Border Security Force

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The Border Security Force is India's primary paramilitary force responsible for guarding the country's land borders during peacetime and preventing transnational crime.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf border guarding force
federal law enforcement agency
paramilitary force
abbreviation BSF
canBeDeployedIn UN peacekeeping missions
counter-insurgency operations
election security
internal security duties
controls Border Security Force Academy Tekanpur
country India
engagesIn anti-infiltration operations
anti-smuggling operations
counter-terrorism support
disaster relief support
formedIn New Delhi
formedOn 1965-12-01
governingAct Border Security Force Act, 1968
hasCeremonialRoleAt Wagah–Attari border ceremony
hasDirectorGeneralRank Director General of Border Security Force
hasRankStructureSimilarTo Indian Police Service
hasSpecialUnit BSF Camel Contingent
BSF Dog Squad
BSF Marine Battalion
BSF Motorcycle Display Team
hasWing BSF Air Wing
BSF Artillery Wing
BSF Water Wing
headquarters New Delhi
headquartersBuilding BSF Headquarters, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
isLargestBorderGuardingForceOf India
jurisdiction Government of India
motto Duty Unto Death
nickName India's First Line of Defence
operatesOnBorderWith Bangladesh
Bhutan
Indo–Bangladesh International Border
Indo–Pakistan International Border
Myanmar
Pakistan
parentAgency Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
partOf Central Armed Police Forces of India
primaryRole border security
peacetime border guarding
prevention of transnational crime
reportsTo Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
responsibleFor guarding India–Bangladesh border
guarding India–Pakistan border
trainingCentre BSF Academy Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh
BSF National Training Centre for Dogs, Gwalior
BSF Signal Training School, Tigri, New Delhi
Central School of Weapons and Tactics, Indore
uniformColor khaki

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