CRPF
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CRPF is India’s largest central armed police force, primarily responsible for internal security, counterinsurgency, and maintaining law and order across the country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CRPF canonical | 2 |
| CRPF Directorate of Communications or Signals (where applicable) | 1 |
| CRPF companies and battalions in field | 1 |
| CRPF operational commanders | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Armed Police Force
ⓘ
paramilitary force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CRPF self-link ⓘ |
| celebratedDay | CRPF Raising Day ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deployment |
Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
Left Wing Extremism affected areas ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern states of India
election duties across India ⓘ |
| emblemFeature |
Ashoka Chakra
ⓘ
crossed lathis ⓘ laurel wreath ⓘ |
| formationDate | 27 July 1939 ⓘ |
| formerName | Crown Representative’s Police ⓘ |
| fullName | Central Reserve Police Force ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
|
| hasWelfareBody | CRPF Wives Welfare Association ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | India ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| isLargest |
Central Armed Police Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Armed Police Force of India
|
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 ⓘ |
| motto | Service and Loyalty ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
all states of India
ⓘ
all union territories of India ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs
|
| primaryRole |
aid to civil authorities
ⓘ
counterinsurgency ⓘ internal security ⓘ law and order maintenance ⓘ |
| RAFRole | handling communal riots and crowd control ⓘ |
| raisingDayDate | 27 July ⓘ |
| rankStructureSimilarTo | Indian Police Service ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Central Reserve Police Force ⓘ |
| renamingDate | 28 December 1949 ⓘ |
| responsibility |
VIP security
ⓘ
assisting state and union territory police forces ⓘ counter-Naxal operations ⓘ counter-terrorism operations ⓘ disaster response support ⓘ election security ⓘ protection of vital installations ⓘ riot control ⓘ |
| specializedUnit | Commando Battalion for Resolute Action ⓘ |
| specializedUnitRole | jungle warfare and anti-Naxal operations ⓘ |
| specializedWing |
CoBRA
ⓘ
Engineering Wing ⓘ Intelligence Units ⓘ Mahila Battalions ⓘ Medical Units ⓘ Rapid Action Force ⓘ Signal Battalions ⓘ Special Duty Group ⓘ Training Institutions ⓘ |
| supports |
UN peacekeepers
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping missions (limited contingents)
|
| trainingFocus |
VIP protection
ⓘ
counterinsurgency tactics ⓘ crowd control ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ urban operations ⓘ |
| type | federal law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| underCommandOf |
Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Director General of CRPF
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Signal Battalions (CRPF)
this entity surface form:
CRPF Directorate of Communications or Signals (where applicable)
subject surface form:
Signal Battalions (CRPF)
this entity surface form:
CRPF operational commanders
subject surface form:
Signal Battalions (CRPF)
this entity surface form:
CRPF companies and battalions in field