Paramilitary forces of India

India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.[1]

List of paramilitary forces

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]

Paramilitary Forces[1]
Paramilitary force Active Strength Governing Body Area
Assam Rifles 63,747[5] Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational)[6]		 Northeast India, India–Myanmar border
Border Security Force 257,363[5] Ministry of Home Affairs India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border[7]
Central Industrial Security Force 144,418[5] Ministry of Home Affairs Industries, public sector undertakings
Central Reserve Police Force 313,678[5] Ministry of Home Affairs Counter-insurgency and general elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,432[5] Ministry of Home Affairs India–China border[8]
National Security Guard 10,000 Ministry of Home Affairs Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force 76,563 Ministry of Railways Indian Railways
Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244[9] Ministry of Home Affairs India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border[10]
Special Frontier Force 10,000[9] Cabinet Secretariat[11] Covert operations
Special Protection Group 3,000[9] Cabinet Secretariat Protection of significant persons
Total 1,065,445

Ranks and insignia
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]
-
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
-
National Security Guard[18]
Director general
-		 Additional director general
-		 Inspector general
-		 Deputy inspector general
-		 Group Commander
-		 Second In Command
-		 Deputy Commander
-		 Team Commander
-
Sashastra Seema Bal[19]
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
Enlisted ranks
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon commissioned officerEnlisted
Assam Rifles[20]
 No insignia
Subedar Major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Subedar
सूबेदार		 Naib Subedar
नायब सूबेदार		 Warrant officer
-		 Havildar[note 10]
हवलदार		 Rifleman[note 11]
-
Central Industrial Security Force[14][15]
 No insignia
Subedar Major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Inspector
-		 Sub inspector
-		 Assistant Sub inspector
-		 Head Constable
-		 Naik
नायक		 Constable
-
Central Reserve Police Force[16][17]
 No insignia
Subedar Major
-		 Inspector
-		 Sub-inspector
-		 Assistant Sub-inspector
-		 Head Constable
-		 Constable
-
National Security Guard[18]
 No insignia
Subedar Major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Assistant Commander-1
-		 Assistant Commander-2
-		 Assistant Commander-3
-		 Ranger Grade I
-		 Ranger Grade II
-		 Combatised tradesmen
-
Sashastra Seema Bal[19]
 No insignia
Subedar Major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Inspector
-		 Sub inspector
-		 Assistant Sub inspector
-		 Head Constable
-		 Naik
नायक		 Lance Naik
लांस नायक		 Constable
-
Special Frontier Force
 No insignia
Subedar Major Subedar Naib Subedar Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon commissioned officerEnlisted

See also

Notes
  1. Also referred to by the rank Lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  2. Also referred to by the rank Lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  3. Also referred to by the rank Lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  4. Also referred to by the rank Major general (मेजर - जनरल)
  5. Also referred to by the rank Brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)
  6. Also referred to by the rank Colonel (कर्नल)
  7. Also referred to by the rank Lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)
  8. Also referred to by the rank Major (मेजर)
  9. Also referred to by the rank Captain (कप्तान)
  10. Also referred to by the rank Head constable (-)
  11. Also referred to by the rank Constable (-)

References
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  4. Dholabhai, Nishit (26 March 2011). "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". The Telegraphy.
  5. "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.
  6. Tiwary, Deeptiman (7 December 2021). "Explained: Assam Rifles' dual control structure, and its role". The Indian Express.
  7. "Introduction". bsf.nic.in. Border Security Force. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. "Home | Indo Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs". itbpolice.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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  11. 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.
  12. "असम राइफल्स विनियमन 2016 - Assam Rifles Regulation 2016" (PDF). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. "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.
  14. "All ranks inclusive annual governing body meeting". Central Industrial Security Force. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022 – via Facebook.
  15. "The Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968): (As Modified Vide Act No.14 of 1983, 20 of 1989, 40 of 1999 and 22 of 2009)" (PDF). Central Industrial Security Force. 2009. p. 18.
  16. "The Central Reserve Police Force Rules/Regulations/Scheme,1955" (PDF). 24 February 1955.
  17. "Career Prospects". Central Reserve Police Force. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.
  18. "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.
  19. "Sashastra Seema Bal Rules, 2009" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 2009.
  20. "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.

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