83rd CRPF Raising Day

• The Central Reserve Police Force came into existence as Crown Representative’s Police on 27th July 1939.

• It is the premier central police force of the Union of India for internal security. It is one of the oldest Central paramilitary forces.

• After Independence, the force was renamed as Central Reserve Police Force by an Act of Parliament on December 28, 1949. This Act constituted CRPF as an armed force of the Union.

• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the then Home Minister, visualized a multi-dimensional role for it in tune with the changing needs of a newly independent nation.

Achievements

• CRPF has completed 83 years of glorious history.

• The Force has grown into a big organization with 246 Bns, 43 Group Centres, 22 Training Institutions, 03 CWS, 07 AWS, 03 MWS/SWS, 04 Composite Hospitals of 100 bed, 18 Composite Hospitals of 50 bed and 06 Field Hospitals.

• The force played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely states into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government in disciplining the rebellious princely States of Junagarh and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union.

• In the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars also the Force fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the Indian Army, both on the Western and Eastern borders.

Rescue and Relief operations

• CRPF also undertook rescue and relief operations during various natural calamities like Orissa Super Cyclone (1999), Gujarat Earthquake (2001), Tsunami (2004), and J&K Earthquake (2005).

• CRPF has proved its mettle during various overseas UNdeployments like Srilanka (1987), Haiti (1995), Kosovo (2000) & Liberia (Women Contingent) (2007) also.

• CRPF is a gallant, glorious, vibrant, and resilient Force. Its past is replete with pinnacle performance and success in many fields. It is acknowledged by the public.

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