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Indo-Tibetan Border Police | |
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Abbreviation | ITBP |
Motto | Shaurya – Dridhata – Karm Nishtha Valour – Steadfastness and Commitment |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1962 |
Employees | 89,432 Active personnel[1] |
Annual budget | ₹8,634.21 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2024-25)[2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | India |
Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Boats | 30 |
Website | |
itbpolice.nic.in |
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a paramilitary border guarding force of India deployed along its borders with Tibet Autonomous Region. It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces, established in 1962 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
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