Border Security Force

  • January 25, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Border Security Force

Subject – Defence and Security

Context – The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said more than 100 terrorists were present at launch pads across the border, waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.

Concept –

  • The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  • It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965, “for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with”.
  • It has various active roles during an outbreak of war. It is the only CAPF to have a full-fledged Water Wing, Air Wing and even an Artillery Regiment of its own.
  • It comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • The BSF has its own cadre of officers but its head, designated as a Director-General (DG), since its raising has been an officer from the Indian Police Service.
  • It currently stands as the world’s largest border guarding force. BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories.
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