ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF INDIA
Hi friends,
Let us discuss today about the
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF INDIA
POLICE
The Police force in the country is entrusted with the responsibility of maintenance of
public order and prevention and detection of crimes. Public order and police being
state subjects under the Constitution, police is maintained and controlled by States.
The Police force in a State is headed by the Director General of Police/Inspector
General of Police. State is divided into convenient territorial divisions called ranges
and each police range is under the administrative control of a Deputy Inspector
General of Police. A number of districts constitute the range. District police is further
sub-divided into police divisions, circles and police-stations. Besides the civil police,
states also maintain their own armed police and have separate intelligence Branches,
crime branches, etc. Police set-up in big cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai,
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Pune, etc. is directly under a
Commissioner of Police who enjoys magisterial powers. All senior police posts in
various States are manned by the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres, recruitment to
which is made on All-India basis.
The Central Government maintains Central Police forces, Intelligence Bureau
(IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Institutions for training of police officers
and forensic science institutions to assist the States in gathering intelligence, in
maintaining law and order, in investigating special crime cases and in providing
training to the senior police officers of the State governments.
INDO-TIBETAN BORDER POLICE
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised with 4 Service Battalions on
21 October 1962 after the Chinese aggression as an integrated intelligence/signal/
pioneer/engineering/medical and guerrilla unit and was initially placed under the
Intelligence Bureau for operational control. In 1975, the primary task of the ITBP was
Justice and Law 685 re-defined as security of northern borders, to check illegal immigration and transborder crimes.At present, it has 45 service battalions, assisted by 4 specialised
battalions.
ITBP is given the responsibility of providing security/communication/medical
cover to the pilgrims during Kailash-Mansarover Yatra besides being the Nodal
Agency for Disaster Management in the Central and Western Himalayan region.
BORDER SECURITY FORCE
Border Security Force (BSF) raised in 1965, is entrusted with the task of maintaining
permanent vigilance on India’s international borders. The present strength of BSF is
159 battalions and guards a total of 6,385.36 km of international borders, spread over
mountains, inhospitable deserts, riverine, snow bound and marshy areas. BSF has
been assigned the role of promoting a sense of security amongst the people living in
the border areas and preventing trans-border crimes, such as smuggling, infiltration/
exfiltration and other illegal activities.
ASSAM RIFLES
The Assam Rifles raised as Catchar Levy in 1835 is the oldest Police Force in the
country. The force has 46 battalions. The force has a dual role of maintaining internal
security in the North-Eastern region and guarding the Indo-Myanmar Border. The
Assam Rifles contribution towards assimilation of the people of north-east into the
national mainstream is truly monumental. The force is fondly called ‘‘The Sentinels
of the North-East’’ and ‘‘Friends of the Hill People.’’
NATIONAL SECURITY GUARDS
The National Security Guards (NSG) modelled on the pattern of SAS of the UK and
GSG-9 of Germany has been set up in 1984 for handling counter terrorists and counter
hijacking operations including VIP security. It is a highly trained and motivated
Force for effectively dealing with terrorist activities in the country. It also trains state
police commandos to upgrade their capability to meet the terrorist threats and carry
out bomb detection/defusion operations. The NSG maintains the only National Bomb
Data Centre of the country. A counter terrorist operation was carried out by the
commandos of NSG at Akshar Dham Temple, Ahmedabad in September 2002 and
they were successful in eliminating the terrorists who took refuge in the temple
complex. NSG personnal have rendered assistance on several occasions in bomb
disposal, which have saved many innocent lives.
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is an Armed Force of the Union of India for
internal security management. This Force was raised in 1939 at Nimuch (MP) as the
Crown Representative’s Police and was renamed as the Central Reserve Police Force
in 1949.
At present, CRPF has 206 Battalions including Rapid Action Force (RAF). The
Force remained committed to internal security and counter insurgency-cum-antiterrorist
operations in various parts of the country. This is a Force with ladies
contingents organised in two Mahila Battalions.
RAPID ACTION FORCE
Rapid Action Force (RAF) is an integral part of the Central Reserve Police Force. With
10 battalions it has been conceived in 1992 as a specially trained and equipped to be
an effective strike force mainly to tackle communal riots and riot-like situations.
Unlike the conventional force of law and order, the RAF in addition to its law enforcing
role has got post-riot role in rescue and relief.
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was established in 1969 to provide security
to industrial undertakings of the government. The Force numbering 1,20,000 as on
22 January 2010 has the responsibility to protect and safeguard the industrial
undertakings owned by the Central Government together with such installations as
are specified as vital by the Government. CISF is presently providing security cover to
259 public sector undertakings, Airports and the Government buildings in Delhi
together with such installations as specified vital. The CISF has launched security
and fire protection consultancy services in 2001.
SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL NATIONAL
POLICE ACADEMY
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy is the premier police training
institution in the country which imparts basic as well as in-service training to Indian
Police Service (IPS) officers. Established in 1948 at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, the Academy
was shifted to Hyderabad in 1975. The Academy also promotes study and research
on police-related topics.
SASHASTRA SEEMA BAL
Special Service Bureau (SSB) was set up in the early 1963 under Cabinet Secretariat in
the wake of India-China conflict of 1962 to build peoples’ morale and inculcate spirit
of resistance in the border population against threats of subversion, infiltration and
sabotage from across the border. It is now under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Home Affairs with effect from 15 January 2001 and assigned the
responsibility to guard along the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Borders. Name of SSB
has been changed as ‘‘Sashastra Seema Bal’’ from 15 December 2003.
CIVIL DEFENCE
Civil Defence includes any measures not amounting to actual combat, for affording
protection to any person, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory
thereof against any hostile attack whether from air, land, sea or other places or for
operating/mitigating the effect of any such attack, whether such measures are taken
before, during or after the time of such attack. Civil Defence is to be organised as an
integral part of the defence of the country. Civil Defence aims at saving life, minimise
damage to the property, maintaining continuity of industrial production and keeping
the public morale high in the event of a hostile attack. Central financial assistance to
the States for Civil Defence measures is confined to categorised Civil Defence towns
only. Civil Defence is primarily organised on voluntary basis except for a small nucleus
of paid staff and establishment which is augmented during emergencies. Civil Defence
activities are restricted to 225 categorised towns spread all over the country. The
present target of Civil Defence volunteers is 13.20 lakh, of which 5.51 lakh have
already been raised and 4.61 lakh trained.
Civil Defence volunteers are also deployed, on a voluntary basis, in various
constructive and nation building activities, including providing assistance to the
administration in undertaking social and welfare services and in the prevention/
mitigation of natural/man-made disasters as well as in post-disaster response and
Justice and Law 687 relief operations. The training of Civil Defence organisation is carried out in three tier levels. The training of trainers and specialised training is conducted at the National
Civil Defence College, Nagpur and Team/Leadership training is conducted at State
Civil Defence Institutes. Training of the volunteers in Civil Defence Organisation is
carried out at Local/Town levels by trained trainers in the form of short-term training
programmes.
The Civil Defence has reached out to over 200 schools and colleges besides
residential areas in Delhi and has trained over more than 10,000 women and girl
students in self-defence. A centrally sponsored Scheme has been launched in 2009
for revamping the Civil Defence during the 11th Plan.
HOME GUARDS
Home Guards is a voluntary force, first raised in India in December 1946, to assist the
police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots. Subsequently, the concept
of the voluntary citizens force was adopted by several States. In the wake of Chinese
aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the States and Union Territories to merge their
existing voluntary organisations into one uniform voluntary force known as Home
Guards. The role of Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary to the police in
maintenance of internal security, help the community in any kind of emergency such
as an air-raid, fire, cyclone, earthquake, epidemic, etc., help in maintenance of essential
services, promote communal harmony and assist the administration in protecting
weaker sections, participate in socio-economic and welfare activities and perform
Civil Defence duties. Home Guards are of two types—rural and urban. In border
States, Border Wing Home Guard Battalions have also been raised, which serve as an
auxiliary to the Border Security Force. The organisation is spread over in all States
and Union Territories except in Kerala.
Eighteen Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) Battalions have been raised in
the border States viz. Punjab (6 Bns), Rajasthan (4 Bns), Gujarat (4 Bns) and one each
of Battalions for Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal to serve as an auxiliary
to Border Security Force for preventing infiltration on the international border/
coastal areas, guarding of VVIPs and lines of communication in vulnerable areas at
the time of external aggression.
Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the States/
Union Territories. They are recruited from various cross sections of the people such
as doctors, engineers, lawyers, private sector organisations, college and University
students, agricultural and industrial workers, etc., who give their spare time to the
organisation for betterment of the community. All citizens of India, who are in the age
group of 18-50, are eligible to become members of Home Guards. Normal tenure of
membership in Home Guards is 3 to 5 years. Amenities and facilities given to Home
Guards include free uniform for gallantry, distinguished and meritorious services. A
Home Guard, whenever called out for duty/training, is paid duty/training allowance
at prescribed rates to meet out-of-pocket expenses. Members of Home Guards with
three years service in the organisation are trained in police in maintenance of law
and order, prevention of crime, anti-dacoity measures, border patrolling, prohibition,
flood relief, fire-fighting, election duties and social welfare activities. In the event of
national emergency, some portion of Civil Defence work is also entrusted to the Home
Guards.
The Ministry of Home Affairs formulates the policy in respect of role, target,
raising, training, equipping, establishment and other important matters of Home
Guards Organisation. Expenditure on Home Guards is generally shared between
Centre and State Governments as per existing financial policy on discrete financial
terms.
FIRE SERVICE
Fire is a State subject and fire services are administered by the States/Union Territories.
The Ministry of Home Affairs renders technical advice to States/Union Territories
and Central Ministries on fire protection, fire prevention and fire legislation. For the
modernisation of fire service in the States, the Ministry of Home Affairs arranges GIC
loans through the Ministry of Finance. A sum of 404.97 crore as GIC has been
arranged for development of State Fire Services since 1980-81. In addition, 10th Finance
Commission allocated 80 crore as grant-in-aid for the modernisation of fire service
in various States during the period 1995-2000. Eleventh Finance Commission further
allocated 201 crore as grant-in-aid for 2000-05. In 2009, a centrally sponsored
scheme on strengthening of fire and emergency services has been approved at an
estimated cost of Rs. 200 crore during the 11th Plan.
THANKS SEE YOU SOON..... WITH NEW TOPIC
TILL THEN,
GOOD BYE ! & ALLAH HAFIZ
Hi friends,
Let us discuss today about the
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF INDIA
POLICE
The Police force in the country is entrusted with the responsibility of maintenance of
public order and prevention and detection of crimes. Public order and police being
state subjects under the Constitution, police is maintained and controlled by States.
The Police force in a State is headed by the Director General of Police/Inspector
General of Police. State is divided into convenient territorial divisions called ranges
and each police range is under the administrative control of a Deputy Inspector
General of Police. A number of districts constitute the range. District police is further
sub-divided into police divisions, circles and police-stations. Besides the civil police,
states also maintain their own armed police and have separate intelligence Branches,
crime branches, etc. Police set-up in big cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai,
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Pune, etc. is directly under a
Commissioner of Police who enjoys magisterial powers. All senior police posts in
various States are manned by the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres, recruitment to
which is made on All-India basis.
The Central Government maintains Central Police forces, Intelligence Bureau
(IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Institutions for training of police officers
and forensic science institutions to assist the States in gathering intelligence, in
maintaining law and order, in investigating special crime cases and in providing
training to the senior police officers of the State governments.
INDO-TIBETAN BORDER POLICE
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised with 4 Service Battalions on
21 October 1962 after the Chinese aggression as an integrated intelligence/signal/
pioneer/engineering/medical and guerrilla unit and was initially placed under the
Intelligence Bureau for operational control. In 1975, the primary task of the ITBP was
Justice and Law 685 re-defined as security of northern borders, to check illegal immigration and transborder crimes.At present, it has 45 service battalions, assisted by 4 specialised
battalions.
ITBP is given the responsibility of providing security/communication/medical
cover to the pilgrims during Kailash-Mansarover Yatra besides being the Nodal
Agency for Disaster Management in the Central and Western Himalayan region.
BORDER SECURITY FORCE
Border Security Force (BSF) raised in 1965, is entrusted with the task of maintaining
permanent vigilance on India’s international borders. The present strength of BSF is
159 battalions and guards a total of 6,385.36 km of international borders, spread over
mountains, inhospitable deserts, riverine, snow bound and marshy areas. BSF has
been assigned the role of promoting a sense of security amongst the people living in
the border areas and preventing trans-border crimes, such as smuggling, infiltration/
exfiltration and other illegal activities.
ASSAM RIFLES
The Assam Rifles raised as Catchar Levy in 1835 is the oldest Police Force in the
country. The force has 46 battalions. The force has a dual role of maintaining internal
security in the North-Eastern region and guarding the Indo-Myanmar Border. The
Assam Rifles contribution towards assimilation of the people of north-east into the
national mainstream is truly monumental. The force is fondly called ‘‘The Sentinels
of the North-East’’ and ‘‘Friends of the Hill People.’’
NATIONAL SECURITY GUARDS
The National Security Guards (NSG) modelled on the pattern of SAS of the UK and
GSG-9 of Germany has been set up in 1984 for handling counter terrorists and counter
hijacking operations including VIP security. It is a highly trained and motivated
Force for effectively dealing with terrorist activities in the country. It also trains state
police commandos to upgrade their capability to meet the terrorist threats and carry
out bomb detection/defusion operations. The NSG maintains the only National Bomb
Data Centre of the country. A counter terrorist operation was carried out by the
commandos of NSG at Akshar Dham Temple, Ahmedabad in September 2002 and
they were successful in eliminating the terrorists who took refuge in the temple
complex. NSG personnal have rendered assistance on several occasions in bomb
disposal, which have saved many innocent lives.
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is an Armed Force of the Union of India for
internal security management. This Force was raised in 1939 at Nimuch (MP) as the
Crown Representative’s Police and was renamed as the Central Reserve Police Force
in 1949.
At present, CRPF has 206 Battalions including Rapid Action Force (RAF). The
Force remained committed to internal security and counter insurgency-cum-antiterrorist
operations in various parts of the country. This is a Force with ladies
contingents organised in two Mahila Battalions.
RAPID ACTION FORCE
Rapid Action Force (RAF) is an integral part of the Central Reserve Police Force. With
10 battalions it has been conceived in 1992 as a specially trained and equipped to be
an effective strike force mainly to tackle communal riots and riot-like situations.
Unlike the conventional force of law and order, the RAF in addition to its law enforcing
role has got post-riot role in rescue and relief.
CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was established in 1969 to provide security
to industrial undertakings of the government. The Force numbering 1,20,000 as on
22 January 2010 has the responsibility to protect and safeguard the industrial
undertakings owned by the Central Government together with such installations as
are specified as vital by the Government. CISF is presently providing security cover to
259 public sector undertakings, Airports and the Government buildings in Delhi
together with such installations as specified vital. The CISF has launched security
and fire protection consultancy services in 2001.
SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL NATIONAL
POLICE ACADEMY
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy is the premier police training
institution in the country which imparts basic as well as in-service training to Indian
Police Service (IPS) officers. Established in 1948 at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, the Academy
was shifted to Hyderabad in 1975. The Academy also promotes study and research
on police-related topics.
SASHASTRA SEEMA BAL
Special Service Bureau (SSB) was set up in the early 1963 under Cabinet Secretariat in
the wake of India-China conflict of 1962 to build peoples’ morale and inculcate spirit
of resistance in the border population against threats of subversion, infiltration and
sabotage from across the border. It is now under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Home Affairs with effect from 15 January 2001 and assigned the
responsibility to guard along the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Borders. Name of SSB
has been changed as ‘‘Sashastra Seema Bal’’ from 15 December 2003.
CIVIL DEFENCE
Civil Defence includes any measures not amounting to actual combat, for affording
protection to any person, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory
thereof against any hostile attack whether from air, land, sea or other places or for
operating/mitigating the effect of any such attack, whether such measures are taken
before, during or after the time of such attack. Civil Defence is to be organised as an
integral part of the defence of the country. Civil Defence aims at saving life, minimise
damage to the property, maintaining continuity of industrial production and keeping
the public morale high in the event of a hostile attack. Central financial assistance to
the States for Civil Defence measures is confined to categorised Civil Defence towns
only. Civil Defence is primarily organised on voluntary basis except for a small nucleus
of paid staff and establishment which is augmented during emergencies. Civil Defence
activities are restricted to 225 categorised towns spread all over the country. The
present target of Civil Defence volunteers is 13.20 lakh, of which 5.51 lakh have
already been raised and 4.61 lakh trained.
Civil Defence volunteers are also deployed, on a voluntary basis, in various
constructive and nation building activities, including providing assistance to the
administration in undertaking social and welfare services and in the prevention/
mitigation of natural/man-made disasters as well as in post-disaster response and
Justice and Law 687 relief operations. The training of Civil Defence organisation is carried out in three tier levels. The training of trainers and specialised training is conducted at the National
Civil Defence College, Nagpur and Team/Leadership training is conducted at State
Civil Defence Institutes. Training of the volunteers in Civil Defence Organisation is
carried out at Local/Town levels by trained trainers in the form of short-term training
programmes.
The Civil Defence has reached out to over 200 schools and colleges besides
residential areas in Delhi and has trained over more than 10,000 women and girl
students in self-defence. A centrally sponsored Scheme has been launched in 2009
for revamping the Civil Defence during the 11th Plan.
HOME GUARDS
Home Guards is a voluntary force, first raised in India in December 1946, to assist the
police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots. Subsequently, the concept
of the voluntary citizens force was adopted by several States. In the wake of Chinese
aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the States and Union Territories to merge their
existing voluntary organisations into one uniform voluntary force known as Home
Guards. The role of Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary to the police in
maintenance of internal security, help the community in any kind of emergency such
as an air-raid, fire, cyclone, earthquake, epidemic, etc., help in maintenance of essential
services, promote communal harmony and assist the administration in protecting
weaker sections, participate in socio-economic and welfare activities and perform
Civil Defence duties. Home Guards are of two types—rural and urban. In border
States, Border Wing Home Guard Battalions have also been raised, which serve as an
auxiliary to the Border Security Force. The organisation is spread over in all States
and Union Territories except in Kerala.
Eighteen Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) Battalions have been raised in
the border States viz. Punjab (6 Bns), Rajasthan (4 Bns), Gujarat (4 Bns) and one each
of Battalions for Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal to serve as an auxiliary
to Border Security Force for preventing infiltration on the international border/
coastal areas, guarding of VVIPs and lines of communication in vulnerable areas at
the time of external aggression.
Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the States/
Union Territories. They are recruited from various cross sections of the people such
as doctors, engineers, lawyers, private sector organisations, college and University
students, agricultural and industrial workers, etc., who give their spare time to the
organisation for betterment of the community. All citizens of India, who are in the age
group of 18-50, are eligible to become members of Home Guards. Normal tenure of
membership in Home Guards is 3 to 5 years. Amenities and facilities given to Home
Guards include free uniform for gallantry, distinguished and meritorious services. A
Home Guard, whenever called out for duty/training, is paid duty/training allowance
at prescribed rates to meet out-of-pocket expenses. Members of Home Guards with
three years service in the organisation are trained in police in maintenance of law
and order, prevention of crime, anti-dacoity measures, border patrolling, prohibition,
flood relief, fire-fighting, election duties and social welfare activities. In the event of
national emergency, some portion of Civil Defence work is also entrusted to the Home
Guards.
The Ministry of Home Affairs formulates the policy in respect of role, target,
raising, training, equipping, establishment and other important matters of Home
Guards Organisation. Expenditure on Home Guards is generally shared between
Centre and State Governments as per existing financial policy on discrete financial
terms.
FIRE SERVICE
Fire is a State subject and fire services are administered by the States/Union Territories.
The Ministry of Home Affairs renders technical advice to States/Union Territories
and Central Ministries on fire protection, fire prevention and fire legislation. For the
modernisation of fire service in the States, the Ministry of Home Affairs arranges GIC
loans through the Ministry of Finance. A sum of 404.97 crore as GIC has been
arranged for development of State Fire Services since 1980-81. In addition, 10th Finance
Commission allocated 80 crore as grant-in-aid for the modernisation of fire service
in various States during the period 1995-2000. Eleventh Finance Commission further
allocated 201 crore as grant-in-aid for 2000-05. In 2009, a centrally sponsored
scheme on strengthening of fire and emergency services has been approved at an
estimated cost of Rs. 200 crore during the 11th Plan.
THANKS SEE YOU SOON..... WITH NEW TOPIC
TILL THEN,
GOOD BYE ! & ALLAH HAFIZ
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