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Module - II Para Military Forces

Structure and
Role of the Forces Bhubaneswar; Telangana Assembly, Hyderabad; Bangalore Metropolitan Transport
Corp.; HIL Kerala; IB Thermal plant, Odisa; IARI, Delhi; NBRI, Lucknow and
Electronics City, Bangalore.
The scope of CISF's consulting practice includes security consulting and fire protection
consulting.

CISF is a unique organisation in paramilitary forces for India, which works for sea
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ways, airways and some of the major installations in India. In CISF there are some
reserved battalions which work with the state police to protect law and order. CISF
plays a major role in Disaster Management, for Disaster Management course the
personnel are trained at NISA, Hyderabad. Another unique thing which the CISF has
is a Fire Wing which helps during fire accidents in Industries where CISF is on guard.

6.2.3 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

The Central Reserve Police Force (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 counter 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 CRPF has played an
increasingly large role in India's general elections. During all the Parliamentary elections
the CRPF has played a major role in the security arrangements. Of late, CRPF
contingents are also being deployed in UN missions.

With 239 battalions and various other establishments, the CRPF is considered India's
largest paramilitary force and has a sanctioned strength of 313,678 personnel. Today,
it is actively looking after the internal security of every part of India and has even
operated abroad as part of IPKF and the 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.
The Rapid Action Force (RAF) - The 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.
RAF is a zero repose force which gets to the crisis situation within a minimal time, thus
infuses an immediate sense of security and confidence amongst the general public.
Parliament Duty Group (PDG) - The PDG is an elite CRPF unit tasked to provide
armed protection to Parliament House. It comprises 1,540 personnel drawn from

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