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Module - II Para Military Forces

Structure and
Role of the Forces
ACTIVITY 6.1
Find out the name of the present Director General of the Indian Coast Guard and
write 2 lines about his personal achievements.

The Indian Coast Guard operates five regions. Each region is headed by an officer of
the rank of Inspector-General. Each of the regions is further divided into multiple
Note
districts, typically covering a coastal state or a union territory.

Indian Coast Guard Ranks Indian Navy Ranks

Director-General Vice Admiral

Special Director-General Vice Admiral

Additional Director-General Vice Admiral

Inspector-General Rear Admiral

Deputy Inspector-General Commodore

Commandant Captain
Commandant (Junior Grade) Commander

Deputy Commandant Lt Commander

Assistant Commandant (Two year service) Lieutenant

Assistant Commandant Sub Lieutenant

6.2.7 Special Frontier Force (SFF)

The SFF is a paramilitary special force of India created on 14 November 1962. Its
main goal originally was to conduct covert operations behind Chinese lines in the event
of another Sino-Indian War. The force was established under the direct supervision of
the Prime Minister, the unit under the operational command of IB and later R&AW,
was designated the Special Frontier Force, and was primarily used for conducting
clandestine intelligence gathering and commando operations along the Line of Actual
Control with China.
SFF was raised with covert operations in mind, mainly along the Indo-China border,
however SFF has been fielded by R&AW and the Indian government in various covert
and overt operation theatres.

The SFF is also known as 'Establishment 22' or just '22' due to its first Inspector
General, Major General Sujan Singh Uban (Retd.) of Indian Army, who used to be
commander of 22 Mountain Regiment during World War II, a Military Cross holder

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