorous Police Training at RPA Jaipur, where they learn various tips-tricks and administration ideas which are helpful for them during their service as a RPS Officer. They are governed by Rajasthan Service Rules.

The Rajasthan Police has nine organisation wings.

• Crime branch
• Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC)
• State Special Branch
• Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS)
• Planning and Welfare
• Training
• Forensic Science laboratory
• Telecommunications
• Traffic Police