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Central Armed Police Forces
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In India, the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the collective designation for the central police organizations under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[2] These forces, previously known as the Central Para-Military Forces, are technically paramilitary in nature. Since 2011, the term "central armed police forces" has been adopted, replacing the term "paramilitary." The CAPF is responsible for internal security and border protection.[3] Each force within the CAPF is led by a Director General (DG), typically an officer from the Indian Police Service (IPS), with the exception of the Assam Rifles, which is headed by a Lieutenant General-ranked officer from the Indian Army.[4]
For other law enforcement agencies named "armed police", see Armed Police (disambiguation).
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Central Armed Police Forces | |
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Abbreviation | CAPF |
Agency overview | |
Annual budget | ā¹97,003.37 crore (US$12 billion) (2024ā25)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Federal agency | India |
Operations jurisdiction | India |
Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Minister responsible | |
Parent agency | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Child agencies | |
Website | |
mha.gov.in/central-armed-police-forces |
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CAPF is further classified into three groups:[5]
- Border Guarding Forces
- Assam Rifles (AR)
- Border Security Force (BSF)
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
- Special Task Force
- National Security Guard (NSG)
- Forces for Internal Security