Question

Write a Short note on BSF. ​

Answer 1

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1 December 1965

BSF was formed.

• The BSF is India’s primary border guarding force.
• This paramilitary force is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces in India.
• Its mandate is to guard the country’s land border during peacetime and also to prevent transnational crime.
• BSF was established as a response to the 1965 war with Pakistan when that country tried to expand its own borders at India’s expense.
• Until that time, the border with Pakistan was guarded by the State Armed Police Battalion. It proved inadequate when faced with Pakistani aggression and this was when the necessity of a specialized armed force for manning India’s borders was realized.
• The Committee of Secretaries recommended that the Border Security Force be established and it came into force on 1 December 1965.
• K F Rustamji, IPS was the first chief and the founding father of the organization.
• The BSF is under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.
• It is at present the world’s largest border guarding force.

Answer 2

Answer:

On 1 December 1965, India’s first line of defence, the Border Security Force (BSF) was formed.

BSF Details

▫️The BSF is India’s primary border guarding force.

▫️This paramilitary force is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces in India.

▪️Its mandate is to guard the country’s land border during peacetime and also to prevent transnational crime.

▪️BSF was established as a response to the 1965 war with Pakistan when that country tried to expand its own borders at India’s expense.

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