Vide "The Repealing and Amending Act, 2001 (Act No. 30 of 2001) published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India on 3rd September, 2001 -- certain sections pertaining to RPF - as an Armed Force of the Union of India- was repealed; BUT AGAIN, THE ABOVE ENTIRE ACT IS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN REPEALED IN LATER YEARS BY REPEAL AND AMENDMENT ACTS-- THUS , THE RPF IS AGAIN VESTED WITH THE STATUTORY POWER AS " AN ARMED FORCE OF THE UNION OF INDIA"; KINDLY TO CONFIRM WITH CLEAR CLARIFICATION ON THE ABOVE ISSUE- whether the RPF- Railway Protection Force is now to be treated as an ARMED FORCE OF THE UNION OF INDIA OR AS AN ORDINARY UNIFORMED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FORCE UNDER THE CONTROL AND COMMAND OF THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS.
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