Paramilitary forces of India

Paramilitary Forces of India refer to a group of 10 armed organizations responsible for supporting the Indian military and ensuring internal security.

List of paramilitary forces

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were considered as Central Police Organizations (CPOs). However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.

The paramilitary forces are made up of:

Paramilitary Forces
Paramilitary force Active Strength Governing Body Operational area Role
Assam Rifles 63,747 Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational)		 Northeast India, India–Myanmar border Border guard
Border Security Force 257,363 Ministry of Home Affairs India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border Border guard
Central Industrial Security Force 144,418 Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports, seaports and Delhi Metro Protection and security of operational areas
Central Reserve Police Force 313,678 All India Force Counter-insurgency and general elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police 89,432 India–China border Border guard
National Security Guard 10,000 Active Special operations in India Counter-terrorism
Sashastra Seema Bal 97,244 India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border Border guard
Railway Protection Force 76,563 Ministry of Railways Indian Railways Protection and security of operational areas
Special Frontier Force 10,000 Cabinet Secretariat Covert operations
Special Protection Group 3,000 Security of Prime Minister of India Executive Protection
Total 1,065,445

Ranks and insignia

Officers
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Assam Rifles
Director-general
-		 Special director-general
-		 Additional director-general
-
Inspector general
-		 Deputy inspector-general
-		 Commandant
-		 Second-in-command
-		 Deputy commandant
-		 Assistant commandant
-
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
Director-general
-		 Special director-general
-		 Additional director-general
-
Inspector general
-		 Deputy inspector-general
-		 Senior commandant
-		 Commandant
-		 Deputy commandant
-		 Assistant commandant
-
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
-
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
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
Director general
-		 Additional director general
-		 Inspector general
-		 Deputy inspector general
-		 Group commander
-		 Second in command
-		 Squadron 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
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
Personnel below officer rank
Rank group Subordinate Officers (SO) Non commissioned officers (NCO) Enlisted
Assam Rifles
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Subedar
सूबेदार		 Naib subedar
नायब सूबेदार		 Warrant officer
-		 Havildar
हवलदार		 Rifleman
-
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
कनिष्ठबल
Central Industrial Security Force
 No insignia
Inspector
निरीक्षक		 Sub inspector
उप निरीक्षक		 Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक		 Head constable
हवलदार		 Constable
कनिष्ठबल
Central Reserve Police Force
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Inspector
निरीक्षक		 Sub-inspector
उप निरीक्षक		 Assistant sub-inspector
सहायक उप निरीक्षक		 Head constable
हवलदार		 Constable
कनिष्ठबल
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर		 Subedar/Inspector
सूबेदार/निरीक्षक		 Sub inspector
उप निरीक्षक		 Head constable
हवलदार		 Naik
नायक		 Lance naik
लांस नायक		 Constable
कनिष्ठबल
National Security Guard
 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
 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
कनिष्ठबल
Special Frontier Force
 No insignia
Subedar Major Subedar Naib Subedar Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy
Rank group Subordinate Officers (SO) Non commissioned officers (NCO) Enlisted

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 (-)

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