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The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India. Established on December 1, 1965, it is a paramilitary force charged with guarding India's land border during peace time and preventing transnational crime. It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs.It is one of many law enforcement agency of India.It currently stands as the world's largest border guarding force.

The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India. Established on December 1, 1965, it is a paramilitary force charged with guarding India's land border during peace time and preventing transnational crime. It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs.It is one of many law enforcement agency of India.It currently stands as the world's largest border guarding force.

The Border roads organization opens the closed entries to the army to enable armed operations instantly. It also coordinates the important works like construction of roads, bridges and drainage lines. Its main aim is to support the armed forces meet their strategic needs by committed, dedicated and cost-effective development and sustenance of the infrastructure.

Headed by a Director General, BSF consists of 159 battalions with 220,000 personnel. Delegated duties are carried out by a variety of directorates operations, intelligence, IT, training, administration, etc. The BSF is also one of the few forces in India to have maritime and aviation capabilities.

The Border Security Force is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs. It is one of India's four border patrol forces and one of seven Central Police Forces (CPFs) under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

BSF acts as the representative of the Indian government in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. As a member of the UN, India regularly sends its troops abroad to UN-sponsored peacekeeping missions. BSF battalions are regularly deployed as part of the Indian contingent. BSF has been involved in UN missions in Namibia, Cambodia, Mozambique, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Haiti.

The headquarters of the Indian Red Cross Society is at New Delhi. It is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 700 branches throughout the country, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. It is a leading member of the largest independent humanitarian organization in the world, the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement.

The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 700 branches throughout the country, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. The Mission of the Indian Red Cross is to inspire, encourage and initiate at all times all forms of humanitarian activities so that human suffering can be minimized and even prevented and thus contribute to creating more congenial climate for peace.

The important duty of the border security force is to protect the national borders. During the Kargil military operations, the border security forces fought jointly with the army, from the peak of the high mountains. Duty until death is the slogan of the BSF.

The National Security Guards has been given the specific role to handle all facets of terrorism in any part of the country as a Federal Contingency Force. The primary reason for its conception was to combat terrorist activities with a view to protecting states against internal disturbances. The NSG Commandos are the best in India and rank amongst the top 5 in the world of elite special forces.