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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} [[Assam Rifles]] | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} [[Assam Rifles]] belongs to the [[Assam|Assam regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] which has been defined in Assam Rifles Rule 2016 under the [[Army Act, 1950|Indian Army Act, 1950]] and various official documents of [[Government of India]]. [[Assam Rifles]] is not an armed police force but a [[regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]].<br /> | ||
Excluding [[ | Excluding [[Special Protection Group]] only the following six forces which come under [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] have been considered as [[Central Armed Police Forces|Central Armed Police forces]] (CAPFs) from March 2011 to avoid confusion. Before 2011 they were considered as CPOs since 01 Jan 1986. However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces <ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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=telegraphindia}}</ref> | ||
* [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) CAPF - 265,173 personnel | * [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) CAPF - 265,173 personnel | ||
* [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) CAPF - 162,541 personnel | * [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) CAPF - 162,541 personnel | ||
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* [[National Security Guard]] (NSG) CAPF - 14,000 personnel | * [[National Security Guard]] (NSG) CAPF - 14,000 personnel | ||
* [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB) - 97,244 personnel | * [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB) - 97,244 personnel | ||
* [[ | * [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG) - 3,000 personnel | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 5 September 2021
Assam Rifles belongs to the Assam regiment of the Indian Army which has been defined in Assam Rifles Rule 2016 under the Indian Army Act, 1950 and various official documents of Government of India. Assam Rifles is not an armed police force but a regiment of the Indian Army.
Excluding Special Protection Group only the following six forces which come under Ministry of Home Affairs have been considered as Central Armed Police forces (CAPFs) from March 2011 to avoid confusion. Before 2011 they were considered as CPOs since 01 Jan 1986. However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces [1][2]
- Border Security Force (BSF) CAPF - 265,173 personnel
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) CAPF - 162,541 personnel
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) CAPF - 324,340 personnel
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) CAPF - 89,567 personnel
- National Security Guard (NSG) CAPF - 14,000 personnel
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - 97,244 personnel
- Special Protection Group (SPG) - 3,000 personnel
See also
References
- ↑ "Office Memorandum" (PDF). MHA. MHA, GoI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". telegraphindia.
Further reading
External links
- Assam Rifles official site
- Analysis of the PMF
- An informative article on the PMF
- Global Security article on Border Security Force
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