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 (CPO).[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 Rifles63,747[5]Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative)
Ministry of Defence (operational)[6]		Northeastern States
Border Security Force63,747[7]Ministry of Home AffairsIndo-Pakistani border, Indo-Bangladeshi border, others[8]
Central Industrial Security Force148,371[9]Ministry of Home AffairsIndustries, PSUs
Central Reserve Police Force324,340Ministry of Home AffairsCounter-insurgency & General Elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police89,567Ministry of Home AffairsIndia-China Border[10]
National Security Guard10,000Ministry of Home AffairsCounter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force76,563Ministry of RailwaysIndian Railways
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 SecretariatProtection of significant VIPs
Total 886,579

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 Industrial Security Force
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
-		 Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee
-
National Security Guard[16]
Director-General
-		 Additional Director-General
-		 Inspector-General
-		 Deputy Inspector-General
-		 Commandant
-		 Squadron Commander
-		 Deputy Commandant
-		 Assistant Commandant
-
Sashastra Seema Bal
Director-General
-		 Special Director-General
-		 Inspector General
-		 Deputy Inspector-General
-		 Commandant
-		 Second-In-Command
-		 Deputy Commandant
-		 Assistant Commandant
-
Special Frontier Force
Major general
 Brigadier
 Colonel
 Lieutenant colonel
 Major
 Captain
 First Lieutenant
 Second Lieutenant
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Enlisted ranks
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon commissioned officerEnlisted
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
-		 Senior Constable
-		 Constable
-
National Security Guard[16]
 No insignia
Subedar Major Inspector Sub inspector Assistant Sub inspector Ranger Grade I Ranger Grade II Combatised tradesmen
सूबेदार मेजर - - - - - -
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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  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.
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  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.{{cite web}}: 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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