Paramilitary forces of India
India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.[1]
List of Paramilitary forcesEdit
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]
Ranks and insigniaEdit
- 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (Assam Rifles) 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 (NSG) 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IISS (2012). "Chapter Six: Asia". The Military Balance. London: Routledge. 112 (1): 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.