CRPF Establishment Manual

Can you tell me about the establishment year of CRPF or Central Reserve Police Force in India? Also tell me about the weapons used by CRPF or Central Reserve Police Force in India?

The CRPF or Central Reserve Police Force came into existence as Crown Representative’s Police on 27th July 1939. It became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28th December 1949.

It is the largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces which functions under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. Its primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter insurgency.

The Force has grown into a big organization with 235 Bns, (including 203 executive Bns, 5 Mahila Bns, 10 RAF Bns, 10 CoBRA Bns, 5 Signal Bns and 1 Special Duty Group, 1 Parliament Duty Group), 42 Group Centres, 20 Training Institutions, 3 CWS, 7 AWS, 3 SWS, 4 Composite Hospitals of 100 bed and 17 Composite Hospitals of 50 bed.

With 230 battalions and various other establishments, the CRPF is considered India's largest paramilitary force. It has completed 76 years of glorious history.

Rank Structure Gazetted, Group A Officer

CRPF RANKS and POLICE RANKS

Director General (Apex Scale of the Indian Police Service)
Director General of a State Police Force

Special Director General (HAG+ Scale of the Indian Police Service)
Special Director General

Additional Director General (HAG Scale of the Indian Police Service, also available to BSF cadre)
C.P, ADG

Inspector General (IG)
IG/ Joint CP

Deputy Inspector General (DIG)
DIG/ Additional CP

Commandant (CO)
SSP/DCP

Second In Command (2 I/C)
SP/DCP

Deputy Commandant (DC)
Addl. SP/Addl. DCP

Assistant Commandant (AC): Group A Gazetted Officer
DSP/ACP

Weapons

CRPF uses basic Infantry weapons which are manufactured indigenously at the Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board:

Pistol Auto 9mm 1A and Glock 17 9 mm pistols
Heckler & Koch MP5 replacing the Carbine 1A 9 mm sub-machine guns
INSAS 5.56 mm assault rifles
INSAS 5.56 mm light machine guns replacing the Bren L4 machine guns
CRPF CoBRA personnel
AGS-30 Plamya 30 mm automatic grenade launcher
AKM for counter-insurgency
Tavor TAR-21
Micro Tavor (X95) Bullpup.
FN MAG
OFB 51mm Mortar
OFB 81mm Mortar
Carl Gustav 84 mm recoilless rifles
In addition to these, CRPF also uses land mine detectors.

WHAT IS NON AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATE (NAC) AND HOW MUCH AREA COVERED FROM GROUP CENTER CRPF TO ANYWHERE. SIR, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FULL INFORMATION OF NON-AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATE FOR SANCTIONING HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE FOR FORCE PERSONNEL.

with holding of pay of a person overstaying from leave