What is the full form of CRPF

CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force

It is a paramilitary force which is the largest Central Armed Police Force in India. CRPF works under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. Its primary goal is to assist the state and union territory governments in maintaining law and order in their territories. It is headquartered in New Delhi, India. The government of India has established the CRPR academy to train the young candidates who join the CRPF.

Brief History

The name CRPF is derived from the Crown Representative’s Police (CRP) which was founded on 27 July 1939 to protect the British people living in the sensitive states of India.
In 1949, under the CRPF Act, the CRP was renamed CRPF.
On October 21, 1959, a small CRPF patrol was attacked by the Chinese soldiers and 10 out of the 20 CRPF soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country. To honor the martyrdom of these soldiers, October 21 is remembered as the Police Commemoration Day.
In the 1960s, most of the state police battalions were merged with CRPF.
Until 1965, CRPF was guarding the India-Pakistan Border later BSF was deployed to guard the border.
It played an important role in curbing militant activities in Punjab during 1980s and insurgency in Tripura during 1990s.
In 1992, a specialized unit of CRPF (Rapid Action Force) was established by converting 10 unattached battalions of CRPF to deal with riots.
In 1986, the first Mahila Battalion in CRPF, the 88(M) Bn was established to handle women agitations.
In 2001 Indian Parliament attack, CRPF killed all the five terrorists involved in the attack. In the same year, it was designated as the premier internal security force of India.
In 2008, Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), a specialized unit of CRPF was established to counter naxal operations.

After Kargil war, a high level committee was constituted by the Govt. of India who emphasized that multiplicity of forces on the same border has also led to lack of accountability on the parts of the forces. To enforce the accountability, the principle of ‘One Border One Force’ may be adopted while considering deployment of Forces at the border.

Accordingly, the Indo-Pakistan border and lndo-Bangladesh border given to BSF; the Indo-Myanmar border given to Assam Rifles; the lndo-Nepal border is given to SSB; and the Indo-Chinese border given to ITBP. Each of these forces has also been designated as the lead intelligence agency for that particular border for sharing with the other paramilitary forces and the Army which may be in the hinterland and being able to co-ordinate all the operations. As a part of this exercise, it has also been decided that CRPF will be the major Force which would be dealing with counter insurgency or internal security operations all over the country.