Section 271 in The Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987
271. Security aids.
-271.1An enrolled member of the Force attached with any officer for purposes of subrule(3) shall be called Security aide.271.2Entitlement. - Entitlement of assistance of Security aide shall be determined by the Director General not by the rank of the officer but by the actual need for such assistance withreference to the nature of duties and responsibilities of the officer.271.3Entitlement of assistance to each officer shall be worked out by keeping thefollowing duties of the Security aide in view-(i)to attend to petitioners, complaints and other visitors who come to see theofficer;(ii)to attend to telephone calls, particularly during the officer's absence, andfurnish helpful replies to enables the caller to speak to some other appropriatefunctionary for action;(iii)to pass on message on telephone to subordinate officers;(iv)to accompany the officer on his field work and be present with him toafford security and assistance in dealing with any situation;(v)to carry messages and files from the officer to the local staff stationednearby;(vi)to maintain the officer's reception room and office premises in a neat andtidy condition for receiving visitors and transacting officials business:Provided the duties mentioned at(i) to (iv) may also be performed by other rankswhile the rest may be entrusted to ancillary staff.
