When I took over the States Ministry, we stopped the disintegration of this force and changed its name from the Crown Representative’s Police to the Central Reserve Police, It was one battalion in strength at that time, We increased it to two battalions, This was the only effective force which the States Ministry had at its disposal. It was very well trained and but for the discipline, efficiency and devotion to duty of its officers and men, we would not have been able to maintain order, particularly in the small States and in the border areas, during the crucial period following the transfer of power. Ref: “Integration of the Indian States” by Sh. V. P. Menon.
When I took over the States Ministry, we stopped the disintegration of this force and changed its name from the Crown Representative’s Police to the Central Reserve Police, It was one battalion in strength at that time, We increased it to two battalions, This was the only effective force which the States Ministry had at its disposal. It was very well trained and but for the discipline, efficiency and devotion to duty of its officers and men, we would not have been able to maintain order, particularly in the small States and in the border areas, during the crucial period following the transfer of power. Ref: "Integration of the Indian States” by Sh. V. P. Menon.
