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{{short description|Group 'A' policing service of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Infobox
| title = Provincial Police Service<br />{{small|{{IAST|Prāntīya Pulisa Sevā}}}}
| headerstyle = background:#800080; color:white;
| header1 = Service overview
| data2 = [[File:Upplogo.png|frameless|150x150px]]
| label3 = Also known as
| data3 = Uttar Pradesh Police Service
| label4 = [[Date of establishment|Founded]]
| data4 = {{start date and age|df=yes|1858}}
| label5 = State
| data5 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| label6 = Staff college
| data6 = Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Police Academy, [[Moradabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| label7 = Cadre controlling authority
| data7 = [[Department of Home and Confidential]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| label8 = Minister responsible
| data8 = [[Yogi Adityanath]], [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and Minister of [[Department of Home and Confidential|Home and Confidential]]
| label9 = Legal personality
| data9 = [[Governmental]]: [[civil service]]
| label10 = Duties
| data10 = State Law Enforcement<br/>State Crime Investigation<br />State Security Intelligence<br />State Public Order
| label12 = [[En cadre|Current cadre strength]]
| data12 = 1310 members (807 officers directly recruited by the [[Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission]] and 503 officers promoted from the rank of [[inspector#India|inspector]])<ref name="2017 PPS Cadre">{{cite web|title=2017 Total Cadre strength of PPS as in December 2017|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/PUBLISHED%20GRADATION%20LIST%20PPS/201804191710452517PPS.pdf|website=[[Department of Home and Confidential]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
| label13 = Selection
| data13 = State Civil Services Examination
| label14 = Association
| data14 = Uttar Pradesh PPS Association
| header15 = Head of the State Civil Services
| label16 = [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]
| data16 = Dr. [[Anup Chandra Pandey]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20180701/281513636897167|title=Anoop [''sic''] Chandra Pandey takes charge as chief secretary|date=1 July 2018|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|others=HT correspondent|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|via=[[PressReader]]|issn=0972-0243|oclc=231696742|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/anup-chandra-pandey-took-over-as-the-new-chief-secretary-of-up.html|title=Anup Chandra Pandey took over as the new Chief Secretary of UP|date=1 July 2018|work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]|access-date=31 October 2018|publisher=[[Chandan Mitra]]|agency=Pioneer News Service|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/anup-chandra-pandey-takes-charge-as-new-chief-secretary-of-up/states/news/1275537.html|title=Anup Chandra Pandey takes charge as new Chief Secretary of UP|date=30 June 2018|website=[[United News of India]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=31 October 2018|agency=United News of India}}</ref>
| label17 = [[Chief secretary (India)|Additional Chief Secretary]] ([[Department of Home and Confidential|Home]])
| data17 = Awanish Awasthi, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| label18 = [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]
| data18 = Mukul Goyal, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
}}
'''Provincial Police Service''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{IAST|Prāntīya Pulisa Sevā}}), often abbreviated to as '''PPS''', is the Group A state [[Civil Services of India|civil service]] for policing of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]. It is also the feeder service for [[Indian Police Service]] in the state.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20121222/2124260.html|title=61 PPS officers promoted to IPS|last=|first=|date=|website=WebIndia123|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

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 (Uttar Pradesh)|Provincial Civil Service]] (PCS) and the [[Provincial Forest Service (Uttar Pradesh)|Provincial Forest Service]] (PFS), the PPS is one of the three feeder services to its respective [[All India Services]].

== Responsibilities of a PPS officer ==
The typical functions performed by a PPS officer are:

* To fulfil duties based on border responsibilities, in the areas of maintenance of public peace and order, crime prevention, investigation, and detection, collection of intelligence, [[Very Important Person|VIP]] [[Protective security units|security]], [[counter-terrorism]], border policing, railway policing, tackling [[smuggling]], drug trafficking, economic offences, corruption in [[Politics|public life]], [[disaster management]], enforcement of [[socio-economic]] legislation, [[bio-diversity]] and protection of [[environmental law]]s etc.
* Leading and commanding the State Vigilance Establishment, Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID), State Intelligence Bureau etc under the supervision of officers senior to them.
* Leading and commanding the [[Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary|UP-PAC]], State Special Task Force (UP-STF) etc. under the supervision of police officers senior to them.
* To interact and coordinate closely with the members of other state civil services in the matters regarding policing.
* To lead and [[Command (military formation)|command]] the force with [[courage]], uprightness, dedication and a strong sense of [[Public services|service]] to the people.
* Endeavour to inculcate in the [[police forces]] under their command such values and norms as would help them [[Public services|serve]] the people better.
* Inculcate integrity of the highest order, sensitivity to aspirations of people in a fast-changing social and economic milieu, respect for human rights, the broad liberal perspective of law and [[justice]] and high standard of professionalism.

==Career progression==
Post the completion of his or her training, a PPS officer, in the rank of [[deputy superintendent of police]] (Dy. SP), generally serves at the police circle level as [[circle officer]]. Generally, a police circle consists of three to five [[police station]]s. After that, they get promoted to the rank of [[Superintendent of police (India)|Additional Superintendent of Police]] (SP). Districts with a [[Superintendent of police (India)|senior superintendent of police]] (SSP) as the police chief generally have four Addl. SPs under the SSP, each responsible for city, rural areas, crime and traffic designated as 'SP (City)', 'SP (Rural Areas)', 'SP (Crime)' and 'SP (Traffic)'. In metropolitan cities in UP, jurisdictional SPs like SP City or SP Rural Areas are further divided into various designations such as 'SP (North)', 'SP (South)', 'SP (East)', 'SP (West)', SP (Ganga Par), SP (Yamuna Par), 'SP (Trans Gomti)' etc. Whereas, districts with a [[Superintendent of police (India)|superintendent of police]] (SP) as the police chief usually have one and rarely two SPs under them which generally have a lower grade pay than the SP who is the head of the district.

Recently, Lucknow City, Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), Kanpur Nagar and Varanasi became police commissionerates. PPS officers at DSP rank are posted as ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police) and at SP rank are posted as ADCP (Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police).

At the zonal level, a PPS officer is posted as the staff officer of the concerned [[additional director general of police]] heading the zone which is of Addl. SP rank. Before 2017, they were posted as staff officer to [[Inspector-general of police|IG]] police zone but now ADG ranked officers are posted in zones. PPS officers of the rank of SP are also posted as sector officers in the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department. PPS officers are also attached to DGP Headquarters as Addl. SP and Dy. SP. They are also posted in State Police Recruitment and Promotion Boards, Anti Terrorist Squad, Special Task Force, Special Investigation Team, State Vigilance Establishment, Economic Offences Wing HQ etc.<ref name=":0" />

PPS officers also serve as second-in-command and deputy commandants (at SP rank) and assistant commandants (at Dy. SP rank) in the [[Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary]], Uttar Pradesh's [[State Armed Police Forces|state armed police force]]. On deputation, a PPS officer can be sent to one of the various constitutional bodies, agencies and state public sector enterprises, such as the [[Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited]], electricity distribution boards, [[Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission]], Uttar Pradesh Disaster Response Force etc. in capacity of SP and Dy. SP. Some PPS officers have also go to work for central government agencies such as the [[Enforcement Directorate]] and the [[National Investigation Agency]].<ref name=":0" />

After completion of two decades of service, PPS officers directly recruited by [[Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission]] (UPPSC) get promoted to the [[Indian Police Service]], after confirmation by the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] of [[Government of India]] and the [[Union Public Service Commission]]. One-third of the total [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] strength in Uttar Pradesh is reserved for PPS officers (SPS quota).<ref name="Profile IPS">{{cite web|url=https://ips.gov.in/pdfs/IPSProfile_180314.pdf|title=Service Profile for the Indian Police Service|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

=== Salary structure ===
Most of the directly recruited PPS officers get promoted to the IPS after getting grade pay of level 13 or 13A. Those who don't get promotion to IPS get classified as 'superseded' and get the grade pay of level 14.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
The salary structure of the Provincial Police Service
|-
! Insignia
! Grade/level on pay matrix !! Base salary (per month) !! Rank in the Uttar Pradesh Police !! Some key positions !! Years of service
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:SP State Police.png|frameless|104x104px]]
| Senior administrative grade (Above Super time scale) (pay level 14) || ₹144200–218200 || Additional Superintendent of Police (Higher Grade) || Superintendent of Police (City, Rural Area, Crime, Traffic), Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commandant PAC etc. || 22nd year
|-
|Super time scale (pay level 13A) || ₹131100–216600 || Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Grade-I) || Superintendent of Police (City, Rural Area, Crime, Traffic), Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commandant PAC etc || 21st year
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Assistant Superintendent of Police.png|frameless|104x104px]]
|Selection grade (pay level 13) || ₹118500–214100 || Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Grade-II) || Superintendent of Police (City, Rural Area, Crime, Traffic), Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commandant PAC etc || 16th year
|-
|Junior administrative grade (pay level 12) || ₹78800–191500 || Additional Superintendent of Police || Superintendent of Police (City, Rural Area, Crime, Traffic), Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commandant PAC etc || 12th year
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Deupty Superintendent of Police.png|frameless|104x104px]]
| Senior time scale (pay level 11) || ₹67700–160000 || Deputy Superintendent of Police (Senior Grade) || Circle Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commandant PAC etc || 6th year
|-
|Junior time scale (pay level 10) || ₹56100–132000 || Deputy Superintendent of Police (Junior Grade) || Circle Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commandant PAC etc || Initial year
|-
|}

==Major concerns and reforms==
===Promotion to IPS===
According to the ''Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955'', PPS officers are eligible for promotion to IPS after completion of eight years of service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/IPS%20_Appointment%20by%20Promotion_%20Regulations%2C1955.pdf|title=IPS (APPOINTMENT BY PROMOTION) REGULATIONS, 1955|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Ministry of Home Affairs]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> But in reality, officers are generally promoted to the IPS after two and half decades in service. Unlike their counterparts in PCS who get promoted to IAS almost five years early.{{fact|date=August 2019}}

===Political influence===
Directly recruited IPS officers often complain that promotee PPS officers are given preference in field postings due to their close proximity to politicians which they form in two decades of their service. Since the state government was often ruled by regional parties, many politicians allegedly fix 'their men' on important [[Inspector-general of police|inspector general]] and [[Deputy inspector general of police|deputy inspector general]] rank positions. Currently 32 out of 75 district SSPs and SPs are promotee IPS officers, including the SSP of [[Kanpur Nagar district|Kanpur Nagar]], which has the largest district police force in the state. In addition six deputy inspectors general heading range headquarters are promotee IPS officers.

== See also ==
* [[Provincial Finance and Accounts Service (Uttar Pradesh)]]
* [[Provincial Rural Development Service (Uttar Pradesh)]]
* [[Provincial Secretariat Service (Uttar Pradesh)]]
* [[Provincial Transport Service (Uttar Pradesh)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Public Services of India}}
{{Civil service}}{{Law enforcement in India}}

[[Category:Civil Services of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Civil Services of India]]
[[Category:Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1858]]
[[Category:1858 establishments in Asia]]
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