Central Armed Police Forces

In India, the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the collective name of central police organisations under the Ministry of Home Affairs of India. These are technically paramilitary forces formerly known as the Central Para-Military Forces. Since 2011, India adopted the term "central armed police forces" to drop the word "paramilitary". These forces are responsible for internal security and guarding the borders. These forces are indeed headed by a Director General (DG), who is usually an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, except for Assam Rifles, which is headed by an Lt. General-ranked officer from the Indian Army.

CAPF is further classified into three groups

• Border Guarding Forces
  • Assam Rifles (AR)
  • Border Security Force (BSF)
  • Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
  • Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
• Special Task Force
  • National Security Guard (NSG)
• Forces for Internal Security
  • Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
  • Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)