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{{Short description|Indian security forces}}
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| agencyname = Prantiya Rakshak Dal
| commonname = Prantiya Rakshak Dal
| abbreviation = PRD
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| budget = {{INRConvert|265|c}} (2023–2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Noida: 420 vacancies, but Prantiya Dal has 172 members |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/420-vacancies-but-prantiya-dal-has-only-172-members/articleshow/94386407.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=September 23, 2022}}</ref>
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| legaljuris = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| governingbody = Youth Welfare & Prantiya Rakshak Dal
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| headquarters = [[Lucknow]], India
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| minister1name = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
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| chief1name = [[Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| chief1position = Secretary & [[Director General#India|Director General]]
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The '''Prantiya Rakshak Dal''' is a security force in [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1948 by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. It is regulated under the Prantiya Rakshak Dal Act and Rules. The Department of Youth Welfare & Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) in Uttar Pradesh oversees the security force's operations. The department is currently headed by Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]].<ref name="PRD">{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Prashant |title=Prantiya Rakshak Dal — UP's home guard-like security force will now be launched in 10 cities |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/prantiya-rakshak-dal-ups-home-guard-like-security-force-will-now-be-launched-in-10-cities/575369/ |publisher=[[ThePrint]] |date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

As of the year 2020, the force included 45,000 personnel.<ref name="PRD"/> Prantiya Rakshak Dal works to maintain security and peace in challenging situations.<ref name="hindustannews"/> The [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer [[Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj]] has been serving as the current Secretary and Director General of Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal since his appointment in February 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Suhas L Y IAS posted as Secretary- Sports and Youth Welfare, UP |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/suhas-l-y-ias-posted-as-secretary-sports-and-youth-welfare-up/ |publisher=Indian Bureaucracy |date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) was founded in 1948 as an alternate security force<ref name="PRD"/> to maintain community harmony and peace in rural areas, to make them self-reliant and disciplined, for self-protection, and to prevent crimes.<ref>{{cite news |title=युवा कल्याण एवं प्रांतीय रक्षक दल विभाग |url=https://www.yuvasathi.in/about-youth-welfare-and-prantiya-rakshak-dal |publisher=Yuvasathi |date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>

It was formed under the [[Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary|United Provinces Armed Constabulary Act]] of 1948, and came into effect on December 11, 1948, as published in the official gazette of the Uttar Pradesh government.<ref>{{cite news |title=स्थापना दिवस पर पीआरडी जवानों ने पहली बार फहराया अपना झंडा |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-prd-jawan-2896145.html |publisher=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |date=December 11, 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>

When the PRD was founded in 1948, it was initially placed under the Home Department. In 1952, it was transferred to the Planning Department to facilitate manpower mobilization for various state activities.<ref>{{cite book |title=New Items of Expenditure Included in the Budget |date=1962 |publisher=Uttar Pradesh (India). Factories Dept |page=164 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p3CnrbANUH4C&q=Prantiya+Rakshak+Dal}}</ref>

== Eligibility and payscale ==
The minimum qualification for the position is a high school education; however, candidates must also meet specified height and weight requirements. Individuals aged between 18 and 45 are eligible to apply. Recruitment is on the basis of daily wages, and individuals receive a daily payment of Rs 500 with no additional allowances. They receive a monthly remuneration of ₹15000. Their dress code and duty hours are both fixed.<ref name="PRD"/><ref name="hindustannews">{{cite news |title=प्रांतीय रक्षक दल के जवान अब वर्दी पर लगाएंगे लोगो |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria/story-provincial-guard-jawans-will-now-put-logo-on-uniform-7615403.html |publisher=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |date=January 11, 2022 |language=hi}}</ref>

In Prantiya Rakshak Dal, youths from rural areas are primarily recruited. However, in December 2022, the government announced the recruitment of youths from urban cities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yogi to set up urban 'rakshak dal' in 10 cities |url=https://newsd.in/yogi-to-set-up-urban-rakshak-dal-in-10-cities/ |publisher=Newsd |date=December 27, 2020}}</ref>

The Prantiya Rakshak Dal has been operating in the state of [[Uttarakhand]] since 1948. The educational qualification for Regional Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal officers in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand is a [[bachelor's degree]] from a recognized university or any other qualification deemed equivalent by the government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uttarakhand: अब 42 की उम्र वाले बन सकेंगे क्षेत्रीय युवा कल्याण अधिकारी और व्यायाम प्रशिक्षक, बनी नई नियमावली |url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/now-the-age-of-42-will-be-able-to-become-regional-youth-welfare-officer-and-exercise-instructor-uttarakhand-2023-03-25?pageId=1 |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=March 26, 2023 |language=hi}}</ref>

== Responsibilities ==
PRD personnel are deployed in security arrangements at police stations, traffic management, fairs, pilgrimage sites, and other places. They are also deployed to assist the police in various tasks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rathour |first1=Dinesh |title=यूपी सरकार का बड़ा फैसला: इस साल 1150 पीआरडी जवानों की होगी भर्ती, रोजाना कितने मिलेंगे रुपये? |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-up-government-big-decision-1150-prd-jawans-will-be-recruited-this-year-how-much-money-will-be-received-daily-7986583.html |publisher=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |date=April 3, 2023 |language=hi}}</ref> Along with police stations, PRD Jawan's are also deployed in many government institutions.<ref>{{cite news |title=बजट की कमी के चलते हटाए गए ढाई सौ पीआरडी जवान |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/250-prd-jawan-remove-from-less-budget-jhansi-news-jhs188988556 |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.yuvasathi.in/about-youth-welfare-and-prantiya-rakshak-dal Official website]
{{Law enforcement in India}}
[[Category:Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Indian critics of religions]]
* [https://prdyk.upsdc.gov.in/#/Home Official website]
{{Law enforcement in India}}

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