28-465: CRPF may refer to: Central Reserve Police Force , India Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with CRPF All pages with titles containing CRPF Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CRPF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
56-582: A state of India in 1950. On 1 November 1956, PEPSU was merged mostly into Punjab State following the States Reorganisation Act . A part of the former state of PEPSU, including the present day Jind district and the Narnaul tehsil in north Haryana as well as the Loharu tehsil, Charkhi Dadri district and Mahendragarh district in southwest Haryana, presently lie within the state of Haryana , which
84-459: A Financial Advisor, and a Director (Medical). It is divided into ten administrative sectors, each headed by an inspector general. Each sector consists of one or more administrative and/or Operational Ranges, headed by an officer of the rank of deputy inspector general (DIG) of Police. Now, Group Centres are also headed by DIGs. The Financial Advisor of the CRPF has been an Indian Revenue Service officer of
112-406: A Mahila (all-female) battalion by 2019. The CRPF force is organised into a headquarters, three attached wings, and four zones. An attached wing is headed by an additional director general and is subdivided into branches which are headed by an inspector general. A zone is either headed by an additional director general or a special director general. A zone is subdivided into sectors where each sector
140-621: A coalition government, called the "United Front", formed by the Akali Dal and various independents. On 5 March 1953 his government was dismissed and President's rule was imposed on the state. In the mid-term poll that followed, the Congress party secured a majority and Raghbir Singh became Chief Minister on 8 March 1954. Upon his death, Brish Bhan became the Chief Minister on 12 January 1955 and remained in office as last incumbent. Initially, in 1948,
168-561: A riot control element, a tear gas element, and a fire element. It has been organised as an independent strike unit. One team in each company of the RAF is composed of female personnel to deal more effectively with situations where the force faces women demonstrators. It is a battalion-sized unit of the CRPF tasked with providing security for the outer cordon of the Prime Minister's official residence on 7, Lok Kalyan Marg and his office in
196-664: A sanctioned strength of more than 301,376 personnel as of 2019. Originally constituted as the Crown Representative Police in 1939, CRP was raised in response to the political unrest and agitations in the then Princely States of India following the Madras Resolution of the All-India Congress Committee in 1936 and the ever-growing desire of the Crown Representative to help the vast majority of
224-653: A significant role during the amalgamation of the princely States into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government discipline the rebellious princely State of Junagadh and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union. During the early 1950s, the performance of the CRPF detachments in enforcing law and order in Bhuj, the then Patiala and East Punjab States Union and Chambal ravines
252-659: Is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs . The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the States and Union Territories to maintain law and order and provide Internal security . It is composed of the Central Reserve Police Force ( Regular ) and Central Reserve Police Force ( Auxiliary ). It was founded as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939. After Indian independence , it became
280-452: Is a zero-response force intended to quickly respond to a crisis. It was the recipient of the President's color presented by Shri L.K. Advani , then Deputy Prime Minister of India, on 7 October 2003 for "its selfless service to the nation in the 11th year of coming into existence". The smallest functional unit in the force is a 'Team' commanded by an inspector , which has three components —
308-456: Is headed by an inspector general. (Spl. DG-GTY) (ADG-HYD) (Spl. DG-KOL) (Spl. DG-JMU) Details of the composition of zones: The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised unit under the CRPF. It has a total strength of 15 battalions and was formed in October 1992, as a riot control force to deal with communal and related civil unrest. The battalions are numbered from 99 to 108. The RAF
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#1732851660838336-636: The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka to fight the militant cadres. Besides, CRPF personnel were also sent to Haiti, Namibia, Somalia, and Maldives to deal with the law and order situation there, as a part of the UN Peacekeeping Force. In the late seventies, when extremist elements disturbed the peace in Tripura and Manipur, CRPF battalions were deployed in strength. Simultaneously, there
364-615: The Naxalite insurgency in India. This specialised CRPF unit is one of the few units of the Central Armed Police Forces in the country that is 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. 10 CoBRA units raised between 2008 and 2011 have been trained, equipped, and deployed in all LWE/ Insurgent affected areas of
392-541: The CRPF have been awarded 1586 medals. CRPF bagged the highest number of gallantry medals amongst all paramilitary forces. The force was awarded 30 gallantry medals on Republic Day 2022. The acronym CRPF has been expanded as "Chalte Raho Pyare Force" ( lit. ' Keep moving my friend force ' or ' Keep Moving, Beloved Force ' ) since they are constantly on the move from one troubled place in India to another. Patiala and East Punjab States Union The Patiala and East Punjab States Union ( PEPSU )
420-593: The Central Reserve Police Force on the enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949. Besides law and order and counter-insurgency duties, the CRPF has played a role in India's elections. The CRPF played a major role in the Parliamentary elections of September 1999. CRPF officers are also being deployed in UN missions. With 247 battalions and various other establishments, the CRPF is India's largest central armed police force and has
448-669: The North Block as well as during outdoor functions. It comprises around 1,000 personnel. On 20 May 2024, the Parliamentary Duty Group (PDG) of CRPF ceased to function and was merged with the VIP security wing of the force as the security of parliament house was handed over to the CISF by the government due to a security breach issue. Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) is the special operation unit of CRPF created in 2008 to deal
476-894: The Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir following attacks launched by the Pakistani infiltrators. During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the Force once again assisted the Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh. Eight CRPF personnel were killed in action. In the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars also the Force fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the Indian Army, both on the Western and Eastern borders. For the first time in history, thirteen companies of CRPF were airlifted to join
504-494: The UPSC which is held yearly. Being a central Indian police agency and having a high presence of Indian Police Service officers, CRPF follows ranks and insignia similar to other police organizations in India. V. G. Kanetkar was the first director general of the Central Reserve Police Force, serving from 3 August 1968 to 15 September 1969. The current director general is Anish Dayal Singh , in office since 1 January 2024. Members of
532-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CRPF&oldid=1219000924 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Central Reserve Police Force The Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF )
560-471: The native States preserve law and order as part of imperial policy. After Independence, the force was renamed the Central Reserve Police Force by an Act of Parliament on 28 December 1949. This Act constituted CRPF as an armed force of the Union. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , the then Home Minister, visualised a multi-dimensional role for it in tune with the changing needs of a newly independent nation. The force played
588-670: The rank of Joint Secretary and also has Dy Advisors from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service or the Indian Telecom. Service and Indian Civil Account Service. There are 247 battalions of approximately 1,200 each. Each battalion is commanded by a commanding officer of the rank Commandant , and consists of seven CRPF companies, each containing 135 men. Each company is headed by an Assistant Commandant,(Company Commander). The Ministry of Home Affairs planned to raise 2 Group Centers, 2 Range HQs, 1 Sector HQ, and 12 new battalions including
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#1732851660838616-437: The state was divided into the following eight districts: In 1953, the number of districts was reduced from eight to five. Barnala district became part of Sangrur district and Kohistan and Fatehgarh districts became part of Patiala district. There were four Lok Sabha constituencies in this state. Three of them were single-seat constituency: Mohindergarh , Sangrur and Patiala . The Kapurthala-Bhatinda Lok Sabha constituency
644-645: The states of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, as well as Assam & Meghalaya is one of the best Central Armed Police in the country trained to survive, fight and win in the jungle. CoBRA was awarded four Shaurya Chakras , one Kirti Chakra , one PPMG , 117 PMGs, and 1267 DG commendations. The organization is structured mainly on three rank categories which include Gazetted Officers (GOs), Subordinate Officers (SOs), and Non-Gazetted Officers (NGOs). The Assistant Commandants are Group 'A' Gazetted officers, directly appointed upon clearing an exam conducted by
672-547: Was separated from Punjab on 1 November 1966. Some other areas that belonged to PEPSU, notably Solan and Nalagarh , now lie in the state of Himachal Pradesh . (Birth–Death) (Constituency) When the state was formed, the then- Maharaja of Patiala , Yadavindra Singh , was appointed its Rajpramukh (equivalent to Governor). He remained in office during the entire length of the state's short existence. The then Maharaja of Kapurthala , Jagatjit Singh , served as Uparajpramukh (lieutenant-governor). Gian Singh Rarewala
700-407: Was a state of India , uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala . The state covered an area of 26,208 km . Shimla , Kasauli , Kandaghat and Chail also became part of PEPSU. It was created by combining eight princely states , which maintained their native rulers : The state was inaugurated on 15 July 1948 and formally became
728-626: Was appreciated by all quarters. On 21 October 1959, SI Karam Singh and 20 other CRPF personnel were attacked by the Chinese Army at Hot Springs in Ladakh resulting in 10 casualties. The survivors were imprisoned. Since then, 21 October has been observed as Police Commemoration day nationwide, across all states in India. In the late 50s and early 60s, contingents of the CRPF were sent to Kutch, Rajasthan, and Sindh borders to check infiltration and trans-border crimes. They were, subsequently, deployed on
756-544: Was sworn in on 13 January 1949 as the first Chief Minister of PEPSU. Col. Raghbir Singh became the next Chief Minister on 23 May 1951, and Brish Bhan the Deputy Chief Minister. The state elected a 60-member state legislative assembly on 6 January 1952. The Congress Party won 26 seats and the Akali Dal won 19 seats. On 22 April 1952, Gian Singh Rarewala again became Chief Minister, this time an elected one. He led
784-552: Was turmoil in the Brahmaputra Valley. The CRPF had to be inducted in strength not only to maintain law and order but also to keep lines of communication free from disruption. The commitments of the Force continue to be very high in the Northeast in dealing with the insurgency. The CRPF is headed by a Director General who is an Indian Police Service officer and is assisted by 3 Additional Director Generals, 9 Inspector Generals,
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