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Para Military Forces Module - II

Structure and
and a legendary figure in the British India Army. Singh commanded the 22nd Mountain Role of the Forces
Regiment during World War II in Europe and a Long Range Desert Group Squadron
(LRDS) in North Africa.
Based in Chakrata, Uttarakhand, the force was put under the direct supervision of the
Intelligence Bureau, and later, the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external
intelligence agency.
Note

Intext Questions 6.2

1. Describe the different tasks of Indian Coast Guard

2. What is meant by 'Establishment 22' ? Why is it called so ? Explain.

What You Have Learnt

• Indian paramilitary forces refer to the three organisation that assist the Indian
Armed Forces. Earlier this term was used for eight forces - (i) Assam Rifles
(ii) Special Frontier Force (iii) Indian Coast Guard (iv) Central Reserve Police
Force CRPF (v) Border Security Force (BSF) (vi) Indo Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) (viii) Sashastra Seema Bal
(SSB). Nowadays the last six forces are called Central Armed Police Forces.
• Assam Rifles is the oldest paramilitary force of India. BSF guards the borders of

the India. CISF provides security to industrial units, government infrastructure
and projects. CRPF acts under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs and assists
in maintaining law and order. ITBP was raised for deployment along the India's
Border with China's Autonomous Region. SSB is under Ministry of Home Affairs
and its target was to mobilise the India's border population for national security
and promote a sense of security and brotherhood.
• Indian Coast Guard works in close cooperation with Navy and protects the
artificial islands, fishermen and mariners at sea. Special Frontier Force SFF has
the assignment to conduct covert operations behind Chinese Lines in event of
another Sino-Indian war.

Terminal Exercises

1. Explain the functions and organisation of Central Industrial Security Force.

2. Explain the functions of the Border Security Force.
3. Explain the tasks of Central Reserve Police Force and provide its rank structure.

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