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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 (CPO).[2] [3] [4]
Paramilitary Forces[1]
Active Governing Body Area
Assam Rifles 63,747[5]
[6] Northeastern States
Border Security Force 257,363[7]
Ministry of Home Affairs Indo-Pakistani border, Indo-Bangladeshi border, others[8]
Central Industrial Security Force 148,371[9]
Ministry of Home Affairs Industries, PSUs
File:CRPF LOGO.svg Central Reserve Police Force 324,340
Ministry of Home Affairs Counter-insurgency & General Elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,567
Ministry of Home Affairs India-China Border[10]
National Security Guard 14,000
Ministry of Home Affairs Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force 75,000
Ministry of Railways Indian Railways
Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244[11]
Ministry of Home Affairs Indo-Nepal Border and Indo-Bhutan Border[12]
Special Frontier Force 10,000[11]
Cabinet Secretariat [13]
Special Protection Group 3,000[11]
Cabinet Secretariat Protection of significant VIPs
1,082,632
Ranks and insignia Officers Template: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 (CRPF) Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/India (NSG)
Equivalent
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
Equivalent
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 See also References
↑ 1.0 1.1 IISS (2012). "Chapter Six: Asia". The Military Balance . London : Routledge . 112 (1): 205–302. doi :10.1080/04597222.2012.663215 .↑ "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 .↑ "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name" . telegraphindia .↑ "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 )↑ "Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role" .↑ "Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Annual Report 2016–17" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017 .↑ "Border Security Force" . bsf.nic.in . 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 ISBN 9780367466398 ↑ "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 .
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Assam Rifles
Border Security Force
Central Industrial Security Force
National Security Guard
Sashastra Seema Bal
Special Frontier Force
