CRPF

28th July, 2023 Security

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Context

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended greetings to all brave CRPF personnel on their Raising Day.

CRPF

About

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a reserve gendarmerie and internal combat force in India.
It is one of the Central Armed Police Forces.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security.

Establishment

It came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939.
After independence, it became the Central Reserve Police Force on the enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949.

Ministry

It is under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India.

Primary Role

The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter-insurgency.

Motto

Composition

It is composed of Central Reserve Police Force (Regular) and Central Reserve Police Force (Auxiliary).

Size

With 246 battalions and various other establishments, the CRPF is considered India's largest central armed police force and has a sanctioned strength of more than 300,000 personnel as of 2019.

Role played

Besides law and order and counter-insurgency duties, the CRPF has played an increasingly large role in India's general elections. This is especially true for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, and in the North East, with the presence of unrest and often violent conflict.
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.
The CRPF guarded the India-Pakistan Border until 1965, at which point the Border Security Force was created for that purpose.