Paramilitary forces of India

The term "Paramilitary force" in India has not been defined in any acts or by authorities officially.

Following seven forces which come under Ministry of Home Affairs considered paramilitary forces, but from March 2011 have been reclassified as Central Armed Police Forces to avoid confusion^[1]^[2]

Assam Rifles (AR) - 63,747 personnel^[3] (led by Indian Army officers and AR cadre officer reporting to the Ministry of Home Affairs)
Border Security Force (BSF) - 257,363 personnel
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) - 144,418 personnel
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - 313,678 personnel
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) - 89,432 personnel
National Security Guard (NSG) - 7,350 personnel
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - 76,337 personnel
Railway Protection Force (RPF) - 75,000 personnel

References[edit]

^ "Office Memorandum" (PDF). MHA. MHA, GoI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". www.telegraphindia.com.
^ "MHA Annual Report 2016-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.