Provincial Police Service
Provincial Police Service (IAST: Prāntīya Pulisa Sevā), often abbreviated to as PPS, is the state civil service for policing of Uttar Pradesh Police comprising Group A and Group B posts. It is also the feeder service for Indian Police Service in the state.
| Service overview | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Uttar Pradesh Police Service |
| Founded | 1858 |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Staff college | Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Police Academy, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Cadre controlling authority | Department of Home and Confidential, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Minister responsible | Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Minister of Home and Confidential |
| Legal personality | Governmental: civil service |
| Current cadre strength | 1310 members (807 officers directly recruited by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission and 503 officers promoted from the rank of inspector) |
| Selection | State Civil Services Examination |
| Association | Uttar Pradesh PPS Association |
| Head of the State Civil Services | |
| Chief Secretary | Dr. Anup Chandra Pandey, IAS |
| Additional Chief Secretary (Home) | Awanish Awasthi, IAS |
| Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police | Mukul Goyal, IPS |
PPS officers hold various posts at the circle, district, range, zonal and state levels to maintain order, enforce the law and to prevent and detect crime. The Department of Home and Confidential of the Government of Uttar Pradesh is the cadre controlling authority of the service. Along with the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) and the Provincial Forest Service (PFS), the PPS is one of the three feeder services to its respective All India Services.
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