Paramilitary forces of India

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Paramilitary Forces of India refer to a group of 10 armed organisations responsible for supporting the Indian military and ensuring internal security.[1]

List of paramilitary forces

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) 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]

Paramilitary Forces[1]
Paramilitary force Active Strength Governing Body Operational area Role
File:Assam Rifles Flag.svg Assam Rifles 63,747[5] Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational)[6] 		Northeast India, India–Myanmar border Border guard
File:BSF Flag.svg Border Security Force 257,363[5] Ministry of Home Affairs India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border[7] Border guard
File:CISF Flag.svg Central Industrial Security Force 144,418[5] Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports, seaports and Delhi Metro Protection and security of operational areas
File:Flag of Central Reserve Police Forces.png Central Reserve Police Force 313,678[5] All India Force Counter-insurgency and general elections
File:ITBP Flag.svg Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,432[5] India–China border[8] Border guard
File:NSG Flag.svg National Security Guard 10,000 Active Special operations in India Counter-terrorism
File:Sashastra Seema Bal Flag.svg Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244[9] India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border[10] Border guard
File:Logo of RPF.jpg Railway Protection Force 76,563 Ministry of Railways Indian Railways Protection and security of operational areas
File:SFF LOGO.svg Special Frontier Force 10,000[9] Cabinet Secretariat[11] Covert operations
File:SPG Flag.svg Special Protection Group 3,000[9] Security of Prime Minister of India Executive Protection
Total 1,065,445

Ranks and insignia

Officers
Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/BlankTemplate:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (Assam Rifles)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (BSF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (CISF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (CRPF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (ITBP)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (NSG)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (RPF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (Sashastra Seema Bal)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (Special Frontier Force)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank
Personnel below officer rank
Template:Ranks and Insignia of Indian forces/OR/BlankTemplate:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Assam Rifles)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (BSF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (CISF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (CRPF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (ITBP)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (NSG)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (RPF)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Sashastra Seema Bal)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Special Frontier Force)Template:Ranks and Insignia of Indian forces/OR/Blank

See also

Notes

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