Operation Nanhe Farishte - RPF Initiative For Safety Of Passengers

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) is constant in its dedication to protecting railway property and the safety of passengers. As of October 2023, RPF was still making sure that passengers were safe, secure, and comfortable. It was also helping Indian Railways provide its patrons with dependable goods transit services. An overview of the RPF's accomplishments in October 2023 is provided under Operation "Nanhe Farishte".  In order to reunite more than 601 children in need of care and protection with their families, RPF was essential. RPF devoted many hours to guaranteeing the safe return of these children, who had been taken from their homes for a variety of reasons.

What is Operation "Nanhe Farishte"?

• The Railway Protection Force (RPF) is instrumental in reconnecting children who have been lost or separated from their families for various causes, as part of Operation 'Nanhe Farishte'.
• Under this initiative, which was started on Indian Railways, children in need of care and protection who came into touch with the system were saved, given to the appropriate authorities, and then given back to their families.

Other Operations by RPF

Following table describe various initiatives undertaken by Railway Protection Force (RPF):

About the Railway Protection Force

• The Railway Protection Force (RPF) is one of India's security forces. Its job is to keep Indian Railways property and passengers safe. 
• With authority akin to that of ordinary state police forces, it is the sole Central Armed Police Force (CAPF). 
• The RPF's origins may be traced to 1882, when many railway firms designated their own guards to safeguard their property.
• It was established as an armed force of the Union of India in 1985 after being designated as a statutory army by a Parliamentary statute in 1957.
• The responsibilities of access control at train terminals and passenger train escorting were largely assumed by the RPF in 2003.
• In charge- Director-general
• It is an armed force that the Union Ministry of Railways oversees both administratively and operationally.
• Its duties include guarding and securing passenger spaces, railway property, and individual passengers.