Indian Paramilitary Forces
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Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Home Affairs which act as armed forces auxiliaries and are considered part of the Indian Armed Forces.
The Indian Paramilitary Forces (PMF) are regarded as the world's second largest (Second only to the Chinese People's Armed Police with 1.5 million personnel) and most formidable paramilitary force. In 2002, the total strength of the paramilitary force stood at 1.3 million personnel. The PMF is made up of twelve organisations. These are as follows:
- Assam Rifles
- Border Security Force
- Central Industrial Security Force
- Central Reserve Police Force
- Rapid Action Force
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- Rashtriya Rifles
- Defense Security Corps
- Railway Protection Force
- Indian Home Guard
- Civil Defence
- State Armed Police
- Special Security Bureau
See also
- Indian Army
- Indian Air Force
- Indian Navy
- Indian Coast Guard
- National Security Guard
- Special Frontier Force
- Special Protection Group
- National Cadet Corps (India)
External links
- [Assam Rifles official site]
- [Analysis of the PMF]
- [An informative article on the PMF]
- [Global Security article on Border Security Force]
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