[5] PPS officers hold various posts at the circle, district, range, zonal and state levels to maintain order, enforce the law and to prevent and detect crime.

The Department of Home and Confidential of the Government of Uttar Pradesh is the cadre controlling authority of the service.

They are also posted in State Police Recruitment and Promotion Boards, Anti Terrorist Squad, Special Task Force, Special Investigation Team, State Vigilance Establishment, Economic Offences Wing HQ etc.

One-third of the total IPS strength in Uttar Pradesh is reserved for PPS officers (SPS quota).

[6] Most of the directly recruited PPS officers get promoted to the IPS after getting grade pay of level 13 or 13A.

[8] But in reality, officers are generally promoted to the IPS after two and half decades in service.

Unlike their counterparts in PCS who get promoted to IAS almost ten years early.

In addition six deputy inspectors general heading range headquarters are promotee IPS officers.