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The Central Reserve Police Force (Devan gar : ) also known as CRPF is the largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces. It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and contain insurgency. It came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939. After Indian Independence, it became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949. Besides Law and Order and counter-insurgency duties, the role of CRPF in the General Elections, held repeatedly during the past few years, has been very significant and vital. This is especially true for the trouble-ridden states of J&K, Bihar and in the North East. During the Parliamentary elections of September 1999, the CRPF played a major role in the security arrangements. Of late, CRPF contingents are also being deployed in UN missions. With 228 battalions[1] and various other establishments, the CRPF is considered India's largest paramilitary force .[2]
Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Current role and strength 2 Organisational Structure 3 Rank Structure 4 The Rapid Action Force 5 Parliament Duty Group 6 Weapons 7 Women in the CRPF 8 The Green Force 9 CoBRA - Commando Battalion for Resolute Action

Central Reserve Police Force

Abbreviation CRPF(Central reserve Police Force)

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Service and Loyalty Agency overview

Formed Legal personality

27 July, 1939 Governmental: Government agency

Jurisdictional structure Federal agency Governing body Constituting instrument General nature India Ministry of Home Affairs (India) Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 Federal law enforcement Civilian agency Specialist jurisdiction Operational structure Agency executive Sectors Shri Dilip Trivedi IPS, Director General 10

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History

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The CRPF was derived from the CRP (Crown Representative's Police) on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in Nimach, Madhya Pradesh. Its primary duty at the time was to protect the British residents in sensitive states of India.[ citation needed] In 1949, the CRP was renamed under the CRPF Act. During the 1960s, many state reserve police battalions were merged with the CRPF. The CRPF has been active against foreign invasion and domestic insurgency. On 21 October 1959, SI Karam Singh and 20 soldiers were attacked by the Chinese Army at Hot Springs in Ladakh resulting in 10 casualties. The survivors were imprisoned. Since then, 21 October is observed as Police Commemoration day. The CRPF guarded the India-Pakistan Border until 1965, at which point the Border Security Force was created for that purpose. On 2001 Indian Parliament attack the CRPF troopers killed all five terrorists who had entered the premises of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi. In recent years, the Government of India has decided to follow up on recommendations of the Indian cabinet to use each security agency for its mandated purpose. As a result, the counterinsurgency operations in India have been entrusted to the CRPF. In 2008 a wing called Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was added to the CRPF to counter the Naxalite movement. On September 2, 2009, 5000 CRPF soldiers were deployed for a search and rescue mission to find the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy whose helicopter went missing over the Nallamalla Forest Range in Andhra Pradesh. This was the largest search operation ever mounted in India.

Current role and strength

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As of 2010, the CRPF is the largest paramilitary organisation of the country and is actively looking after the internal security of every part of India and are even operating abroad as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions. It is performing a variety of duties ranging from VIP security to election duties, from guarding of vital installations to the counter-naxal operations.

Organisational Structure

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The CRPF is headed by a Director general who is an Indian Police Service officer and is divided into ten administrative sectors, each headed by an Inspector General. Each Sector consists of one or more administrative and/or Operational Ranges, headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police. Now, Group Centres are also headed by DIGs. There are 210 CRPF battalions of approximately 1200 constables each. Each battalion is commanded by an officer designated as Commandant, and consists of seven CRPF companies, each containing 135 Men . Each company is headed by an Assistant Commandant. The Home Ministry is planning to increase the strength of the force by adding 35 more battalions(30,000 personnel approx.) in the coming years.Staff are recruited by the UPSC and also through deputation from IPS officers. The Assistant Commandants are Group 'A' gazetted officers, directly appointed upon clearing an exam conducted by the UPSC which is held yearly.

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Rank Structure
CRPF RANKS

[edit] ARMY RANKS Lieutenant General (Army Commander's Scale) NAVY RANKS AIR FORCE RANKS

POLICE RANKS

Director General (Apex Scale of the Indian Police Service)

Director General of a State Police Force

Vice Air Marshal Admiral (AOC-in(FOC-in-C's C's Scale) Scale) Air Marshal (HAG+ Scale)

Special Director General (HAG+ Scale of the Indian Police Service)

Special Director General

Vice Lieutenant Admiral General (HAG+ (HAG+ Scale) Scale) Lieutenant General Vice (Higher Admiral Administrative (HAG) Grade) Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander

Additional Director General (Higher Administrative Grade of C.P, ADG the IPS cadre, also available to BSF cadre) Inspector General Deputy Inspector General Commandant 2 I/C Deputy Commandant Joint C.P, IG Additional C.P, DIG DCP/SSP DCP/SP

Air Marshal (HAG)

Air Vice Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander

Addl.SP/Addl.DCP/ACP Major Captain

Lt. Sqn Leader Commander Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant

Assistant Commandant: Group DySP/ACP A Gazetted Officer Main article: List of police ranks in India /http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Police_Service

Being a central Indian police agency and having high presence of Indian Police Service officers, CRPF follows ranks and insgnia similar to other police organisations in India.

The Rapid Action Force

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The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised 10 battalion wing of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force. It was formed in October 1992, to deal with communal riots and related civil unrest. The battalions are numbered from 99 to 108.

Parliament Duty Group

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Parliament Duty Group is an elite CRPF unit tasked to provide armed protection to Parliament House., [3] it comprises 1,540 personnel drawn from various units of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). PDG members are trained in combating nuclear and bio-chemical attacks, rescue operations and behavioural management.

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The Parliament House complex is shielded by four layers of security, each under teams from Delhi police, CRPF, ITBP and personnel of Parliament Security Service. The last was formed in the aftermath of December 2001 attack and its 200-odd personnel will be part of the PDG.[3] PDG personnel are armed with Glock pistols, MP5 assault rifles, INSAS telescopic sniper rifles and hand-held thermal imagers.[3]

Weapons

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CRPF uses basic Infantry weapons which are manufactured indigenously at the Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board: 1. FN 35 and Glock 17 9mm pistols 2. Heckler & Koch MP5 replacing the Carbine 1A 9mm sub-machine guns 3. INSAS 5.56mm assault rifles 4. INSAS 5.56mm light machine guns replacing the Bren L4 machine guns 5. AGS-30 Plamya 30mm automatic grenade launcher 6. AK 47 and AKM 7. Tavor TAR-21 8. X-95 5.56 MM Assault Rifle. Indian copy of the Tavor TAR-21 procured from Israel. In addition to these, CRPF also uses land mine detectors.

Women in the CRPF

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The CRPF has three battalions staffed entirely by women. The first battalion No 88 was raised in 1986 with its headquarters at New Delhi. The second battalion 135 came into existence in 1996 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The third battalion, Number 213 is located at Ajmer, Rajasthan. [ citation needed]

The Green Force

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Another specialised outfit of the CRPF is the Green Force. The force has been able to effectively check environmental degradation and sustain the regeneration of local flora and fauna. Every year Green Force personnel plant hundreds of thousands of trees in various parts of the country.

CoBRA - Commando Battalion for Resolute Action

In 2008 a wing called Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was added to the CRPF to counter the Naxalite movement.CoBRA is a specialised unit of the CRPF created to counter the Naxalite problem in India. This specialised CRPF unit is one of the few units of the Central Armed Police Forces in the country who are specifically trained in guerilla warfare. This elite fighting unit has been trained to track, hunt and eliminate small Naxalite groups. There are currently 10 COBRA units.

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Commando 469

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CRPF CoBRA's LOGO

CRPF Commando specialize in counter-terrorism, reconnaissance, and sabotage and have the honor of being the most elite among the forces. They undergo extremely rigorous training for years sometimes, before

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they are ready and when they are done with the training, they can be easily classified as among the toughest and most competent men in the forces. it is speciaised in covert operations.

External links
Official website

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GlobalSecurity.org Article Deadliest CPRF commando 469 stands for sea air and land

References

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2008. 3. ^ a b c "CRPF for Parliament security" . Retrieved 13 Aug 2012.
A CoBRA commando

1. ^ http://crpf.nic.in/crp_b.h 2. ^ India's CRPF urges new intelligence wing United Press International, May 19,

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