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Retired Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) officers moved the Supreme Court of India alleging non-implementation of its directions to reduce Indian Police Service (IPS) deputation in CAPFs and to review cadres and service rules.
Description:
About CAPF:
- CAPFs includeCRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB, Assam Rifles, NSG
Force Profiles:
| Force | Established | Primary Mandate | Key Features |
| AR (Assam Rifles) | 1835 | Indo-Myanmar Border | Oldest force; Administrative control by MHA, operational by Army. |
| BSF (Border Security Force) | 1965 | Indo-Pak & Indo-Bangladesh Borders | World’s largest border force; “First Line of Defence.” |
| CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) | 1969 | Critical Infrastructure | Guard’s airports, nuclear plants, Delhi Metro and PSUs etc., |
| CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) | 1939 | Internal Security & Election Duty | Largest CAPF; Includes RAF (anti-riot) and CoBRA (anti-Naxal). |
| ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) | 1962 | Indo-China Border | Specialized mountain force (Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh). |
| NSG (National Security Guard) | 1984 | Counter-Terrorism | Known as “Black Cats”; handles high-risk internal disturbances. |
| SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) | 1963 | Indo-Nepal & Indo-Bhutan Borders | Focuses on friendly border management and intelligence. |
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