Central Armed Police Forces

Central Armed Police Forces
Central Armed Police Forces
Abbreviation	CAPF
Agency overview
Annual budget	₹97,003.37 crore (US$12 billion) (2024–25)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Minister responsible	Amit Shah, Union Home Minister;
Parent agency	Ministry of Home Affairs
Child agencies	AR; BSF; CISF; CRPF; ITBP; NSG; SSB;
Website
	www.mha.gov.in/about-us/central-armed-police-forces

In India, the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the collective name of central police organisations under the Ministry of Home Affairs of India.^[2] These are technically paramilitary forces formerly known as the Central Para-Military Forces. Since 2011, India adopted the term "central armed police forces" to drop the word "paramilitary". These forces are responsible for internal security and guarding the borders.^[3] These forces are indeed headed by a Director General (DG), who is usually an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, except for Assam Rifles, which is headed by an Lt. General-ranked officer from the Indian Army.^[4]

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
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

^ Bureau, The Hindu (1 February 2022). "Union Budget 2022 | ₹1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA; CAPF, police get funds for modernisation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (18 March 2011). "Office Memorandum" (PDF). mha.gov.in. Director (Personnel), MHA. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Indian Police: An Introductory and Statistical Overview" (PDF).
^ Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (12 December 2018). Working conditions in Border Guarding Forces Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Border Security Force) (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[1] Bureau, The Hindu (1 February 2022). "Union Budget 2022 | ₹1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA; CAPF, police get funds for modernisation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[2] Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (18 March 2011). "Office Memorandum" (PDF). mha.gov.in. Director (Personnel), MHA. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[Telegraph-3] Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Indian Police: An Introductory and Statistical Overview" (PDF).

[StandingCommitteeReport-5] Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (12 December 2018). Working conditions in Border Guarding Forces Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Border Security Force) (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

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