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India maintains 10
paramilitary forces .
[1]
List of paramilitary forces
From 1986 to 2011 the
Central Armed Police Forces were considered as Central Police Organisations (CPOs).
[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.
[2]
[3]
The paramilitary forces are made up of:
[1]
Central Armed Police Forces
[4]
Border Guarding Forces
Assam Rifles (AR)
Border Security Force (BSF)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Special Task Force
National Security Guard (NSG)
Forces for Internal Security
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Railway Protection Force
Special Frontier Force
Special Protection Group
Paramilitary Forces
[1]
Paramilitary force
Active Strength
Governing Body
Operational area
Role
Assam Rifles
63,747
[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational)
[6]
Northeast India ,
India–Myanmar border
Border guarding force
Border Security Force
257,363
[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs
India–Pakistan border and
India–Bangladesh border
[7]
Border guarding force
Central Industrial Security Force
144,418
[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs
Industries ,
public sector undertakings ,
space installations ,
airports and
seaports
Protection and security of operational areas
Central Reserve Police Force
313,678
[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs
National
Counter-insurgency and
general elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
89,432
[5]
Ministry of Home Affairs
India–China border
[8]
Border guarding force
National Security Guard
10,000
Ministry of Home Affairs
National
Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force
76,563
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways
Protection and security of operational areas
Sashastra Seema Bal
97,244
[9]
Ministry of Home Affairs
India–Nepal border and
India–Bhutan border
[10]
Border guarding force
Special Frontier Force
10,000
[9]
Cabinet Secretariat
[11]
Covert operations
Special Protection Group
3,000
[9]
Cabinet Secretariat
National
Executive Protection
Total
1,065,445
Ranks and insignia
Officers
Personnel below officer rank
See also
Notes
^ Equivalent to the rank
lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल )
^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल )
^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल )
^ Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल )
^ Equivalent to the rank
brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर )
^ Equivalent to the rank
colonel (कर्नल )
^ Equivalent to the rank
lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल )
^ Equivalent to the rank
major (मेजर )
^ Equivalent to the rank
captain (कप्तान )
^ Equivalent to the rank
head constable (- )
^ Equivalent to the rank
constable (- )
References
^
a
b
c
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^
a
b
"Office Memorandum" (PDF) . MHA . MHA, GoI. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
^ Dholabhai, Nishit (26 March 2011).
"For the paramilitary, all's in a new name" .
The Telegraphy .
^ Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (12 December 2018).
Working conditions in Border Guarding Forces Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Border Security Force) (PDF) .
Rajya Sabha . p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
"Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF) .
Ministry of Home Affairs , Government of India. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017 .
^ Tiwary, Deeptiman (7 December 2021).
"Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role" .
The Indian Express .
^
"Introduction" . bsf.nic.in .
Border Security Force . Retrieved 9 December 2019 .
^
"Home | Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs" . itbpolice.nic.in . Retrieved 9 December 2019 .
^
a
b
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The Military Balance 2020 .
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^
"Role- SSB Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India" . ssb.nic.in . Retrieved 9 December 2019 .
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"Explained: What is the Special Frontier Force, referred to as Vikas Battalion?" .
The Indian Express . Retrieved 2 September 2020 .
^
"असम राइफल्स विनियमन 2016 - Assam Rifles Regulation 2016" (PDF) . 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022 .
^
"Two Hundred Thirteenth Report - Security Situation in the North Eastern States of India" (PDF) . Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. 19 July 2018. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 21 August 2022 .
^
a
b
"All ranks inclusive annual governing body meeting" .
Central Industrial Security Force . 19 November 2018. Archived from
the original on 23 September 2022 – via
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^
a
b
"The Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968): (As Modified Vide Act No.14 of 1983, 20 of 1989, 40 of 1999 and 22 of 2009)" (PDF) .
Central Industrial Security Force . 2009. p. 18.
^
a
b
"The Central Reserve Police Force Rules/Regulations/Scheme,1955" (PDF) . 24 February 1955.
^
a
b
"Career Prospects" .
Central Reserve Police Force . Archived from
the original on 23 March 2022.
^
a
b "XI Miscellaneous - 153. Rank structure".
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (PDF) .
Ministry of Home Affairs . 1 September 1992.
^
a
b
"The National Security Guard Act, 1986 (47 of 1986)" (PDF) . Government of India. 22 September 1986. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014 .
^
a
b
"Sashastra Seema Bal Rules, 2009" (PDF) .
Ministry of Home Affairs . 2009.
^
"Two Hundred Thirteenth Report - Security Situation in the North Eastern States of India" (PDF) . Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. 19 July 2018. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 21 August 2022 .
^
"The Central Industrial Security Force Rank Structure" .
Network18 Group . 2022.
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