Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

WHY IN NEWS?

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has withdrawn the CRPF security cover of a few leaders in Tamil Nadu.

ABOUT CRPF

• The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is India's largest Central Armed Police Force.
• It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India.
• The 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 All India in character, both in deployment and in its composition.
• Broad duties being performed by the CRPF are:
  • Crowd control
  • Riot control
  • Counter Militancy / Insurgency operations
  • Dealing with Left Wing Extremism
  • Overall co-ordination of large-scale security arrangement especially with regard to elections in disturbed areas
  • Fighting enemy in the event of War
  • Participating in UN Peace Keeping Mission as per Govt. policy
  • Rescue and Relief operations at the time of Natural Calamities and disasters

Prelims Question

Q. Regarding Central Reserve Police Force, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is India's largest Central Armed Police Force
2. It has statutory backing in the form of CRPF Act, 1949
3. It functions under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1,2 and 3

Answer to the Prelims Question