The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces that functions under theMinistry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Govt of India
The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories
in police operations to maintain law and order and Counter Insurgency
With 230 battalions and various other establishments, the CRPF is considered India's largest paramilitary force
CRPF came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July
1939
After Indian Independence, it became the Central Reserve Police
Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on Dec 28,1949.
The CRPF is headed by a Director General who is an Indian Police Service Officer and is divided into 10 administrative sectors, each headed by an Inspector General
The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised 10 Battalion Wing of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force. It was formed in
October 1992, to deal with communal riots and related civil unrest. The
battalions are numbered from 99 to 108
Parliament Duty Group is an elite CRPF unit tasked to provide armed protection to Parliament House, it comprises 1,540 personnel drawn from various units of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). PDG members are trained in combating nuclear and bio-chemical attacks, rescue operations and behavioural management.
The CRPF has 3 Battalions Staffed Entirely by Women. The first battalion No 88 was raised in 1986 with its headquarters at New Delhi
The second battalion 135 came into existence in 1996 at Gandhi Nagar,Gujarat
The third battalion, Number 213 is located at Ajmer, Rajasthan.
In 2008 a wing called Commando Battalion For Resolute Action(COBRA) was added to the CRPF to counter the Naxalite Movement in India.
This specialised CRPF unit is one of the few units of the CRPF in the country who are specifically trained in guerilla warfare
This elite fighting unit has been trained to track, hunt and eliminate small Naxalite groups. There are currently 10 COBRA units.
Parliament Duty Group is an elite CRPF unit tasked to provide armed protection to Parliament House, it comprises 1,540 personnel drawn from various units of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). PDG members are trained in combating nuclear and bio-chemical attacks, rescue operations and behavioural management.
The CRPF has 3 Battalions Staffed Entirely by Women. The first battalion No 88 was raised in 1986 with its headquarters at New Delhi
The second battalion 135 came into existence in 1996 at Gandhi Nagar,Gujarat
The third battalion, Number 213 is located at Ajmer, Rajasthan.
In 2008 a wing called Commando Battalion For Resolute Action(COBRA) was added to the CRPF to counter the Naxalite Movement in India.
This specialised CRPF unit is one of the few units of the CRPF in the country who are specifically trained in guerilla warfare
This elite fighting unit has been trained to track, hunt and eliminate small Naxalite groups. There are currently 10 COBRA units.
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