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Line 1: {{Short description\|Federal police force in India}} {{Multiple issues\| {{COI\|date=May 2024}} {{POV\|date=December 2022}} {{Unbalanced\|date=December 2022}} {{Advert\|date=December 2022}} {{Peacock\|date=December 2022}} ~~{{Tone\|date=December 2022}}~~ {{too detailed\|date=February 2024}}}} {{EngvarB\|date=March 2014}} Line 14: \| commonname = \| abbreviation = CRPF ~~\| patch = Ministry of Home Affairs India.svg~~ ~~\| patchcaption = Parent Agency - Ministry of Home Affairs~~ \| logo = [[File:Central Reserve Police Force emblem.svg\|110px\|frameless\|Central Reserve Police Force emblem]] \| flag = [[File:CRPF Flag.svg\|140px]] \| flagcaption = ~~CRPF~~Flag ~~emblem~~of ~~embroidered~~the onCentral ~~the~~Reserve ~~sky-blue~~Police ~~flag~~Force \| logocaption = ~~CRPF~~ [[Emblem]] of the Central Reserve Police Force \| motto = "सेवा और निष्ठा" \| mottotranslated = Service and Loyalty \| formed = {{Unbulleted_list\|{{Start date and age\|1939\|07\|27\|df=yes}}<br />{{small\|(as Crown Representative's Police)}}\|{{Start date and age\|1949\|12\|28\|df=yes}}<br />{{small\|(as Central Reserve Police Force)}}}} \| preceding1 = ~~[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]]~~ \| employees = 313,634 Active personnel \| budget = {{INRConvert\|~~32809~~31543.6520\|c}} (2024–25)<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Rs 1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA in budget\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/rs-1-85-lakh-crore-allocation-to-mha-in-budget/articleshow/89275279.cms\|access-date=2024-02-02}}</ref> \| country = India \| governingbody = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]] Line 35 ⟶ 33: \| minister1pfo = Union Minister of Home Affairs \| chief1name = Anish Dayal Singh, [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]] \| chief1position = [[Director General]]~~, CRPF~~ \| child1agency = •[[Commando Battalion for Resolute Action]] (COBRA) \| child2agency = •[[Rapid Action Force]] (RAF) \| child3agency = •Special Duty Group \| child4agency = •[[CRPF Valley QAT]] \| unittype = [[Battallion]] \| lockuptype = Quarter Guard Line 46 ⟶ 48: \| anniversary1 = Valour Day<br />(9 April 1965) \| website = {{URL\|https://crpf.gov.in/}} \| child5agency = ~~•Parliament Duty Group~~ \| child6agency = •Security Wing(VIP Security Group) \| anniversary2 = Police Commemoration Day<br />(21 October 1959) Line 53 ⟶ 55: \| dmap = [[File:Political map of India EN.svg\|thumb\|Political map of India EN]] }} The '''Central Reserve Police Force''' ('''CRPF''') is ana ~~internal~~[[Central ~~security~~Armed ~~and~~Police ~~combat~~Forces\|Central ~~force~~Armed Police Force]] in [[India]] under the of [[~~Government~~Ministry of ~~India]].~~Home ItAffairs ~~is one~~(India)\|Ministry of ~~the~~Home ~~[[Central Armed Police Forces~~Affairs]]. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the ~~State~~[[States and union territories of India\|States]] and [[States and union territories of India\|Union Territories]] in police operations to maintain [[rule of law\|law and order]] and provide [[~~counter-insurgency~~Internal security]]. It is composed of Central Reserve Police Force ([[Regular army\|Regular]]) and Central Reserve Police Force ([[Auxiliaries\|Auxiliary]]). It was founded as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939. After [[Independence Day (India)\|Indian independence]], it became 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. Line 60 ⟶ 62: ==History== Originally constituted as the Crown Representative Police in 1939, it is the Central Armed Police Force. CRP was raised as a sequel to the political unrest and the agitations in the then [[Princely state\|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 the native States to preserve law and order as a part of the imperial policy. After Independence, the force was renamed as 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, visualized a multi-dimensional role for it in tune with the changing needs of a newly independent nation. The force played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely States into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government in disciplining the rebellious [[Junagadh State\|princely States ofJunagadh]] and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union. * The CRPF was derived from the CRP (Crown Representative's Police) on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in [[Nimach]] [Means North Indian Mounted Artillery and Cavalry Headquarter], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Its primary duty at the time was to protect the [[British resident]]s in sensitive states of India.<ref name="Milestones of Bravery">{{Cite web\|url=http://crpf.nic.in/milestones-of-bravery.htm\|title=Milestones of Bravery\|website=crpf.nic.in\|access-date=12 December 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142551/http://www.crpf.nic.in/milestones-of-bravery.htm\|archive-date=20 December 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> * In 1949, the CRP was renamed under the CRPF Act. During the 1960s, many [[State Armed Police Forces\|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 [[People's Liberation Army\|Chinese Army]] at [[Hot Springs, Chang Chenmo Valley\|Hot Springs]] in [[Ladakh]] resulting in 10 casualties. The survivors were imprisoned. Since then, 21 October is observed as [[Martyrs' Day (India)#21 October\|Police Commemoration]] day nationwide, across all states in India.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://crpf.nic.in/milestones-of-bravery.htm\|title=Milestones of Bravery\|website=crpf.nic.in\|access-date=5 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705121356/http://crpf.nic.in/milestones-of-bravery.htm\|archive-date=5 July 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> * On the intervening night of 8 and 9 April 1965, 3500 men of the 51st Infantry Brigade of [[Pakistan]], comprising 18 Punjab Bn, 8 Frontier Rifles, and 6 [[Baloch people\|Baluch]] Bn, stealthily launched operation "Desert Hawk" against border posts in [[Rann of Kutch]]. It was to the valour of Head Constable Bhawana Ram deployed on the eastern parameter of Sardar Post whose gallant act was to a great extent instrumental in demoralizing the intruders and forcing them to retreat from the post. There are few parallels of such a battle and the then Union Home Minister very appropriately graded it as a "Military Battle" not a Police battle. The service and their sacrifice will now not need to turn back to old records for appreciation with that historic moment being picked up for celebration as "Valour Day" of the Force after Year. ~~{{check quotation}}~~ * 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. * When 5 armed terrorists tried to storm the [[Ram Janmabhoomi\|Ram Janambhoomi]] Complex in [[Ayodhya]] on 5 July 2005 and had penetrated the outer security rings, they were challenged by CRPF which formed the inner security ring. Shri Vijeto Tinyi, AC, and Shri Dharambir Singh, Head Constable, who exhibited exemplary gallant were awarded ‘Shaurya Chakra’.<ref name="Milestones of Bravery"/> * 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. 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 were appreciated by all quarters. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security. Originally constituted as the Crown Representative Police in 1939, it is one of the oldest Central para-military forces (now termed as Central Armed Police Force). CRPF was raised as a sequel to the political unrest and the 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 the native States to preserve law and order as a part of the imperial policy. On 21 October 1959, SI Karam Singh and 20 other CRPF personnel were attacked by the [[People's Liberation Army\|Chinese Army]] at [[Hot Springs, Chang Chenmo Valley\|Hot Springs]] in [[Ladakh]] resulting in 10 casualties. The survivors were imprisoned. Since then, 21 October is observed as [[Martyrs' Day (India)#21 October\|Police Commemoration]] day nationwide, across all states in India.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://crpf.nic.in/milestones-of-bravery.htm\|title=Milestones of Bravery\|website=crpf.nic.in\|access-date=5 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705121356/http://crpf.nic.in/milestones-of-bravery.htm\|archive-date=5 July 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> After Independence, the force was renamed as 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, visualized a multi-dimensional role for it in tune with the changing needs of a newly independent nation. In 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 the Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir following attacks launched by the Pakistani infiltrators. During the early 1950s, the performance of the CRPF detachments in Bhuj, the then Patiala and East Punjab State Union (PEPSU)[[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] and Chambal ravines were appreciated by all quarters. The force played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely States into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government in disciplining the rebellious princely States of Junagarh and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union. Soon after Independence, contingents of the CRPF were sent to Kutch, Rajasthan, and Sindh borders to check infiltration and trans-border crimes. They were, subsequently, deployed on the Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir following attacks launched by the Pakistani infiltrators. The CRPF bore the brunt of the first Chinese attack on India at Hot Springs (Ladakh) on 21 October 1959. A small CRPF patrol was ambushed by the Chinese in which ten of its men made their supreme sacrifice for the country. Their martyrdom on 21 October is remembered throughout the country as the Police Commemoration Day every year. 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 the history ~~of para-military Forces in India~~, thirteen companies of CRPF were airlifted to join 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 Peace Keeping Force. In the late seventies, when extremist elements disturbed the peace in Tripura and Manipur, CRPF battalions were deployed in strength. Simultaneously, there 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://crpf.gov.in/rec/history-crpf.htm\|title=History of CRPF {{!}} About Us {{!}} Central Reserve Police Force, Government of India.\|website=crpf.gov.in\|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> == ~~Operations~~ Organization== ~~=== Sri Lanka Mission ===~~ The role of the CRPF and its services have extended beyond the nation's borders. The services rendered by the CRPF in Sri Lanka as part of IPKF, as part of the UN Peace Keeping Force in Namibia, Somalia, Haiti, Maldives, and also in Bosnia speak volumes about the ability, agility, versatility, and dependability of the Force to adapt to any conflict-situation round the globe. Presently a contingent of 240 personnel of RAF is deployed in Kosovo as UN Mission in Kosovo is to provide protection and security to the UN officials/UN civil police/ Crowd control etc. RAF coys will also assist local police to control /mob during violent demonstrations, humanitarian and to assist the activities of the ICTY.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://crpf.gov.in/sri-lanka-mission.htm\|title=Sri Lanka Mission\|work=Central Reserve Police Force\|accessdate=2022-05-20}}</ref> ~~==Organisation==~~ [[File:The CRPF marching contingents passes through the Rajpath during the 66th Republic Day Parade 2015, in New Delhi on January 26, 2015.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|CRPF (CoBRA) personnel during the Republic Day Parade]] ===Administration=== The CRPF is headed by a [[director general\|Director General]] who is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer and is assisted by 3 Additional Director Generals, 9 Inspector Generals, 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 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Organisation Structure - CRPF \|url=https://crpf.gov.in/Organization-Structure \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=crpf.gov.in}}</ref> ===Subdivisions=== There are 247 [[battalion]]s of approximately ~~1200~~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\|Assistant Commandant.]] The Ministry of Home Affairs planned to raise 2 Group Centers, 2 Range HQs, 1 Sector HQ, and 12 new battalions including a Mahila (all-female) battalion by 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/AR(E)1516.pdf\|title=MHA Annual Report 2015-16\|website=[[National Informatics Centre]]\|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]]\|page=172\|access-date=27 April 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625213524/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/AR(E)1516.pdf\|archive-date=25 June 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The CRPF force is organized 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 is headed by an inspector general.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=http://crpf.nic.in/organization-chart.htm~~ \|title=~~Organization~~Organisation Chart~~\|website=crpf.nic.in\|access~~ -~~date=20~~ ~~June~~CRPF ~~2016~~\|~~archive-~~url=https~~://web.archive.org/web/20160612170239/http~~://crpf.~~nic~~gov.in/~~organization~~Organization-~~chart.htm~~Structure/Organization-Chart \|~~archive~~access-date=~~12 June~~2024-07-09 ~~2016~~\|~~url-status~~website=~~dead~~crpf.gov.in}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" Line 112 ⟶ 97: !Branch / Sector \|- \| rowspan="65" \|~~Operations & HQ~~Headquarters \| rowspan="65" \|Shri ~~Zulfiquar~~Sandeep ~~Hasan~~Khirwar, IPS, ADG \|Establishment ~~\|Operations~~ \| \|- \|Personnel ~~\|Intelligence~~ \| \|- \|Provisioning ~~\|COBRA~~ \| \|- \|Works ~~\|RAF~~ \| \|- \|Finance ~~\|Comms & IT~~ \| \|- \| rowspan="6" \|Operations ~~\|Medical~~ \| rowspan="6" \|Shri Vitul Kumar, IPS, ADG \| \|Administration \|- \|CoBRA ~~\| rowspan="5" \|Works~~ ~~\| rowspan="5" \|Shri Sanjay Chander, IPS, SDG~~ ~~\|Personnel~~ \| \|- \|Comms & IT ~~\|Provisioning~~ \| \|- \|Intelligence ~~\|Administration~~ \| \|- \|RAF ~~\|Establishment~~ \| \|- \|FV.AS. \| \|- \| rowspan="2" \|Training \| rowspan="2" \|Shri ~~Shyam~~Deepak ~~Sundar Chaturvedi~~Kumar, IPS, ADG \|Training Institutions \| \|- \|ISA Mt. Abu \|- \|CRPF Academy \|Shri Deepak Kumar, IPS, ADG \|CRPF Academy \|- \| rowspan="4" \|North-East (Spl. DG-GTY) \| rowspan="4" \|Shri Sanjeev Ranjan Ojha , IPS, ADG \|Jorhat \| \|- \|Manipur and Nagaland \| \|- \|Tripura \| \|- \|North Eastern \| \|- \| rowspan="3" \|Southern (ADG-HYD) \| rowspan="3" \|~~Smt~~Shri ~~Rashmi~~Ravideep ~~Shukla~~Singh Sahi, IPS, ADG \|Western \| \|- \|Southern \| \|- \|Karnataka-Kerala \| \|- \| rowspan="98" \|Central (Spl. DG-KOL) \| rowspan="98" \|Shri ~~Nitin~~Amit ~~Agarwal~~Kumar, IPS, ~~ADG~~SDG \|Bihar \| \|- \|Central \| \|- \|Madhya Pradesh \| \|- \|Eastern \| \|- \|Odisha \| \|- \|Chhattisgarh \| \|- \|Jharkhand \| \|- \|West Bengal \| \|- \| \|- \| rowspan="6" \|Jammu & Kashmir (Spl. DG-JMU) \| rowspan="6" \|Shri ~~Sanjay~~Rajesh ~~Arora~~Kumar, IPS, ADG \|Jammu \| \|- \|Northern \| \|- \|Rajasthan \| \|- \|North Western \| \|- \|Srinagar \| \|- \|Operations Kashmir \| \|- ~~\|CRPF Academy~~ ~~\|Shri K S Bhandari, ADG~~ ~~\|CRPF Academy~~ \| \|} Details of composition of Zones: - * '''Central Zone''' - 8 Sectors, 24 Ranges, 19 Group Centres, 91 administrative battalions, 98 operational battalions. 9 Composite Hospitals. 2 Central Workshops, 1 Armament Workshops, 2 Central Training Centres, 3 Recruit Training Centres, and 1 Central Institute of Advanced Training.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Central Zone - CRPF \|url=https://crpf.gov.in/Dte/Zone/Central-Zone/About-Central-Zone \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=crpf.gov.in}}</ref> * '''Jammu & Kashmir Zone''' - 6 Sectors (including 1 Operations Sector). 80 operational battalions (including Chandigarh 1 Mahila Bn) are deployed in the area of responsibility of this Zone.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=J&K Zone - CRPF \|url=https://crpf.gov.in/Dte/Zone/J-&-K-Zone/About-J-&-K-Zone \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=crpf.gov.in}}</ref> * '''Southern Zone''' - The Zone has 3 Sectors consisting of 07 Ranges (including one Operations range), 8 Group Centres, 7 Composite Hospitals, 1 Station Hospital, 1 Central Weapon Store, 2 Arms Work Shop, 2 Central Training College, 2 Recruit Training College, 1 Dog Breeding & Training School at Taralu, 1 Improvised Explosive Device School at [[Pune]], 1 College of Information Technology at [[Bangalore]], 1 National Institute of Jungle Craft at [[Belgaum]], 1 Training Node at [[Hyderabad]], CIAT Chittoor, 3 [[National Disaster Response Force]] Battalions, 3 Mahila Battalions at [[Nagpur]], [[Gandhinagar]] and [[Bangalore]], 38 Administrative Battalions, 19 Operational Battalions and 5 Rapid Action Force (RAF) Battalions.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Southern Zone - CRPF \|url=https://crpf.gov.in/Dte/Zone/Southern-Zone/About-Southern-Zone \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=crpf.gov.in}}</ref> * '''North East Zone''' - The Zone has 4 Sectors consisting 6 Group Centres, 60 battalions, 1 CoBRA battalion, 1 Central Institute of Advanced Training, 1 Composite Hospital (100 beds) and 2 Composite Hospitals (50 beds).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=North East Zone - CRPF \|url=https://crpf.gov.in/Dte/Zone/North-East-Zone/Organization-Structure \|access-date=2024-07-09 \|website=crpf.gov.in}}</ref> ==Special units== ===~~The~~ Rapid Action Force=== {{Main\|Rapid Action Force}} The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a 15specialised ~~[[battalion]]~~unit ~~wing of~~under the ~~Indian~~CRPF. ~~Central~~It ~~Reserve~~has ~~Police~~total ~~Force.~~strength Itof 15 [[battalions]] and was formed in October 1992, as a [[riot control]] force to deal with communal ~~riots~~ and related civil unrest. The battalions are numbered from 99 to 108~~. 5 more battalions were also added in the year 2017 by converting the GD battalion into an RAF battalion~~. The RAF is a zero-response force intended to quickly respond to a crisis situation.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://crpf.nic.in/RAFSector.htm\|title=RAF Sector\|website=crpf.nic.in\|access-date=5 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112257/http://www.crpf.nic.in/RAFSector.htm\|archive-date=6 October 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ~~This force also has a flag signifying peace. The force~~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 — a riot control element, a [[tear gas]] element, and a fire element. It has been organized as an independent strike unit. Line 255 ⟶ 209: One team in each [[Company (military unit)\|company]] of the RAF is composed of female personnel so as to deal more effectively with situations where the force faces women demonstrators.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://crpf.nic.in/about-sector-RAF.htm\|title=About Sector\|website=crpf.nic.in\|access-date=5 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702085405/http://www.crpf.nic.in/about-sector-RAF.htm\|archive-date=2 July 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===~~Parliament~~Special Duty Group=== The '''Special Duty Group''' is an battalion-sized unit of the CRPF tasked with providing security for the outer cordon of the [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister's]] official residence on [[7, Lok Kalyan Marg]] and his [[Prime Minister's Office (India)\|office]] in the North Block as well as during outdoor functions. It comprises around 1,000 personnel.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/india/crpf-orders-enquiry-after-expired-polio-vaccines-given-to-some-infants-at-medical-camp.html\| title=CRPF orders enquiry after expired polio vaccines given to some infants at medical camp\|date=20 May 2020\|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/20/crpf-orders-inquiry-in-botched-up-vaccination-drive-among-personnels-children-2145666.html\| title=CRPF orders inquiry in 'botched up' vaccination drive among personnel's children\|date=20 May 2020\|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> The '''Parliament Duty Group''' is an elite CRPF unit tasked with providing armed protection to [[Sansad Bhavan\|Parliament House]].<ref name="crpf">{{cite news\|title=CRPF for Parliament security\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120510/jsp/nation/story_15473003.jsp\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707161249/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120510/jsp/nation/story_15473003.jsp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 July 2012\|access-date=13 August 2012 \| location=Calcutta, India\|work=The Telegraph\|date=10 May 2012}}</ref> 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. 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 was handed over to the CISF by the government due to a security breach issue. The Parliament House complex is protected by teams from the Delhi police, CRPF, [[ITBP]], and personnel of the Parliament Security Service. [[Parliament Security Services\|The Parliament Security Service]] acts as the overall coordinating agency in close cooperation with various security agencies such as the [[Delhi Police]], CRPF, [[Intelligence Bureau (India)\|IB]], [[Special Protection Group\|SPG]] and [[National Security Guard\|NSG]]. ~~PDG personnel are armed with [[Glock]] pistols, [[MP5]] submachine guns, [[INSAS]] sniper rifles with telescope, and hand-held thermal imagers.<ref name="crpf" />~~ ~~===Special Duty Group===~~ The '''Special Duty Group''' is an elite battalion of the CRPF tasked with providing security for the outer cordon of the [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister's]] official residence on [[7, Lok Kalyan Marg]] and his [[Prime Minister's Office (India)\|office]] in the North Block as well as during outdoor functions. It comprises around 1000 personnel.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/india/crpf-orders-enquiry-after-expired-polio-vaccines-given-to-some-infants-at-medical-camp.html\| title=CRPF orders enquiry after expired polio vaccines given to some infants at medical camp\|date=20 May 2020\|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/20/crpf-orders-inquiry-in-botched-up-vaccination-drive-among-personnels-children-2145666.html\| title=CRPF orders inquiry in 'botched up' vaccination drive among personnel's children\|date=20 May 2020\|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> ===CoBRA=== Line 276 ⟶ 225: ===Rank structure=== {{Main\|List of police ranks in India\|Indian Police Service}} The organization is structured mainly on three rank categories which include ~~[[Gazetted Officer (India)\|~~Gazetted Officers (GOs)]], [[Subordinate officer\|Subordinate Officers]] (SOs), and Non-Gazetted Officers (NGOs). The [[Assistant commandant\|Assistant Commandants]] are Group 'A' ~~[[Gazetted Officer (India)\|~~Gazetted officers]], directly appointed upon clearing an exam conducted by the UPSC which is held yearly. ;Officers Line 314 ⟶ 263: {\| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;" \|- style="background:#ccc;" {{Ranks and Insignia of Indian forces/OR/Blank}} ~~! Rank group\|\| colspan=10\| Junior commissioned officers \|\| colspan=12\| Non commissioned officer \|\| colspan=14\| Enlisted~~ {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/India (CRPF)}} \|} Line 519 ⟶ 468: \| \|} ~~==Weapons==~~ CRPF uses basic [[infantry]] weapons which are manufactured indigenously at the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]] under the control of the [[Ordnance Factories Board]]. They are also equipped with weapons like CGRLs, 81mm mortars, AGLs, etc. ==Awards== Line 604 ⟶ 550: == In popular culture == The acronym CRPF has been expanded as "''Chalte Raho Pyare Force''" ({{~~Literal Translation~~lit\|Keep moving my friend force\|Keep Moving, Beloved Force}}) since they are constantly on the move from one troubled place in India to another.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Halarnkar\|first=Samar\|date=2010-04-07\|title=No time for war\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/no-time-for-war/story-OaNnRr8MrCKi2LkOiyIorN.html\|access-date=2020-07-09\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Raza\|first=M. Maroof\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zn65l2PdfYIC&q=chalte+raho+pyare+force&pg=PA94\|title=Confronting Terrorism\|date=2009\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|isbn=978-0-670-08369-5\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Joshi\|first=Manoj\|date=10 January 2017\|title=BSF Jawan's Video Has a Simple Message: India Should be Ready to Pay for Security\|url=https://thewire.in/security/bsf-army-jawan\|access-date=2020-07-09\|website=The Wire}}</ref> ==See also== Line 638 ⟶ 584: [[Category:India in World War II]] [[Category:Specialist law enforcement agencies of India]] [[Category:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]