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:Paramilitary forces of India

{{Short description|Auxiliary Forces of India}}

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Paramilitary Forces of India refer to a group of 10 armed organisations responsible for supporting the Indian military and ensuring internal security.{{cite journal |title=Chapter Six: Asia |pages=205–302 |journal=The Military Balance |volume=112 |number=1 |author1=IISS |author1-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2012 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |doi=10.1080/04597222.2012.663215 |s2cid=219626887}}

List of paramilitary forces

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were considered as Central Police Organisations (CPOs).{{cite web |title=Office Memorandum |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/OM2-020513.pdf |website=MHA |publisher=MHA, GoI |access-date=26 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117183848/http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/OM2-020513.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2016 |df=dmy-all}} However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/for-the-paramilitary-all-s-in-a-new-name/cid/415027 |title=For the paramilitary, all's in a new name. |website=The Telegraphy |first=Nishit |last=Dholabhai |date=26 March 2011}}

The paramilitary forces are made up of:

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style="align: center" colspan="5" | Paramilitary Forces
Paramilitary force

!Active Strength

!Governing Body

!Operational area

!Role

26px Assam Rifles

| 63,747{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf |title=Annual Report 2016-17 |access-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808200948/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}

| Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational){{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-assam-rifles-dual-control-structure-role-nagaland-violence-7658329/ |title=Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role |work=The Indian Express |first=Deeptiman |last=Tiwary |date=7 December 2021}}

| Northeast India, India–Myanmar border

| Border guard

26x26px Border Security Force

| 257,363

| rowspan="6" | Ministry of Home Affairs

| India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border{{cite web |url=http://bsf.nic.in/en/introduction.html |title=Introduction |publisher=Border Security Force |website=bsf.nic.in |access-date=9 December 2019}}

| Border guard

26px Central Industrial Security Force

| 144,418

| Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports, seaports and Delhi Metro

| Protection and security of operational areas

26px Central Reserve Police Force

| 313,678

| All India Force

| Counter-insurgency and general elections

26px Indo-Tibetan Border Police

| 89,432

| India–China border{{Cite web |url=http://itbpolice.nic.in/itbpwebsite/Aboutus_new/history&role/htmnav.html |title=Home | Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs |website=itbpolice.nic.in |access-date=9 December 2019}}

| Border guard

26px National Security Guard

| 10,000

| Active Special operations in India

| Counter-terrorism

26px Sashastra Seema Bal

| 97,244{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7VNAzQEACAAJ |title=The Military Balance 2020 |last=(Iiss) |first=The International Institute of Strategic Studies |date=14 February 2020 |publisher=Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated |isbn=9780367466398 |language=en |via=Google Books}}

| India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border{{cite web |url=https://ssb.nic.in/index1.aspx?lsid=38&lev=2&lid=10&langid=1&Cid=0 |title=Role- SSB Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India |website=ssb.nic.in |access-date=9 December 2019}}

| Border guard

26px Railway Protection Force

| 76,563

| Ministry of Railways

| Indian Railways

| Protection and security of operational areas

26px Special Frontier Force

| 10,000

| rowspan="2" | Cabinet Secretariat{{cite web |last1=Chhina |first1=Man Aman Singh |last2=Kaushik |first2=Krishn |date=2 September 2020 |title=Explained: What is the Special Frontier Force, referred to as Vikas Battalion? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-is-special-frontier-force-vikas-battalion-6578568/ |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

|

| Covert operations

26px Special Protection Group

| 3,000

| Security of Prime Minister of India

| Executive Protection

Total

!1,065,445

!

!

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Ranks and insignia

;Officers

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;Personnel below officer rank

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{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (NSG)}}

{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (RPF)}}

{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Sashastra Seema Bal)}}

{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Special Frontier Force)}}

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See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090217111800/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=2&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26 India's Paramilitary Forces @ Bharat-Rakshak.Com]

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20030213140909/http://www.assamrifles.com/ Assam Rifles official site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091212202228/http://www.indiadefence.com/PMF.htm Analysis of the PMF]
  • [http://www.photius.com/countries/india/national_security/india_national_security_paramilitary_and_res~8898.html An informative article on the PMF]
  • [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/bsf.htm Global Security article on Border Security Force]

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