Paramilitary forces of India

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India maintains 12 paramilitary forces.[1]

List of Paramilitary forces[]

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces were considered as Central Police Forces (CPO).[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.[3][4]

Paramilitary Forces[1]
Active Governing Body Area
Assam Rifles LOGO.svg Assam Rifles 63,747[5]
  • Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
  • Ministry of Defence (operational)
[6]		 Northeastern States
BSF Insignia.svg Border Security Force 257,363[7] Ministry of Home Affairs Indo-Pakistani border, Indo-Bangladeshi border, others[8]
CISF LOGO.svg Central Industrial Security Force 148,371[9] Ministry of Home Affairs Industries, PSUs
CRPF LOGO.svg Central Reserve Police Force 324,340 Ministry of Home Affairs Counter-insurgency & General Elections
DSC Insignia.svg Defence Security Corps 31,000
Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,567 Ministry of Home Affairs India-China Border[10]
National Security Guard-India.svg National Security Guard 14,000 Ministry of Home Affairs Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force 75,000 Ministry of Railways Indian Railways
Rashtriya Rifles Logo.svg Rashtriya Rifles Ministry of Defence Jammu and Kashmir
Sashastra Seema Bal.svg Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244[11] Ministry of Home Affairs Indo-Nepal Border and Indo-Bhutan Border[12]
Emblem of India.svg Special Frontier Force 10,000[11] Cabinet Secretariat[13]
Special Protection Group 3,000[11] Cabinet Secretariat Protection of significant VIPs
1,113,632

Ranks and insignia[]

Officers
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Assam Rifles[14][15]
  • v
 Assam Rifles OF-8.svg Assam Rifles OF-7.svg Assam Rifles OF-6.svg Assam Rifles OF-5.svg Assam Rifles OF-4.svg Assam Rifles OF-3.svg Assam Rifles OF-2.svg Assam Rifles OF-1b.svg
Lieutenant general
लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल 		Major general
मेजर - जनरल 		Brigadier
ब्रिगेडियर 		Colonel
कर्नल 		Lieutenant colonel
लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल 		Major
मेजर 		Captain
कप्तान 		Lieutenant
लेफ्टिनेंट


Border Security Force
  • v
CAPF Director-General.png CAPF Director-General.png CAPF Director-General.png
Director-General
- 		Special Director-General
- 		Additional Director-General
-
CAPF Inspector-General.png CAPF Deputy Inspector-General.png SSP State Police.png SP State Police.png Assistant Superintendent of Police.png Deupty Superintendent of Police.png CAPF Assistant Commandant - Officer Trainee.png
Inspector General
- 		Deputy Inspector-General
- 		Commandant
- 		Second-In-Command
- 		Deputy Commandant
- 		Assistant Commandant
- 		Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee
-


Central Reserve Police Force
  • v
CAPF Director-General.png CAPF Director-General.png CAPF Director-General.png
Director-General
- 		Special Director-General
- 		Additional Director-General
-
CAPF Inspector-General.png CAPF Deputy Inspector-General.png SSP State Police.png SP State Police.png Assistant Superintendent of Police.png Deupty Superintendent of Police.png CAPF Assistant Commandant - Officer Trainee.png
Inspector General
- 		Deputy Inspector-General
- 		Commandant
- 		Second-In-Command
- 		Deputy Commandant
- 		Assistant Commandant
- 		Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee
-


National Security Guard[16]
  • v
 NSG OF-8.svg NSG OF-7.svg NSG OF-6.svg NSG OF-5.svg NSG OF-4.svg NSG OF-3.svg NSG OF-2.svg
Director-General
- 		Inspector-General
- 		Deputy Inspector-General
- 		Group Commander
- 		Second-In-Command
- 		Squadron Commander
- 		Team Commander
-


Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Enlisted ranks
Rank group Junior commissioned officers Non commissioned officer Enlisted
Assam Rifles
  • v
 Assam Rifles OR-9.svg Assam Rifles OR-8.svg Assam Rifles OR-7.svg Assam Rifles OR-6.svg Assam Rifles OR-4.svg Assam Rifles OR-3.svg No insignia
Subedar Major Subedar Naib Subedar Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy
सूबेदार मेजर सूबेदार नायब सूबेदार हवलदार नायक लांस नायक सिपाही


Border Security Force
  • v
 Police Inspector insignia.png Police Sub-Inspector.png Assistant Sub-Inspector.png Police Head Constable.png Senior Police Constable.png No insignia
Inspector Sub inspector Assistant Sub inspector Head Constable Senior Constable Constable
- - - - - -


Central Reserve Police Force
  • v
 Police Inspector insignia.png Police Sub-Inspector.png Assistant Sub-Inspector.png Police Head Constable.png Senior Police Constable.png No insignia
Inspector Sub inspector Assistant Sub inspector Head Constable Senior Constable Constable
- - - - - -


National Security Guard[16]
  • v
 NSG OR-9.svg NSG OR-8b.svg NSG OR-8a.svg NSG OR-7.svg NSG OR-6.svg NSG OR-4.svg No insignia
Subedar Major Astt Comdr-I Astt Comdr-II Astt Comdr-III Ranger Grade-I Ranger Grade-II Combatised tradesmen
- - - - - - -
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also[]

References[]

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  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. ^ "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". telegraphindia.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role".
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Border Security Force". bsf.nic.in. 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.
  11. ^ a b c (Iiss), The International Institute of Strategic Studies (14 February 2020). The Military Balance 2020. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. ISBN 9780367466398.
  12. ^ "Role- SSB Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India". ssb.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  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.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Updates on 6th CPC". Pcdaopune.gov.in. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  16. ^ a b "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.

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