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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 Forces (CPF).^[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.^[3]^[4]

Paramilitary Forces^[1]
Paramilitary force	Active Strength	Governing Body	Area
Assam Rifles	63,747^[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational)^[6]	Northeast India, India–Myanmar border
Border Security Force	273,476^[7]	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border^[8]
Central Industrial Security Force	148,371^[9]	Ministry of Home Affairs	Industries, public sector undertakings
Central Reserve Police Force	324,340	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-insurgency and general elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police	89,567	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–China border^[10]
National Security Guard	10,000	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force	76,563	Ministry of Railways	Indian Railways
Sashastra Seema Bal	97,244^[11]	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border^[12]
Special Frontier Force	10,000^[11]	Cabinet Secretariat^[13]	Covert operations
Special Protection Group	3,000^[11]	Cabinet Secretariat	Protection of significant persons
Total	886,579

Ranks and insignia

Officers

Equivalent
NATO code

OF-10

OF-9

OF-8

OF-7

OF-6

OF-5

OF-4

OF-3

OF-2

OF-1

OF(D) and student officer

Assam Rifles^[14]^[15]


Director-general^{[note 1]} -	Special director-general^{[note 2]} -	Additional director-general^{[note 3]} -

Inspector general^{[note 4]}
-

Deputy inspector-general^{[note 5]}
-

Commandant^{[note 6]}
-

Second-in-command^{[note 7]}
-

Deputy commandant^{[note 8]}
-

Assistant commandant^{[note 9]}
-

Central Industrial Security Force^[16]^[17]


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Senior commandant
-

Commandant
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Central Reserve Police Force^[18]^[19]


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

National Security Guard^[20]

Director general
-

Additional director general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector general
-

Group commander
-

Second in command
-

Squadron commander
-

Team commander
-

Sashastra Seema Bal^[21]

Director-general
-

Additional director-general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Special Frontier Force

Brigadier

Colonel

Lieutenant colonel

Major

Captain

First Lieutenant

Second Lieutenant

Equivalent
NATO code

OF-10

OF-9

OF-8

OF-7

OF-6

OF-5

OF-4

OF-3

OF-2

OF-1

OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers				Non commissioned officer		Enlisted
Assam Rifles^[22] v t e									No insignia
Assam Rifles^[22] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Subedar सूबेदार		Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार	Warrant officer -	Havildar^{[note 10]} हवलदार			Rifleman^{[note 11]} -
Central Industrial Security Force^[16]^[17]^[23] v t e									No insignia
Central Industrial Security Force^[16]^[17]^[23] v t e		Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Central Reserve Police Force^[18]^[19] v t e									No insignia
Central Reserve Police Force^[18]^[19] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
National Security Guard^[20] v t e									No insignia
National Security Guard^[20] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Assistant commander-1 -	Assistant commander-2 -	Assistant commander-3 -	Ranger grade I -		Ranger grade II -		Combatised tradesmen -
Sashastra Seema Bal^[21] v t e									No insignia
Sashastra Seema Bal^[21] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार		Naik नायक	Lance naik लांस नायक	Constable कनिष्ठबल
Special Frontier Force v t e									No insignia
Special Frontier Force v t e	Subedar Major	Subedar		Naib Subedar	Havildar		Naik	Lance Naik	Sepoy
Rank group	Junior commissioned officers				Non commissioned officer		Enlisted

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 IISS (2012). "Chapter Six: Asia". The Military Balance. 112 (1). London: Routledge: 205–302. doi:10.1080/04597222.2012.663215. S2CID 219626887.
↑ "Office Memorandum" (PDF). MHA. MHA, GoI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
↑ "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.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Tiwary, Deeptiman (7 December 2021). "Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role". The Indian Express.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Introduction". bsf.nic.in. Border Security Force. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
↑ "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.
↑ "Home | Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs". itbpolice.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 (Iiss), The International Institute of Strategic Studies (14 February 2020). The Military Balance 2020. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. ISBN 9780367466398 – via Google Books.
↑ "Role- SSB Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India". ssb.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
↑ Chhina, Man Aman Singh; Kaushik, Krishn (2 September 2020). "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 "All ranks inclusive annual governing body meeting". Central Industrial Security Force. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022 – via Facebook.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 "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.
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 "The Central Reserve Police Force Rules/Regulations/Scheme,1955" (PDF). 24 February 1955.
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 "Career Prospects". Central Reserve Police Force. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 "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.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
↑ "The Central Industrial Security Force Rank Structure". Network18 Group. 2022.

External links

[16] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)

[17] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)

[18] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)

[19] Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)

[20] Equivalent to the rank brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)

[21] Equivalent to the rank colonel (कर्नल)

[22] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)

[23] Equivalent to the rank major (मेजर)

[24] Equivalent to the rank captain (कप्तान)

[32] Equivalent to the rank head constable (-)

[33] Equivalent to the rank constable (-)

[IISS_2012-1] 1.0 ^1.1 IISS (2012). "Chapter Six: Asia". The Military Balance. 112 (1). London: Routledge: 205–302. doi:10.1080/04597222.2012.663215. S2CID 219626887.

[2] "Office Memorandum" (PDF). MHA. MHA, GoI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[3] "Office Memorandum" (PDF). MHA. MHA, GoI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[4] Dholabhai, Nishit (26 March 2011). "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". The Telegraphy.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Tiwary, Deeptiman (7 December 2021). "Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role". The Indian Express.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Introduction". bsf.nic.in. Border Security Force. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[9] "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.

[10] "Home | Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs". itbpolice.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[:0-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 (Iiss), The International Institute of Strategic Studies (14 February 2020). The Military Balance 2020. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. ISBN 9780367466398 – via Google Books.

[12] "Role- SSB Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India". ssb.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[Chhina_and_Kaushik-13] Chhina, Man Aman Singh; Kaushik, Krishn (2 September 2020). "Explained: What is the Special Frontier Force, referred to as Vikas Battalion?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[Regulation_2016-14] "असम राइफल्स विनियमन 2016 - Assam Rifles Regulation 2016" (PDF). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[213_Report-15] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[All_ranks_2018-25] 16.0 ^16.1 "All ranks inclusive annual governing body meeting". Central Industrial Security Force. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022 – via Facebook.

[CISF_Act-26] 17.0 ^17.1 "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.

[CRPG_Regs-27] 18.0 ^18.1 "The Central Reserve Police Force Rules/Regulations/Scheme,1955" (PDF). 24 February 1955.

[CRPF_Website-28] 19.0 ^19.1 "Career Prospects". Central Reserve Police Force. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.

[NSG_ACT-29] 20.0 ^20.1 "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.

[Sashastra_Seema_Bal_Rules,_2009-30] 21.0 ^21.1 "Sashastra Seema Bal Rules, 2009" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 2009.

[31] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[CISF_Rank_Structure-34] "The Central Industrial Security Force Rank Structure". Network18 Group. 2022.

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+From 1986 to 2011 the [[Central Armed Police Forces]] were considered as Central Police Forces (CPF).<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> 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=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraphy]] |first=Nishit |last=Dholabhai |date=26 March 2011}}</ref>
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 ! style="align: center" colspan="4" | Paramilitary Forces<ref name="IISS 2012"/>
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-| ||'''Active'''||'''Governing Body'''||'''Area'''
+!Paramilitary force
+!Active Strength
+!Governing Body
+!Area
 |-
-|[[File:Assam_Rifles_LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Assam Rifles]] || 63,747<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf |title=Archived copy |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 }}</ref> || {{hlist|[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] (administrative)|[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (operational)}}<ref>{{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}}</ref> || Northeastern States
+|[[File:Assam_Rifles_LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Assam Rifles]]
+| 63,747<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf |title=Archived copy |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}}</ref>
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] (administrative)<br />[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (operational)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
+| [[Northeast India]], [[India–Myanmar border]]
 |-
-| [[File:BSF Insignia.svg|26x26px]] [[Border Security Force]] || 257,363<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf |title=Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Annual Report 2016–17 |access-date=12 August 2017 |url-status=dead |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 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] || Indo-Pakistani border, Indo-Bangladeshi border, others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bsf.nic.in/en/introduction.html |title=Border Security Force |website=bsf.nic.in |access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>
+| [[File:BSF Insignia.svg|26x26px]] [[Border Security Force]]
+| 273,476<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf |title=Archived copy |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}}</ref>
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
+| [[India–Pakistan border]] and [[Bangladesh–India border|India–Bangladesh border]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
 |-
-|[[File:CISF LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Central Industrial Security Force]] || 148,371<ref>{{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  |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> || [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] || Industries, [[Public sector undertakings in India|PSUs]]
+|[[File:CISF LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Central Industrial Security Force]]
+| 148,371<ref>{{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 |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs]], Government of India}}</ref>
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
+| [[Industry in India|Industries]], [[Public sector undertakings in India|public sector undertakings]]
 |-
-|[[File:CRPF LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Central Reserve Police Force]] || 324,340 || [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] ||Counter-insurgency & General Elections
+|[[File:CRPF Logo.svg|26px]] [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
+| 324,340
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
+| [[Counter-insurgency]] and [[Elections in India|general elections]]
 |-
-|[[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] || 89,567 || [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] || India-China Border<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://itbpolice.nic.in/itbpwebsite/Aboutus_new/history&role/htmnav.html |title=Home &#124; Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs |website=itbpolice.nic.in |access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>
+|[[File:ITBP Logo.svg|26px]] [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
+| 89,567
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
+| [[Line of Actual Control|India–China border]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://itbpolice.nic.in/itbpwebsite/Aboutus_new/history&role/htmnav.html |title=Home &#124; Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs |website=itbpolice.nic.in |access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>
 |-
-|[[File:National Security Guard-India.svg|26px]] [[National Security Guard]] || 14,000  || [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] ||[[Counter-terrorism]]
+|[[File:National Security Guard-India.svg|26px]] [[National Security Guard]]
+| 10,000
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
+| [[Counter-terrorism]]
 |-
-|[[Railway Protection Force]] || 75,000 || [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] || Indian Railways
+|[[File:Logo of RPF.jpg|26px]] [[Railway Protection Force]]
+| 76,563
+| [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]
+| [[Indian Railways]]
 |-
-|[[File:Sashastra Seema Bal.svg|26px]] [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] || 97,244<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> || [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] || Indo-Nepal Border and Indo-Bhutan Border<ref>{{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}}</ref>
+|[[File:Sashastra Seema Bal.svg|26px]] [[Sashastra Seema Bal]]
+| 97,244<ref name=":0">{{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]]}}</ref>
+| [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
+| [[India–Nepal border]] and [[Bhutan–India border|India–Bhutan border]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
 |-
-|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|26px]] [[Special Frontier Force]] || 10,000<ref name=":0" /> || [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]]<ref name="Chhina and Kaushik">{{cite web|author-last1=Chhina |author-first1=Man Aman Singh |author-last2=Kaushik |author-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}}</ref> ||
+|[[File:SFF LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Special Frontier Force]]
+| 10,000<ref name=":0"/>
+| [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]]<ref name="Chhina and Kaushik">{{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}}</ref>
+| [[Covert operation]]s
 |-
-|[[Special Protection Group]] || 3,000<ref name=":0"/> || [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]] ||Protection of significant VIPs
+|[[File:SPG LOGO.svg|26px]] [[Special Protection Group]]
-|-
+| 3,000<ref name=":0"/>
-| || '''1,082,632''' || ||
+| [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]]
+| Protection of significant persons
 |-
+!Total
+!'''886,579'''
+!
+!
 |}
-==Ranks and insignia==
+== Ranks and insignia ==
 ;Officers
 {| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
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 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (Assam Rifles)}}
-{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (BSF)}}
+{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (CISF)}}
 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (CRPF)}}
 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (NSG)}}
+{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (Sashastra Seema Bal)}}
+{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (Special Frontier Force)}}
 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
 |}
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 ! Rank group|| colspan=10| Junior commissioned officers || colspan=12| Non commissioned officer || colspan=14| Enlisted
 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Assam Rifles)}}
-{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (BSF)}}
+{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (CISF)}}
 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (CRPF)}}
 {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (NSG)}}
-{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
+{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Sashastra Seema Bal)}}
+{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Special Frontier Force)}}
+|- style="background:#ccc;"
+! Rank group|| colspan=10| Junior commissioned officers || colspan=12| Non commissioned officer || colspan=14| Enlisted
 |}
-==See also==
+== See also ==
-*[[Indian Armed Forces]]
+* [[Indian Armed Forces]]
-*[[Central Armed Police Forces]]
+* [[Central Armed Police Forces]]
-*[[State Armed Police Forces]]
+* [[State Armed Police Forces]]
-*[[Special forces of India]]
+* [[Special forces of India]]
+== Notes ==
+{{Reflist|group="note"}}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{reflist|2}}
-==Further reading==
+== 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==
+== 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]