The Central Reserve Police Force CRPF is a federal police organisation in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPFs primary role lies in assisting the State Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter-insurgency.

It is composed of Central Reserve Police Force Regular and Central Reserve Police Force Auxiliary. It came into existence as the Crown Representatives Police on 27 July 1939. After Indian independence, it became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949. Besides law and order and counter-insurgency duties, the CRPF has played an increasingly large role in India’s general elections.

CRPF

The largest Central armed police force of the country has indeed become the most dependable force of the nation owing to its versatility, professionalism, and the bravery of its intrepid and committed Bravehearts.

In a solemn ceremony on the momentous occasion, Shri Kuldiep Singh, DG CRPF laid wreath at the Martyrs Memorial located in the campus of Group Centre Gurugram and paid rich tributes to all the Bravehearts of the Force who unflinchingly laid down their lives at the altar of duty.

So far 2235 Bravehearts of CRPF have made supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation. Extending best wishes to the personnel and their families on the Raising Day, the DG assured that with its glorious past as a guiding light the Force is resolutely committed to serve the nation with all its might. Extending greetings to the Force personnel, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi tweeted

The CRPF is known for its valour and professionalism. It has a key role in India’s security apparatus. Their contributions to further national unity are appreciable.

Saluting the dedication and commitment of CRPF Personnel to safeguarding the motherland, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said through his tweet that this valorous force plays a vital role in India’s growth by preserving the internal security and national integrity of the country.

Aim

The mission of the Central Reserve Police Force shall be to enable the government to maintain Rule of Law, Public Order and Internal Security effectively and efficiently to preserve National Integrity Promote Social Harmony and Development by upholding supremacy of the Constitution.

History

The CRPF was derived from the CRP Crown Representatives Police on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in Nimach Means North Indian Mounted Artillery and Cavalry Headquarter, Madhya Pradesh. Its primary duty at the time was to protect the British residents in sensitive states of India. 

In 1949, the CRP was renamed under the CRPF Act. During the 1960s, many state reserve police battalions were merged with the CRPF. The CRPF has been active against foreign invasion and domestic insurgency. On 21 October 1959, SI Karam Singh and 20 soldiers were attacked by the Chinese Army at Hot Springs in Ladakh resulting in 10 casualties. The survivors were imprisoned. Since then, 21 October is observed as Police Commemoration day nationwide, across all states in India.  On intervening night of 8 and 9 April 1965, 3500 men of 51st Infantry Brigade of Pakistan, comprising 18 Punjab Bn, 8 Frontier Rifles and 6 Baluch Bn, stealthily launched operation Desert Hawk against border posts in Rann of Kutch. It was to the valour of Head Constable Bhawana Ram deployed on the eastern parameter of Sardar Post whose gallant act was to a great extent instrumental in demoralizing the intruders and forcing them to retreat from the post.

There are few parallels of such a battle and the then Union Home Minister very appropriately graded it as a Military Battle not a Police battle. The service and their sacrifice will now not need turning back to old records for appreciation with that historic moment being picked up for celebration as Valour Day of the Force after Year. check quotation syntax The CRPF guarded the India-Pakistan Border until 1965, at which point the Border Security Force was created for that purpose.

On 2001 Indian Parliament attack the CRPF troopers killed all five terrorists who had entered the premises of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi. When 5 armed terrorists tried to storm the Ram Janambhoomi Complex in Ayodhya on 5 July 2005 and had penetrated the outer security rings, they were challenged by CRPF which formed the inner security ring. Shri Vijeto Tinyi, AC and Shri Dharambir Singh, Head Constable, who exhibited exemplary gallant were awarded with Shaurya Chakra. 

In recent years, the Government of India has decided to follow up on recommendations of the Indian cabinet to use each security agency for its mandated purpose. As a result, the counter-insurgency operations in India have been entrusted to the CRPF. In 2008 a wing called Commando Battalion for Resolute Action CoBRA was added to the CRPF to counter the Naxalite movement. On 2 September 2009, 5000 CRPF soldiers were deployed for a search and rescue mission to find the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy whose helicopter went missing over the Nallamalla Forest Range in Andhra Pradesh. This was the largest search operation ever mounted in India. The Central Reserve Police Force CRPF is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security. Originally constituted as the Crown Representative Police in 1939, it is one of the oldest Central para military forces now termed as Central Armed Police Force.

Women in CRPF

CRPF has six Mahila Female Battalions. After its training in March 1987, (88M Bn) won laurels for its work assisting the Meerut riots and later with the IPKF in Sri Lanka. Personnel of second Mahila battalion (135 Bn) performed creditably during the Lok Sabha elections 1996 in many states.

At present female personnel are deployed in active duty in Jammu Kashmir, Ayodhya, Manipur, Assam and other parts of the country where they are doing commendable job.

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