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DG RPF Arun Kumar nominated as vice-chairman of UIC

By IndianMandarins- 23 Jul 2020
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Director General of UIC François Davenne has intimated Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav that under the 96th UIC General Assembly decision, Arun Kumar DG RPF has been nominated as the vice-chairman of the Security platform from July 2020 to July 2022. DG RPF will then take over as Chairman of the Security Platform from July 2022 to July 2024.

UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins) is a French word the meaning of which in English is the International Union of Railways. It is headquartered in Paris. The UIC Security Platform is empowered to develop and formulate analysis and policy positions on behalf of the rail sector in matters relating to the security of persons, property and installations.

Security platform promotes the exchange of information and experience among security agencies of UIC members and proposes common interest projects and activities in the field of railway security as dictated by the requirement of members or external events. The COVID-19 Task Force setup by UIC security platform has proved to be very useful in exchange of ideas, precautions to be taken, restoration efforts and experience sharing during the current pandemic.

RPF, on behalf of Railways, has been an active member of the UIC security platform and contributed to discussions, deliberations, exchange of ideas and best practices since long. It has also organized UIC Security Conferences in 2006 and 2015 in New Delhi. RPF involves itself in working groups, forums and meetings and its contribution in working of UIC security platform has been appreciated by UIC leadership since long.

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