Paramilitary forces of India

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]
ActiveGoverning BodyArea
Assam Rifles63,747[5]
[6]
Border Security Force257,363[7]Ministry of Home AffairsIndo-Pak Border, Indo-Bangladesh, others[8]
Central Industrial Security Force148,371[9]Ministry of Home AffairsIndustries, PSUs
Central Reserve Police Force324,340Ministry of Home Affairs
Defence Security Corps31,000
Indo-Tibetan Border Police89,567Ministry of Home AffairsIndia-China Border[10]
National Security Guard14,000Ministry of Home Affairs
Railway Protection Force75,000Ministry of RailwaysIndian Railways
Rashtriya RiflesMinistry of DefenceJammu and Kashmir
Sashastra Seema Bal97,244[11]Ministry of Home AffairsIndo-Nepal Border and Indo-Bhutan Border[12]
Special Frontier Force10,000[11]Cabinet Secretariat[13]
Special Protection Group3,000[11]Cabinet Secretariat
1,113,632

Ranks and insignia
Officers
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Assam Rifles[14][15]
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
Director-General
-		 Special Director-General
-		 Additional Director-General
-
Inspector General
-		 Deputy Inspector-General
-		 Commandant
-		 Second-In-Command
-		 Deputy Commandant
-		 Assistant Commandant
-		 Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee
-
Central Reserve Police Force
Director-General
-		 Special Director-General
-		 Additional Director-General
-
Inspector General
-		 Deputy Inspector-General
-		 Commandant
-		 Second-In-Command
-		 Deputy Commandant
-		 Assistant Commandant
-		 Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee
-
National Security Guard[16]
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 Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Assam Rifles
 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
 No insignia
Inspector Sub inspector Assistant Sub inspector Head Constable Senior Constable Constable
- - - - - -
Central Reserve Police Force
 No insignia
Inspector Sub inspector Assistant Sub inspector Head Constable Senior Constable Constable
- - - - - -
National Security Guard[16]
 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
  1. IISS (2012). "Chapter Six: Asia". The Military Balance. London: Routledge. 112 (1): 205–302. doi:10.1080/04597222.2012.663215.
  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. (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. "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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