Mahila Battalions

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Mahila Battalions are all-women units of the Central Reserve Police Force in India, formed to handle security, law-and-order, and crowd-control duties with a focus on gender-sensitive policing.

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Mahila Battalions canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf all-women police unit
law enforcement unit
specialized battalion
affiliation Central Armed Police Forces
surface form: Central Armed Police Forces of India
commandStructure headed by CRPF officers
composition female constables
female officers
female sub-inspectors
country India
deploymentContext VIP security support
crowd and riot control
election duties
internal security
public order management
employer Central Reserve Police Force
focus gender-sensitive policing
handling women-related law-and-order situations
protection of women and children
genderComposition all-women
jurisdiction Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
languageOfOperation English
Hindi
legalStatus armed force of the Union under CRPF Act
notableCharacteristic first all-women units in Indian central armed police forces
objective improve response to crimes against women
increase participation of women in policing
provide women-friendly policing environment
operatedBy Ministry of Home Affairs, India
surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
operationalStatus active
parentOrganization Central Reserve Police Force
partOf Central Reserve Police Force
policingApproach gender-sensitive approach to law enforcement
primaryRole crowd-control duties
law-and-order duties
security duties
recruitment women candidates through CRPF recruitment process
sector internal security and policing
serviceType uniformed service
training CRPF training academies
trainingFocus crowd management
firearms handling
human rights and gender sensitization
riot control
self-defence
typeOfForce armed police force
uses non-lethal crowd-control equipment
workEnvironment high-risk law-and-order situations

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CRPF specializedWing Mahila Battalions