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 (CPO).[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.[3][4]
Paramilitary Forces[1] | |||
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Paramilitary force | Active Strength | Governing Body | Area |
Assam Rifles | 63,747[5] | Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational)[6] |
Northeastern States |
Border Security Force | 63,747[7] | Ministry of Home Affairs | Indo-Pakistani border, Indo-Bangladeshi border, others[8] |
Central Industrial Security Force | 148,371[9] | Ministry of Home Affairs | Industries, PSUs |
Central Reserve Police Force | 324,340 | Ministry of Home Affairs | Counter-insurgency & General Elections |
Indo-Tibetan Border Police | 89,567 | Ministry of Home Affairs | India-China Border[10] |
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[11] | Ministry of Home Affairs | Indo-Nepal Border and Indo-Bhutan Border[12] |
Special Frontier Force | 10,000[11] | Cabinet Secretariat[13] | |
Special Protection Group | 3,000[11] | Cabinet Secretariat | Protection of significant VIPs |
Total | 886,579 |
Ranks and insignia
- Officers
- Enlisted ranks
Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar Major - |
Inspector - |
Sub inspector - |
Assistant Sub inspector - |
Head Constable - |
Senior Constable - |
Constable -
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Industrial Security Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar Major - |
Inspector - |
Sub inspector - |
Assistant Sub inspector - |
Head Constable - |
Constable -
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Reserve Police Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar Major - |
Inspector - |
Sub inspector - |
Assistant Sub inspector - |
Head Constable - |
Constable -
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Security Guard[16] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar Major | Assistant Commander-1 | Assistant Commander-2 | Assistant Commander-3 | Ranger Grade I | Ranger Grade II | Combatised tradesmen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | -
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sashastra Seema Bal |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspector - |
Sub inspector - |
Assistant Sub inspector - |
Head Constable - |
Constable -
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special Frontier Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subedar Major | Subedar | Naib Subedar | Havildar | Naik | Lance Naik | Sepoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
See also
References
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- ^ 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.