Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has celebrated its 83rd Raising Day with zeal and ceremonial fervour on 19 March 2022.
Context
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has celebrated its 83rd Raising Day with zeal and ceremonial fervour on 19 March 2022.
About
- The CRPF is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security.
- It is the largest Central Armed Police Forces in India.
- It works under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Mission of CRPF
- To enable the government to maintain Rule of Law, Public Order and Internal Security effectively and efficiently
- To Preserve National Integrity and Promote Social Harmony and Development by upholding supremacy of the Constitution.
History
- The CRPF came into existence on July 27, 1939, as Crown Representative’s Police.
- It was renamed as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 28, 1949, upon the enactment of the CRPF Act.
- On March 19, 1950, the then Home Minister, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel presented Presidential colours to the CRPF for its commendable services, following which CRPF started celebrating the day as their Raising Day.
Central Armed Police Forces in India
- Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the uniformed nomenclature of security forces in India.
- It comes under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The CAPFs, also referred to as “Paramilitary Forces”, include the:
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): It has been deployed principally in the two most vexing internal security challenges facing India — the strife in Jammu and Kashmir, and Left-wing extremism in central and eastern India.
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF): Its job is to monitor the Central Government industrial complexes
- Border Security Force (BSF): BSF guards the Bangladesh and Pakistan borders
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB): SSB guards India’s 2,450 km open borders with Nepal and Bhutan
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP): ITBP guards the 3,488 km of the India-China border
- Assam Riffles: It monitors the North East international borders and counter the insurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
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