Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

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About Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF):

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security.
It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India.

Originally constituted as the Crown Representative Police in 1939, it is one of the oldest Central para military forces (now termed as Central Armed Police Force).
CRPF was raised as a sequel to the political unrest and the agitations in the then princely States of India following the Madras Resolution of the All-India Congress Committee in 1936 and the ever-growing desire of the Crown Representative to help the vast majority of the native States to preserve law and order as a part of the imperial policy.
It became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28th December 1949.

Crowd control, Riot control
Counter Millitancy / Insurgency operations, Dealing with Left Wing Extremism
Overall co-ordination of large scale security arrangement specially with regard to elections in disturbed areas.
Protection of VIPs and vital installations.
Checking environmental de-gradation and protection of local Flora and Fauna
Fighting aggression during War time
Participating in UN Peace Keeping Mission
Rescue and Relief operations at the time of Natural Calamities.

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