Odisha Police Exam ओडिशा पुलिस परीक्षा

April 1st, 1936 will always remain etched in golden letters in the history of Odisha, as on this date both the state of Odisha and the Odisha Police were born. The new state was formed by taking some portions of Madras presidency and Central province. The new province constituted of six districts.
Perhaps, police administration, in some form or the other, has been in-vogue since the inception of human civilization. In the context of our country, a brief mention about policing is found in “Manu Smruti” codified by Manu, the great law- giver. Kautilya, a great scholar and diplomat of the Mauryan period described the duties and functions of the police in “ARTHA SHASTRA”. In the ancient state of Kalinga “Atabika “ police were being employed to control civic unrest. During those days the police officials were known as “RAKSHIMAAH”.
During the medieval period successive rulers like Ananga Bhim Dev, Pratap Rudra Dev, Mukunda Dev etc., used “DANDA PAIKAS” for policing in their jurisdiction. However, during the Moghul period the police administration was under the charge of ’Kotwal’ whose duty was to maintain order and peace in his jurisdiction.

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