INDO TIBETAN BORDER POLICE (ITBP) - DEFENCE & SECURITY
News:
ITBP on alert, conducting
patrols along China border: Home Ministry
What's
in the news?
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The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
conducted 2,899 patrols along the China border between April and December 2022,
according to the 2022-23 annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Key
takeaways:
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The number of patrols, around 300 per
month, are said to have increased after the latest border row with China began
in 2020; each border outpost sends about ten patrols per month.
ITBP:
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The ITBP is one of the seven Central armed forces that was raised on October
24, 1962 under the CRPF Act.
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In 1992, parliament enacted the ITBPF Act and the rules were framed in
1994.
Administrative
Control: Ministry
of Home Affairs.
Motto:
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The motto of the Force:
“Shaurya-Dridhata-Karma Nishtha” (Valour – Determination – Devotion to Duty).
Organization:
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The ITBP is headed by a Director General (DG) who is assisted
by various other senior officers.
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The force is organized into several
sectors, each headed by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG).
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Each sector is further divided into
several battalions, each headed by a Commandant.
Role:
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ITBP is India’s primary border patrol
organization for its border with China’s
Tibet Autonomous Region. (3,488 km-long India-China border)
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It is also deployed for Anti Naxal Operations and other
internal security duties.
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Moreover, ITBP personnel have also been
deployed abroad in UN peacekeeping
missions.
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The force is also deployed for disaster management and relief operations
in the Himalayan region.
Go
back to basics:
Other
Central Armed Police Forces in India:
Assam
Rifles:
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It was established in 1835, the oldest of
all paramilitary forces and plays a crucial role in North East India, handling counter-insurgency and border security
operations.
Border
Security Force:
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It is the border guard of the country and
is called the ‘India’s First Line of Defence’.
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They guard India-Pakistan borders.
Central
Industrial Security Force:
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It was established in 1969, under an Act
of Parliament, “Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968.”
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It provides integrated security cover to the PSUs, airports, SEZs, nuclear
installations, space establishments, seaports, power plants, sensitive
Government buildings, and heritage monuments.
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CISF is also responsible to provide
protection to the persons classified as Z Plus, Z, X, Y.
Central
Reserve Police Force:
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It was established by the enactment of the
CRPF Act in 1949.
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The primary mission of the Central Reserve
Police Force is counter-insurgency
operations.
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It also assists the State and Union
Territories in police operations to maintain law and order.
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Apart from this, the force participates as
a police force in the UN peace-keeping missions.
Sashastra
Seema Bal:
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They guard Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Borders.
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They are also deployed during elections as
polling booth security.