Paramilitary Forces of India refer to a group of 10 armed organisations responsible for supporting the Indian military and ensuring internal security.
List of paramilitary forces
From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were considered as Central Police Organisations (CPOs). However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.
The paramilitary forces are made up of: Central Armed Police Forces 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 (RPF) Special Frontier Force (SFF) Special Protection Group (SPG)
Paramilitary ForcesParamilitary forceActive StrengthGoverning BodyOperational areaRole Assam Rifles 63,747 Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)Ministry of Defence (operational) Northeast India, India–Myanmar border Border guard Border Security Force 257,363 Ministry of Home Affairs India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border Border guard Central Industrial Security Force 144,418 Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports, seaports and Delhi Metro Protection and security of operational areas Central Reserve Police Force 313,678 All India Force Counter-insurgency and general elections Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,432 India–China border Border guard National Security Guard 10,000 Active Special operations in India Counter-terrorism Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244 India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border Border guard Railway Protection Force 76,563 Ministry of Railways Indian Railways Protection and security of operational areas Special Frontier Force 10,000 Cabinet Secretariat Covert operations Special Protection Group 3,000 Security of Prime Minister of India Executive ProtectionTotal1,065,445
Ranks and insignia Officers
Personnel below officer rank
See also Indian Armed Forces Central Armed Police Forces State Armed Police Forces Special forces of India Police ranks and insignia of India Indian Police Service Indian Army ranks and insignia Indian Navy ranks and insignia Indian Air Force ranks and insignia Indian Coast Guard Armed Forces Medical Services
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References
Further reading India's Paramilitary Forces @ Bharat-Rakshak.Com
External links Assam Rifles official site Analysis of the PMF An informative article on the PMF Global Security article on Border Security Force