Assam Rifles is only the Para Military Force (CPMF) under the Ministry of Home Affairs which has been defined in Assam Rifles Rule 2016 and various official documents of Govt of India.
Excluding Assam Rifles and NSG, only the following five 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 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
- Intelligence Bureau
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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