Sashastra Seema Bal

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Sashastra Seema Bal is one of India’s Central Armed Police Forces, primarily responsible for guarding the country’s borders with Nepal and Bhutan and maintaining internal security in its areas of deployment.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Border guarding force
Central Armed Police Force
abbreviation SSB
aim to maintain peace and security in border regions
to prevent illegal entry and exit across Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders
controlledBy Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
cooperatesWith intelligence agencies of India
other Central Armed Police Forces of India
state police forces
country India
employer Government of India
engagesIn civic action programmes in border areas
disaster relief support when tasked
hasBorderGuardingMandateWith Bhutan
Nepal
hasPersonnel armed constabulary
officers recruited through central services examinations
hasRankStructureSimilarTo other Central Armed Police Forces of India
headquartersLocation New Delhi
jurisdiction Indo-Bhutan border
Indo-Nepal border
legalStatus federal law enforcement agency
motto Service, Security and Brotherhood
operationalArea border states of India adjoining Bhutan
border states of India adjoining Nepal
parentAgency Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
partOf Central Armed Police Forces of India
responsibility anti-smuggling operations along Indo-Nepal border
anti-trafficking operations along Indo-Nepal border
assisting state police forces when required
counter-insurgency operations in areas of deployment
guarding India’s border with Bhutan
guarding India’s border with Nepal
intelligence gathering in border areas
internal security duties
preventing trans-border crimes
promoting sense of security among border population
role border security
internal security
law enforcement in border areas
sector homeland security
national security
type armed police force
uses communication and surveillance equipment
light machine guns
small arms

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