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In March 2004, SSB was assigned the task of guarding the 699 km stretch of Indo-Bhutan border along the states of Sikkim- (32 km), West Bengal (183 km—with 2 districts), Assam (267 km—with 4 districts) and, Arunachal Pradesh (217 km—with 2 districts). [3] Since then SSB was re-christened into Sashastra Seema Bal and reached new heights.
The objective of the Sashastra Seema Bal (English: Armed Border Force) is to guard the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders. It has 76,337 personnel and 73 battalions, as well as some reserved battalions. [15] [11] [16]
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a force of 16 battalions, organised on para-military lines, and manned by persons on deputation from the para-military forces of India: three Border Security Force, three Central Reserve Police Force, two Central Industrial Security Force, two Indo-Tibetan Border Police, two Sashastra Seema Bal and one of the Assam Rifles.
The objective of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is to guard the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Borders. As of 2019, it has 94,261 active personnel in 73 battalions and a strength of 98,965 is sanctioned. [215]
Sashastra Seema Bal: 97,244 [9] Ministry of Home Affairs: India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border [10] Border guard Special Frontier Force: 10,000 [9] Cabinet Secretariat [11] Covert operations: Special Protection Group: 3,000 [9] Cabinet Secretariat: Security of Prime Minister of India: Executive Protection: Total 1,065,445
[3] [4] The BSF has grown from 25 battalions in 1965, to 193 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 270,000 personnel including an expanding air wing, water wing, an artillery regiment and specialised units. [5] [6] It is currently the world's largest border security force. BSF has been termed the First Line of Defence of Indian territories. [7]
Indian Armed Forces in Jammu and Kashmir encompass the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, tri-service units such as the Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD), and paramilitary organisations of the Central Armed Police Forces such as the Border Security Force, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Sashastra Seema Bal and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.CISF's primary mission is to provide security to large institutions, be it state or privately-owned.