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India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.[1]

List of paramilitary forces[edit]

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

The paramilitary forces are made up of:[1]

  • Central Armed Police Forces[4]
    • Border Guarding Forces
      • Assam Rifles (AR)
      • Border Security Force (BSF)
      • Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
      • Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
    • Special Task Force
      • National Security Guard (NSG)
    • Forces for Internal Security
      • Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
      • Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
  • Railway Protection Force
  • Special Frontier Force
  • Special Protection Group
Paramilitary Forces[1]
Paramilitary force Active Strength Governing Body Operational area Role
Assam Rifles 63,747[5] Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational)[6] 		Northeast India, India–Myanmar border Border guarding force
Border Security Force 257,363[5] Ministry of Home Affairs India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border[7] Border guarding force
Central Industrial Security Force 144,418[5] Ministry of Home Affairs Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports and seaports Protection and security of operational areas
Central Reserve Police Force 313,678[5] Ministry of Home Affairs National Counter-insurgency and general elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,432[5] Ministry of Home Affairs India–China border[8] Border guarding force
National Security Guard 10,000 Ministry of Home Affairs National Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force 76,563 Ministry of Railways Indian Railways Protection and security of operational areas
Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244[9] Ministry of Home Affairs India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border[10] Border guarding force
Special Frontier Force 10,000[9] Cabinet Secretariat[11] Covert operations
Special Protection Group 3,000[9] Cabinet Secretariat National Executive Protection
Total 1,065,445

Ranks and insignia[edit]

Officers
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Assam Rifles[12][13]
Director-general[note 1]
- 		Special director-general[note 2]
- 		Additional director-general[note 3]
-
Inspector general[note 4]
- 		Deputy inspector-general[note 5]
- 		Commandant[note 6]
- 		Second-in-command[note 7]
- 		Deputy commandant[note 8]
- 		Assistant commandant[note 9]
-


Border Security Force
Director-general
- 		Special director-general
- 		Additional director-general
-
Inspector general
- 		Deputy inspector-general
- 		Commandant
- 		Second-in-command
- 		Deputy commandant
- 		Assistant commandant
-


Central Industrial Security Force[14][15]
Director-general
- 		Special director-general
- 		Additional director-general
-
Inspector general
- 		Deputy inspector-general
- 		Senior commandant
- 		Commandant
- 		Deputy commandant
- 		Assistant commandant
-


Central Reserve Police Force[16][17]
Director-general
- 		Special director-general
- 		Additional director-general
-
Inspector general
- 		Deputy inspector-general
- 		Commandant
- 		Second-in-command
- 		Deputy commandant
- 		Assistant commandant
-


Indo-Tibetan Border Police[18]
Director-general
- 		Additional director-general
- 		Inspector general
- 		Deputy inspector-general
- 		Additional deputy inspector-general
- 		Commandant
- 		Second-in-command
- 		Deputy commandant
- 		Assistant commandant
-


National Security Guard[19]
Director general
- 		Additional director general
- 		Inspector general
- 		Deputy inspector general
- 		Group commander
- 		Second in command
- 		Deputy commander
- 		Team commander
-


Railway Protection Force
Director general Additional director general Inspector general/
Principal chief security commissioner 		Deputy inspector general/
Chief security commissioner 		Senior commandant/
Senior divisional security commissioner 		Commandant/
Divisional security commissioner 		Assistant commandant/
Assistant security commissioner


Sashastra Seema Bal[20]
Director-general
- 		Additional director-general
- 		Inspector general
- 		Deputy inspector-general
- 		Commandant
- 		Second-in-command
- 		Deputy commandant
- 		Assistant commandant
-


Special Frontier Force
Brigadier
 Colonel
 Lieutenant colonel
 Major
 Captain
 First Lieutenant
 Second Lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Personnel below officer rank
Rank group Junior commissioned officers Non commissioned officers Enlisted
Assam Rifles[21]
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Subedar
सूबेदार 		Naib subedar
नायब सूबेदार 		Warrant officer
- 		Havildar[note 10]
हवलदार 		Rifleman[note 11]
-


Border Security Force
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Inspector
निरीक्षक 		Sub-inspector
उप निरीक्षक 		Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक 		Head constable
हवलदार 		Constable
-


Central Industrial Security Force[14][15][22]
 No insignia
Inspector
निरीक्षक 		Sub inspector
उप निरीक्षक 		Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक 		Head constable
हवलदार 		Constable
-


Central Reserve Police Force[16][17]
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Inspector
निरीक्षक 		Sub-inspector
उप निरीक्षक 		Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक 		Head constable
हवलदार 		Constable
-


Indo-Tibetan Border Police[18]
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Subedar/Inspector
सूबेदार/निरीक्षक 		Sub inspector
उप निरीक्षक 		Head constable
हवलदार 		Naik
नायक 		Lance naik
लांस नायक 		Constable
-


National Security Guard[19]
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Assistant commander-1
- 		Assistant commander-2
- 		Assistant commander-3
- 		Ranger grade I
- 		Ranger grade II
- 		Combatised tradesmen
-


Railway Protection Force
 No insignia
Inspector
निरीक्षक 		Sub inspector
उप निरीक्षक 		Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक 		Head constable
हवलदार 		Constable
-


Sashastra Seema Bal[20]
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Inspector
निरीक्षक 		Sub inspector
उप निरीक्षक 		Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक 		Head constable
हवलदार 		Naik
नायक 		Lance naik
लांस नायक 		Constable
-


Special Frontier Force
 No insignia
Subedar Major Subedar Naib Subedar Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy
Rank group Junior commissioned officers Non commissioned officers Enlisted

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  2. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  3. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  4. ^ Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)
  5. ^ Equivalent to the rank brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)
  6. ^ Equivalent to the rank colonel (कर्नल)
  7. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)
  8. ^ Equivalent to the rank major (मेजर)
  9. ^ Equivalent to the rank captain (कप्तान)
  10. ^ Equivalent to the rank head constable (-)
  11. ^ Equivalent to the rank constable (-)

References[edit]

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  14. ^ a b "All ranks inclusive annual governing body meeting". Central Industrial Security Force. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022 – via Facebook.
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  16. ^ a b "The Central Reserve Police Force Rules/Regulations/Scheme,1955" (PDF). 24 February 1955.
  17. ^ a b "Career Prospects". Central Reserve Police Force. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.
  18. ^ a b "XI Miscellaneous - 153. Rank structure". The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 1 September 1992.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ a b "Sashastra Seema Bal Rules, 2009" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 2009.
  21. ^ "Two Hundred Thirteenth Report - Security Situation in the North Eastern States of India" (PDF). Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. 19 July 2018. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  22. ^ "The Central Industrial Security Force Rank Structure". Network18 Group. 2022.

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