INDIAN POLICE COMMEMORATION DAY OCTOBER 21
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF; Hindi: केंद्रीय रिजर्व पुलिस बल) 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.
| Central Reserve Police Force केंद्रीय रिजर्व पुलिस बल | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | C.R.P.F |
Emblem of the Central Reserve Police Force
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| Motto | Service and Loyalty |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 27 July, 1939 |
| Employees | 308,862 Active Personnel[1] |
| Legal personality | Non government: Central Armed Police Forces |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | IN |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |
| Constituting instrument | Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 |
| General nature |
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| Specialist jurisdictions | |
Besides Law and Order and counter-insurgency duties, the role of CRPF in the General Elections, held repeatedly during the past few years, has been very significant and vital.
This is especially true for the trouble-ridden states of Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar and in the North East. 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.
With 235 battalions[2] and various other establishments, the CRPF is considered India's largest paramilitary force and has a sanctioned strength of 308,862 personnel.[3]
History[edit]
The CRPF was derived from the CRP (Crown Representative's Police) on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in Nimach [Means North Indian Military and Cavalry Headquarter], Madhya Pradesh. Its primary duty at the time was to protect the British residents in sensitive states of India.[citation needed]
In 1949, the CRP was renamed under the CRPF Act. During the 1960s, many state reserve police battalions were merged with the CRPF. The CRPF has been active against foreign invasion and domestic insurgency.
On 21 October 1959, SI Karam Singh and 20 soldiers were attacked by the Chinese Army at Hot Springs in Ladakh resulting in 10 casualties. The survivors were imprisoned. Since then, 21 October is observed as Police Commemoration day nationwide, across all states in India.
The CRPF guarded the India-Pakistan Border until 1965, at which point the Border Security Force was created for that purpose.
On 2001 Indian Parliament attack the CRPF troopers killed all five terrorists who had entered the premises of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi.
In recent years, the Government of India has decided to follow up on recommendations of the Indian cabinet to use each security agency for its mandated purpose. As a result, the counter-insurgency operations in India have been entrusted to the CRPF.
In 2008 a wing called Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was added to the CRPF to counter the Naxalite movement.
On 2 September 2009, 5000 CRPF soldiers were deployed for a search and rescue mission to find the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy whose helicopter went missing over the Nallamalla Forest Range in Andhra Pradesh. This was the largest search operation ever mounted in India.
Current role and strength[edit]
As of 2010, the CRPF is the largest paramilitary organisation of the country and is actively looking after the internal security of every part of India and are even operating abroad as part of 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
| Zone | Commander | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Directorate General | DG K Durga Prasad[5] | Rapid Action Force |
| Communications | ||
| North-East | SDG P V K Reddy[6] | Jorhat |
| Manipur and Nagaland | ||
| Tripura | ||
| North Eastern | ||
| Southern | ADG Shailendra Kumar[7] | Western |
| Southern | ||
| Central | ADG Sudeep Lakhtakia [8] | Bihar |
| Central | ||
| Madhya Pradesh | ||
| Eastern | ||
| Odisha | ||
| Chhattisgarh | ||
| Jharkhand | ||
| West Bengal | ||
| CoBRA | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir | SDG Sachichidanand Shrivastva[9] | Jammu |
| Northern | ||
| Rajasthan | ||
| North Western | ||
| Srinagar | ||
| Operations Kashmir |
Rank Structure Gazetted,Group A Officer[edit]
| CRPF RANKS | POLICE RANKS |
|---|---|
| Director General (Apex Scale of the Indian Police Service) | Director General of a State Police Force |
| Special Director General (HAG+ Scale of the Indian Police Service) | Special Director General |
| Additional Director General (HAG Scale of the Indian Police Service, also available to BSF cadre) | C.P, ADG |
| Inspector General (IG) | IG/ Joint CP |
| Deputy Inspector General (DIG) | DIG/ Additional CP |
| Commandant (CO) | SSP/DCP |
| Second In Command (2IC) | SP/DCP |
| Deputy Commandant (DC) | Addl. SP/Addl. DCP |
| Assistant Commandant (AC): Group A Gazetted Officer | DSP/ACP |
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