full form of IPS:
Year of Establishment:
IPS(Indian Police Service) was established in the year 1948.
what is IPS?
Basically, IPS(Indian Police Service) is one of the government services which have high status among the different government services.
IPS(Indian Police Services) is one of the three best All India Services.
The three All India Services are :
IAS(Indian Administrative Service)
IFS(Indian Forest Service)
IPS(Indian Police Service)
IPS officers can be employed by the Union government as well as the state.
The idea behind the establishment:
The idea behind the making of the service, IPS(Indian Police Service), is to provide a leader to different forces like state police forces, central armed police forces and union territories.
History of IPS:
when the British government introduced the Indian Council Act in 1861, the foundation of police bureaucracy was established in India. A new body of police was introduced, called Superior Police Services.
Later, the name was changed to the Indian Imperial Police. This name continued till 1948. After independence, one year later, the name was changed to IPS(Indian Police Service).