{"id":2716,"date":"2026-10-24T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:12:13","slug":"indo-tibetan-border-police-itbp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indo-tibetan-border-police-itbp\/","title":{"rendered":"Indo-Tibetan Border Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indo-Tibetan Border Police Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Prime Minister of India extended his greetings to all personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on their Raising Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indo-Tibetan Border Police<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Central Armed Police Force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> functioning under the <\/span><b>Ministry of Home Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It guards <\/span><b>3,488 km long India-China borders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranging from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Background<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>raised in 1962<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, for deployment along India\u2019s border with China\u2019s Tibet Autonomous Region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ITBP was <\/span><b>initially raised under the CRPF Act.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, in 1992, parliament enacted the ITBPF Act, and the rules thereunder were framed in 1994.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2004, ITBP was declared as a full-fledged central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Motto:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cShaurya-Dridhata-Karma Nishtha\u201d (Valour \u2013 Determination \u2013 Devotion to Duty).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known as one of the most specialized mountain forces in the world, ITBP operates in some of the harshest and most remote areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ITBP trains its personnel in <\/span><b>mountaineering, skiing, and tactical combat, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in addition to maintaining readiness for disaster response and relief operations in the Himalayan region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headed By:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is headed by a <\/span><b>Director General under the Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2327771&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indo-Tibetan Border Police is a Central Armed Police Force functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 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