India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.[1]

List of paramilitary forces

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.[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, space installations, airports and seaports
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 Executive Protection
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
Personnel below officer rank
Rank group Junior commissioned officers Other ranks
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 group Junior commissioned officers Other ranks

See also

Notes

  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

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  12. ^ "असम राइफल्स विनियमन 2016 - Assam Rifles Regulation 2016" (PDF). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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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.
  15. ^ a b "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. ^ 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 "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. ^ a b "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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