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ith the advent of independence in August 1947, the 563 princely States of India were gradually integrated into different administrative homogeneous units. The State of Rajasthan, in its present form came into being in different stages. The Matsya union comprising Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli were the first to be ushered in on March 18, 1948. They were joined a week later by Banswara, Bundi, Dungarpur, Jhalawar, Kishangarh, Kushalgarh, Kota, Pratapgarh, Shahpura, Tonk and Udaipur. Exactly a year later, the four larger States viz. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer also joined in. Together they formed the Greater Rajasthan, which was inaugurated by Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on 31st March, 1949. Though the process had started immediately after independence, it was not until 1956 that all the States came together to form the present Rajasthan.





Sh. R. Banerji (center-sitting)
First Inspector General of Police, Rajasthan.

The erstwhile princely States constituting Rajasthan varied considerably in size, population, revenue resources, administrative procedures and practices. This was duly reflected in the composition and capability of security forces they had maintained for law and order functions. However, with the merger of these States, their police forces were amalgamated into a single police force, which was known as Rajasthan Police.

In the intial years after its inception, the Rajasthan Police was headed by officers on deputation and the first Inspector General of Police was Shri R.Banerji, who took over on 7th April, 1949. Shri Banerji held this post for seven months and devoted most of that period to the necessary preliminaries of integration of the various police forces. He chalked out a common police code for the United State of Rajasthan in the Rajasthan Police Regulations.

The Rajasthan Police Service was formed in January 1951 and eligible officers from all over the State were appointed. This marked the beginning of Rajasthan Police as we know it today.



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The first Prime Minister of India, late Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru presented colours to Rajasthan Police on 30th March, 1954. The Governor of Rajasthan presented the new colour on 17th April, 1992 symbolising appreciation of the achievements of Rajasthan Police.

However, in the formative years, Rajasthan Police had to face a host of organisational and operational problems. The police had to do multifarious jobs including those of jails, judiciary, etc. and there was no C.I.D. worth the name. The initial years were spent in trying to reorganise and introduce a uniform system that would be applicable to the whole of Rajasthan.





The entire Force was divided into two distinct cadres viz. Civil Police and Armed Police, the former consisting of prosecution, investigation, intelligence, traffic, and the latter of anti-dacoity squads, training, guards, etc. A Criminal Investigation Department was established at the Police Headquarters consisting of two branches, viz., Intelligence Branch and Crime Branch.


Rajasthan Police is fully equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century. It is a competent force geared to handle any problem. In its constant endeavour to handle the tasks entrusted to it, new departments have been established specialised units have been created latest technologies and modern equipment have been introduced, and personnel are being trained to handle the latest equipment. Gone are the days when only camels and horses were available to the police force. Today every police station has a vehicle at its disposal.

Starting virtually from scratch, Rajasthan Police has steadily grown over the years in strength, organisation, equipment, operational techniques, attitude, and outlook. It is a force that has suitably reorganised its way of functioning to meet the demand of modernisation and to cope with the challenges of the 21st century. What has not changed, however, is the espirit de corps, the open communication between all ranks- from the junior most to the top echelons. There is a camaraderie that makes every single policeman feel like a part of the family as he tries to work in the true spirit of the motto of Rajasthan Police- "Sevarth Katibaddhta".