{"id":77,"date":"2024-10-22T07:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apparamilitary.org\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-09-27T14:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T14:19:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apparamilitary.org\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Para-Military Forces of India<\/title>\n    <style>\n        body {\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            background-color: #f5f5f5;\n            color: #333;\n            line-height: 1.6;\n            padding: 20px;\n        }\n        .container {\n            max-width: 700px;\n            margin: auto;\n            background: #fff;\n            padding: 20px;\n            border-radius: 8px;\n            box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n        }\n        h2 {\n            color: #004085;\n            text-align: center;\n            margin-bottom: 20px;\n        }\n        p {\n            text-align: justify;\n            font-size: 1.1em;\n            margin-bottom: 1.5em;\n        }\n        .highlight {\n            font-weight: bold;\n            color: #0056b3;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2>Para-Military Forces of India \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<\/h2>\n        \n        <p>India&#8217;s Para-Military Forces \u2014 including the <span class=\"highlight\">Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),<\/span> and <span class=\"highlight\">Assam Rifles<\/span> \u2014 are the nation\u2019s trusted frontline forces, defenders, securing its borders and protecting against various external and internal threats. The <span class=\"highlight\">BSF<\/span> safeguards our frontiers with Pakistan, China, Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, across land, water, and air. Meanwhile, the <span class=\"highlight\">ITBP<\/span> stands strong at the China border, and the <span class=\"highlight\">SSB<\/span> defends our borders with Nepal and Bhutan. The <span class=\"highlight\">Coast Guard<\/span>, alongside the Navy, patrols India&#8217;s extensive coastline, ensuring security from external threats and supporting the fight against terrorism in Kashmir, Naxalism, and insurgencies in the NorthEast, where they work in unison with the <span class=\"highlight\">Army,CRPF, CISF<\/span>, and <span class=\"highlight\">Assam Rifles<\/span>.<\/p>\n        \n        <p>Despite their critical role in India&#8217;s defense system, Para-Military personnel often do not receive the same recognition or welfare benefits as the Army, Navy, and Air Force. \ud83d\udcaa However, in recognition of their service, the <span class=\"highlight\">Government of India<\/span> issued an official memorandum(G.O) on <span class=\"highlight\">23 November, 2012<\/span>, urging all states and union territories to ensure that Para-Military Forces @ CAPF should be given  welfare measures equivalent to those of the Ex-servicemen of Armed Forces. This is a significant step toward ensuring that these brave personnel are granted the respect, support, and care they deserve for their dedicated service to the nation. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Para-Military Forces of India Para-Military Forces of India \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India&#8217;s Para-Military Forces \u2014 including the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Assam Rifles \u2014 are the nation\u2019s trusted frontline forces, defenders, securing its borders and protecting against various external and internal threats. 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