Sashastra Seema Bal

Sashastra Seema Bal
Sashastra Seema Bal
	Emblem of the Sashastra Seema Bal
	Flag of Sashastra Seema Bal
Common name	सशस्त्र सीमा बल
Abbreviation	SSB
Motto	Service, Security and Brotherhood
Agency overview
Formed	20 December 1963
Employees	94,261 active personnel
Annual budget	₹8,485.77 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2024–25)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Governing body	Ministry of Finance (India)
Constituting instrument	Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007;
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Udaipur
Minister responsible	Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs (India);
Agency executive	Daljit Singh Chaudhary IPS., Director General;
Parent agency	Central Armed Police Forces
Website
	www.ssb.gov.in

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB; transl. Armed Border Force) is a border guarding force of India deployed along its borders with Nepal and Bhutan. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

The force was originally set up under the name Special Service Bureau in 1963 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War to strengthen India's border areas against enemy operations.

^ "Force Profile- SSB Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India". ssb.gov.in.
^ "Rs 1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA in budget". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[1] "Force Profile- SSB Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India". ssb.gov.in.

[2] "Rs 1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA in budget". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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