Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy
The Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy, Lucknow is a training institute run by the Indian Railways to impart training to new joiners to the Indian Railway Protection Force Service. It was established in 1955 at Lucknow, and has since been renamed to Jagjivan Ram RPF Academy in honour of the Indian freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister. Babu Jagjivan Ram was also Union Railway minister from Dec 7,1956 to April 10,1962.This academy is currently headed by a director of the rank of Deputy Inspector General, RPF. The total land area of the Academy is 58.3 acre.
