Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is an intelligence-based organisation responsible the co-ordination of India's anti-smuggling efforts.

Central Reserve Police Force

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is one of the largest paramilitary organisations in the world.[citation needed] Its main objective is to assist and help state and union territories' law enforcement agencies in maintaining law and order and to contain insurgency. It is also deployed as anti-terrorist unit in various regions.

Central Industrial Security Force

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is used to guard industrial installations around the country owned by the Central government as well as securing seaports and airports.

Federal agencies

The federal police are controlled by the central Government of India. The majority of federal law enforcement agencies are controlled by the Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Home Affairs. The head of each of the federal law enforcement agencies is always an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

Border Security Force

The Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for guarding India's land borders during peacetime and preventing trans-border crimes. It is a central paramilitary force operating under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 demonstrated the inadequacies of the existing border management system and led to the formation of the Border Security Force as a unified central agency with the specific mandate of guarding India's international boundaries. The BSF's paramilitary capabilities were used in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 against Pakistani forces in areas where the Indian Armed Forces was thinly spread; BSF troops took part in the Battle of Longewala.

Although originally charged with guarding India's external boundaries, the BSF has more recently been given the task of aiding the Indian Army incounter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations. When the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir broke out in 1989, the Jammu and Kashmir state police and the thinly-deployed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) struggled to cope with the spiraling violence, and the Indian government deployed the BSF to Jammu and Kashmir to combat Islamic militants.

Central Bureau of Investigations

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)is India's premier investigative agency, responsible for a wide variety of criminal and national security matters. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941. The Central Bureau of Investigation is controlled by the Department of Personnel and Training in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension of the Union Government usually headed by a Union Minister who reports directly to the Prime Minister. It is India’s official Interpol unit. The CBI draws its officers from the best IPS officers around the country. It is responsible for various crimes and national security. The agency specialises in investigating crimes involving high ranking government officials and politicians.

List of Central Police Organisations (CPO)

§ Railway Protection Force - 70,000 personnel who provide Police Security to Indian Railways (Headed by Indian Police Service Officer)

§ Indian Home Guard: 600,000 personnel (Headed by Indian Police Service Officer)

§ Civil Defence: 376,000^[3] (Headed by Indian Police Service Officer)

§ Special Protection Group: 3000 personnel (Headed by Indian Police Service Officer)

§ The State Armed Police (Pradeshik) - 450,000 persons who act as a mobile armed reserve maintained at key locations in some states and activated only on the orders from the Additional Commissioner of Police or higher-level. Armed constabulary are usually not in contact with the public until they are assigned to VIP duty or assigned to maintain order during fairs, festivals, athletic events, elections, and natural disasters. They may also be sent to quell outbreaks of student or labor unrest, organized crime, and communal riots; to maintain key guard posts; and to participate in antiterrorist operations. Depending on the type of assignment, the Provincial Armed Constabulary may carry only lathis or they may be equipped with infantry weapons. (Headed by Indian Police Service Officer)

§ Central Reserve Police Force: 232,000 personnel (211 battalions) (Headed by Indian Police Service Officer)

§ Rapid Action Force - a 10 battalion semi-independent part of the CRPF trained to respond to sectarian violence. The Anti-Riot Police of the Indian Union.

§ Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA): A 10,000 strong anti-Naxal force being raised under the command and control of the CRPF