Paramilitary forces of India
Assam Rifles is only the Para Military Force under Ministry of Home Affairs which has been defined in Assam Rifles Rule 2016 and various official documents of Govt of India
Following five forces which come under Ministry of Home Affairshave been considered Central Armed Police forces from March 2011 to avoid confusion.Before 2011 they were considered as CPOs.However,as per their respective acts they all are Armed Forces [1][2]
- Assam Rifles (AR) CPMF- 63,747 personnel[3] (led by Indian Army officers and AR cadre officer reporting to the Ministry of Home Affairs)
- Border Security Force (BSF)CAPF - 257,363 personnel
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) CAPF- 144,418 personnel
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) CAPF- 313,678 personnel
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) CAPF- 89,432 personnel
- National Security Guard (NSG) CAPF- 7,350 personnel
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - 76,337 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". www.telegraphindia.com.
- "MHA Annual Report 2016-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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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