Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

About Sashastra Seema Bal

Under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs and a part of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
It is headquartered in New Delhi and three frontier headquarters are at Lucknow (UP), Patna (Bihar) and Guwahati (Assam).
Earlier the Special Service Bureau was raised in the 1960s with the sole objective of achieving ‘Total security preparedness’ in the remote border areas for performing a ‘stay-behind’ role in the event of a war.
It was established as a Special Service Bureau in May 1963, in the aftermath of the Chinese aggression in 1962.
It was declared a lead intelligence agency for Indo Nepal in June 2001 and assigned the Indo Nepal border.
In 2004, it was also assigned the Indo Bhutan border.

Responsibilities OF SSB

To promote a sense of security among the people living in the border areas.
To prevent trans border crimes and unauthorized entry into or exit from Indian territory.
To prevent smuggling and other illegal activities on Indian frontiers.

Central Armed Police Forces

National Security Guard (NSG): The National Security Guard (NSG) is a counter terrorism unit which was raised in 1984, following Operation Blue Star.
Assam Rifles (AR): The Assam Rifles came into being in 1835, as a militia called the ‘Cachar Levy’.
Border Security Force (BSF): Responsible for guarding India’s land borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB): Earlier Special Service Bureau was raised in 1960s with the sole objective of achieving ‘Total security preparedness’ in the remote border areas for performing a ‘stay-behind’ role in the event of a war.
Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP): ITBP is a specialized mountain force and most of the officers and men are professionally trained mountaineers and skiers.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF): Provides security cover to nuclear installations, space establishments, airports, seaports, power plants, sensitive Government buildings and ever heritage monuments.