THE INDIAN POLICE SERVICE (UNIFORM) RULES

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (LXI of 1951), the Central Government, after consultation with the Governments of the States concerned, hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

1. Short title.- These rules may be called the Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954.

2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

2 (a) Government in relation to a member of the Service means the Governments of the State on whose cadre such member is borne and in relation to a member of the Service, borne, on a Joint Cadre, the Government of the Constituent State under which the member of the Service is for the time being serving.

2 (b) `Service means the Indian Police Service.

3. Specification of Uniform.- The uniform to be worn by a member of the Service shall subject to the provisions of rule 6 , be the same as specified in the Schedule to these rules (herein-after referred to as `the uniform')

Provided that a person who was a member of the Service immediately before the commencement of these rules shall not be required to provide himself with any article of the uniform, until the corespondig article of his uniform equipment in use at such commencement is worn out or until he receives his next grant for the upkeep of the uniform, whichever is earlier.

4. Grant for Uniform.- 4(1) Every member of the Service shall, on appointment thereto, be entitled to receive from the Government an initial grant of six thousand five hundred at each interval of seven years therafter, a renewal of three thousand grant rupees towards the cost of his uniform

Provided that the Govt. may withhold any such grant from a member of the Service who is due to retire within two years of the date when the grant is due:

Provided further that where an officer of a State Police Service is appointed to the Service and the Government certify that substantially large number of articles constituting the uniform of such officer are common with those prescribed for members of the Service under these rules, such officer shall, on appointment to the Service, be entilted to receive only a sum equal to the difference between the uniform grant admissible under this rule and the uniform grant last drawn by him as an Officer of the State Police Service and the period of Seven years for the purpose of the next grant under this rule shall in his case, be computed from the date on which the uninform grant was last drawn by him as such officer.

4(2) The Central Government may at any time, in consultation with the State Governments concerned, alter the amount of uniform grant admissible under this rule.

4A. Kit Maintenance Allowance - Every member of the Service shall be entitled to receive from Government a Kit Maintenance Allowance of 150 (One hundred and fifty only)* per month when he is holding a post, the duties of which required him to put on a uniform.

5. Grant for horse and saddlery. -.-5(1) Every member of the Service on appointment thereto and at each interval of seven years thereafter shall, if the Government considers that he should maintain or, as the case may be, continue to maintain a horse, be entitled to receive a grant not exceeding on thousand and two hundred rupeestowards the cost of the horse and saddlery:

Provided that-

(a) no such grant shall be renewed unless the member of the Service certifies that, he maintanins and has ordinarily maintained a horse for the past seven years;

(b) the Government may withhold any such grant from a member of the Service who is due to retire within five years of the date when the grant is due.

5(2) The size of the horse maintained shall not be less than 14.2 hands in height:

Provided that a member of the Service when posted to a hill district may maintain a hill pony.

5(3) No member of the Service, who has received the grant under sub-rule (i), shall without the previous permission of the Govt.past with the pension of sell or pledge the horse.

5(4) Every member of the Service who maintains a horse from the grant received under sub-rule (i) , shall have the horse insured at his own cost.

5A. Omitted

6. Modifications in the working dress.- The Central Government after consultation with the State Government concerned, may, from time to time, make such modification in the working dress which a member of the Service may wear while engaged in work of an informal character as local circumstances may require.

7. Interpretation.-If any question arises as to the interpretation of these Rules, the Central Government shall decide the same.

8. Repeal and Saving.- Any rules corresponding to these rules in force immediately before the Commencement of these rules are hereby repeated;

Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provision of these rules.

SCHEDULE

1 Review Order.- When officers are on mounted duty, this consists of peck cap, jacket, whistle and lanyards, breeches, field boots (optional), spurs (optional) khaki shirts, blue tie, khaki socks, Sam Browne belt and sword, medals and decorations. These shall be worn on all state a ceremonies (e.g. public arrivals and departure of President, or the Governor, presentation of Guards of Honour or such occasions) at ceremionial parades or whenever full dress is orderd.

When officers are not on mounted duty, this consists of:-

Type (A).- Peak Cap. Jacket (gabardine or drill), whistle and lanyard slacks of the same material as the jackets, brown, ankle-boot/shoes, khaki shirts, blue tie, khaki socks, Sam Browne belt and sword, medals and decorations.

Type (B).-Peak cap, shirt (khaki cellular), slacks 12Khaki drill or cotton terene or khaki gabardine cotton, Khaki socks, shoes Sam Browne belt and sword, whistle, lanyard and ribbons, medals and decorations.

Note.- The type of Review Order to be worn on any occasions may be prescribed by the12 Director General and Inspector General ofPolice/Inspector General of Police, as the case may be, in charge of the State Police or Director General/Inspector General, as the case may be, in charge of the force.

2. Working Dress

Type (1).- Peak cap,12 jacket, slacks of the same material as the jacket12 (gabardine or drill or khaki gabardin cotton), whistle and lanyard, shoes/ankleboots, khaki socks, khaki shirt, blue tie, cloth belt of the same material as the jacket or Sam Browne belt, and ribbons.

Type (2).- Peak cap, bush shirts with cloth belt, slacks, socks and12 shoes/ankle-boots, whistle, lanyard and ribbons.

Type (3).- Peak cap, shirts with Sam Brown belt (with or without jersey) or Web belt, slacks, socks,12 shoes/ankle-boots, whistle, lanyard and ribbons.

Type (4).- Peak cap. shirts (angola or cellular), Web belt (with or without jersey), slacks (gabardine or drill),, Socks and shoes/ankle-boots/jungle boots.

Note.- The type of Working Dress to be worn may be decided by the Director General and Inspector General of Police/Inspector General of Police, as the case may be, in charge of the State Police or "director General/Inspector General, as the case may be, in charge of the Force," shall be substituted;

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3-A. Mess Dress.- This shall be worn at messes, at official public enterainment, or when invited to meet the President or Governor at dinner or at an official function, formal or ceremonial occasions, unless Review Order is specifically ordered.

It shall consist of:-

(a) Black short buttoned up coat with black trousers or white trousers or white shorts buttoned upcoat with white trousers or black trousers.

(b) Medals.- Miniatures will be worn for Mess functions the bottom edge of the bar to touch the top edge of the left breast pocket. For State functions full size medals will be worn.

4. Head Dress.- Peak cap, khaki gabardine [whenever khaki is mentioned the shade will be spinners Vigah No. (1) 4 1/2 total depth,diameter across the top 10-3-/8" for a cap fitting 21-3/4" incircumference the top to be 1/8" larger or smaller in diameter for every 1/4" by which the cap may vary in size of head above or belowthe before mentioned standard, e.g. for a cap 22-1/4" in circumference, the diameter across the top to be 10-5/8" and for a cap 21" in circumference, the diameter to be 10". The sides to be made in our pieces and to be 2-1/8" deep between the wealts Indian Police Service pattern badges of silver metal to be worn in the centre of the band in front. The cap to be set up on a band of stiff leather or other material 1 3/4 deep. Chin strap of brown leather 3/8" wide buttoned on two gorget buttons of the Indian Police Service pattern placed immediately behind the corners of the peak.

As an alternative to the peak cap, officers may wear pagri of khaki silk or muslim or Beret cap of 16Navy blue colour. officers of the rank of D.I.G. and above will war a dark blue bank with the badge appropriate to their rank.

The Director, Intelligence Bureau, Government of India "Directors General and Inspectors General of Police;" inspectors General of Police, Deputy Directors, Intelligence Bureau, Commissioners of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Deputy Commissioners of Police Superintendent of Police who are entitled to wear the State Emblem and two stars, will wear a dark blue bank of woolen material to be placed between the two lower wealts with silver embroidered Indian Police Service crest, Chain strap of brown leather. Officers of the rank entitled to wear a blue band and embroidered crest on their peak caps will, if wearing pagri, wear a similar blue band embroidered crest on the pagri.

Jacket.- Khaki drill/gabardine, cotton or cotton terene (during hot weather) and khaki gabardine woollen or woolen terene (during cold weather) single breasted cut as lounge coat to the waist,very loose at the chest and shoulders but fitted at the waist, military skirt to bottom edge. A silver plated hook on each side at the waist. length as in ordinary civilian lounge coat i.e., covering the seat. Collar to be cut as in an ordinary civilan lounge coat. Two cross path breast pockets above 6 1/2" wide and 7 1/2 deep to the top of the flap with a 2-1/4" box pleat in the centre fastened at the top with a small Indian Police Service pattern button flap, with button hole to cover pocket 2-1/4" deep and 6 1/2" wide. Two expanding pocket, fastened at the top with a small Indian Police Service pattern button; flap, with button hole to cover pockets, 3 1/2" deep and 10 3/4" wide the top of the pocket to be tacked down at the corners in such a manner that pocket can be expanded at the top also is necessary. Four medium Indian Police Service pattern buttons down the front. The buttons should be so fixed that the bottom-most button covers the navel and the top-most button fixed one-third distance between the navel and the position of the tie-knot. Pointedcuffs, 5" high at the point and 2 1/2" behind. Shoulder straps of the same material as the garment fastened with a small Indian Police Service pattern button. The jacket to be worn with a soft or semi-stiff collar and shirt and dark blue sailor-knot tie.

6. Trousers (Slacks) - Khaki drill/gaberdine, cotton terene or khaki gabardine wollen or wollen terene [] to match jacket without turn-ups and shaped from instep to heels-the bottom to measure 16 to 18 inches.

7. Breeches (Bedford or Jodhpur Type)., - Khaki cotton cord to be worn.

8. Boots, Ankle - Ankle, plain brown leather with plain toe-caps and seven or nine pairs of eye-lets.

9. Shoes.- Plain brown leather Oxford shoes with plain toe-caps and 5 pairs of eye-lets.

10. Boots, Field.-Brown leather, soft legs stiffened to a depth of 4 to 6 inches from the top, laced at the instep, with ninepairs of eye-let holes, brown leather garters; no gusset at the top of the leg and no toe-caps. Once strap held by a loop at the back top to keep the boot in position.

11. Spurs (optional-for mounted duty only).- Light hunting, with brown leather straps and shields and brown leather understraps.

12. Belts.- Sam Brown of Army Regulation pattern but withsilver mountings or web belt. Cloth belt of the same material as thejacket with silver mountings may be worm with the working dress when revaller is not carried.

13. Sword- Infantry pattern with half basket built in white metal and device "I.P.S." and State Emblem.

14. Sword Knot.-Brown leather with acorn.

15. Seabbard.-brown leather, infantry pattern.

16. Whistle.- Of the police pattern, to be worn attached to a dark blue round plaited lanyard and carried in the left breast pocket.

17. Badges of Rank.- Silver metal. The State Emblem to be 5/32" by 3/4". The stars to be of the "Star of India" (five pointed)pattern and 1" broad. The Deputy Directors, Intelligence Bureau, Commissioners of Police and Deputy Inspectors General of Police shall wear the three stars in the badges of their rank on the shoulder strap in the form of an equilateral triangle with apex upwards. The Strap should be slightly frosted but without any design in the centre. The crossed sword and baton will be worn so that the point of the sword is to the front, and the edge of the blade outwards or towards the arm. The sword should measure 7/8" and the baton 1-3/4".

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