{"id":78957,"date":"2025-12-21T14:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=78957"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:42:52","slug":"sashastra-seema-bal-ssb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sashastra-seema-bal-ssb\/","title":{"rendered":"Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently extended his greetings to all personnel associated with the Sashastra Seema Bal on their Raising Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sashastra Seema Bal, previously known as the Special Service Bureau, was <\/span><b>established<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on 15 March<\/span><b> 1963 after the Sino\u2013Indian Conflict of 1962.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was created with the <\/span><b>objective <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>guarding India\u2019s international borders with Nepal and Bhutan.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSB is a <\/span><b>part of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and falls under the <strong>M<\/strong><\/span><b>inistry of Home Affairs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Role of SSB:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary responsibility of SSB is to protect the safety of India\u2019s designated borders with neighbouring nations Nepal and Bhutan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>foster an understanding of security among people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> residing in those border communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>stop smuggling, illegal immigration, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other <\/span><b>transnational crimes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>stop unlawful entry or exit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on or from the Indian Border.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>implement social responsibility initiatives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the relevant jurisdiction, for instance, establishing schools, buildings, restrooms, and roads by a border region development plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To perform any additional tasks, such as <\/span><b>UN missions, Law &amp; Order missions, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Counter The uprising Operations, Election duty, the central government may assign.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Organisation: Headed by a Director General (IPS officer or senior CAPF officer)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; includes infantry-style battalions, specialized units (engineering, signals, medical, dog squads), and training centers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmindia.gov.in\/en\/news_updates\/pm-extends-greetings-to-sashastra-seema-bal-personnel-on-raising-day\/?comment=disable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PMI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is a CAPF under the Ministry of Home Affairs, guarding India\u2019s borders with Nepal and Bhutan. 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