BORDER SECURITY FORCE OF INDIA

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The Border Security Force (BSF) is a border of the Government of India.

Established on December 1, 1965, it is one of the Central Forces.

Its primary role is to guard India's international borders during and also prevent .

BSF is under the administrative control of the Ministry of . It is one of the many agencies of India.

With a strength of 240,000 personnel in 186 battalions, including women personnel, it is one of the world's forces.

K.F. Rustomji, the BSF's first is referred to as founding father of the BSF.

From in 1947 to 1965, the of India's international boundaries was the of local police battalions belonging to each border state, with little . The inadequacies observed and experienced during the of 1965, led to the establishment of BSF as a with the specific mandate of guarding India's international boundaries.

BSF had played a very important role in which Indira Gandhi and Sheikh had also acknowledged.

BSF has more recently been given the task in counter-insurgency and operations.

The Border Security Force has its Head Quarters at New Delhi and is known as (FHQ) headed by a Director General.

BSF is the only Indian paramilitary force to have its own , which support the General Duty Battalions in their operations.

The BSF also has a for breeding and training of dogs.