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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

March 30, 2021
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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.
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