Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): Objectives, Functions

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• Established in 1939
• It is under CRPF Act of 1949.
• Under Department of Internal Security (Ministry of Home Affairs).
• India’s largest Central Armed Police Force. Composed of Central Reserve Police Force (Regular) and Central Reserve Police Force (Auxiliary).
• Mission
  • enable the government to maintain Rule of Law, Public Order and Internal Security
  • management of internal security and national calamities
• Functions
  • assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter-insurgency.
  • large role in India’s general elections.
  • CRPF contingents are also being deployed in UN missions.