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The Central Reserve Police Force ('''CRPF''') is a paramilitary security agency functioning under the Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and contain Insurgency . It came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on July 27 , 1939 . After Indian independence, it became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on December 31 , 1949 . The Director General of the CRPF is J.K. Sinha since February 2 , 2004 . Besides Law and Order and counter insurgency duties, the role of CRPF in the General Elections, held repeatedly during the past few years, has been very significant and vital. This is especially true for the trouble torn states of J&K , Bihar and in the North East. During the Parliamentary elections of September 1999 , the CRPF played a major role in the security arrangements. This is the largest paramilitary force in the country constituting 190 battalions besides various establishments. CRPF contingents are also being deployed in UN missions. When a violent Islamic insurgency sponsored by Pakistan erupted in Jammu and Kashmir state in 1989, heavy losses were incurred by the CRPF - then deployed in the Kashmir valley in relatively small numbers. Being essentially a force that was only used to dealing with relatively minor outbreaks of mob violence, the CRPF was deemed incapable of tackling Jihadist violence in a situation that had rapidly escalated into a low-intensity war between India and Pakistan. The Central Government then inducted the more experienced Border Security Force (BSF) into the counter-insurgency grid while steadily increasing the number of army units in the state. The BSF proved its mettle in the following years by arresting or liquidating a large number of hardcore Islamic militants, along with the army. However, in recent years, the Central Government has decided to follow up recommendations to use each security agency for its mandated purpose. Therefore the counter-insurgency grid in Jammu and Kashmir has come full circle as CRPF battalions having undergone specialized counter-terrorism training are gradually replacing the BSF, which is being sent back to guard the country's borders. |
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