| Prantiya Rakshak Dal | |
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| Common name | Prantiya Rakshak Dal |
| Abbreviation | PRD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 11, 1948 |
| Employees | 45,000 active personnel in Uttar Pradesh[1] |
| Annual budget | ₹160 crore (US$19 million) (2022–2023)[2] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Legal jurisdiction | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| Governing body | Youth Welfare & Prantiya Rakshak Dal |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Lucknow, India |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent agency | Youth Welfare & Prantiya Rakshak Dal |
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.[1]
As of the year 2020, the force included 45,000 personnel.[1] Prantiya Rakshak Dal works to maintain security and peace in challenging situations.[3] The 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.[4]
- ^ a b c Srivastava, Prashant (December 28, 2020). "Prantiya Rakshak Dal — UP's home guard-like security force will now be launched in 10 cities". ThePrint.
- ^ "Noida: 420 vacancies, but Prantiya Dal has 172 members". The Times of India. September 23, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
hindustannewswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Suhas L Y IAS posted as Secretary- Sports and Youth Welfare, UP". Indian Bureaucracy. February 28, 2023.