| Border Security Force Sīmā Surakṣā Bala | |
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| Abbreviation | BSF |
| Motto | Jīvana Paryanta Kartavya ISO transl. "Duty Unto Death" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1965 |
| Employees | 270,000 active personnel |
| Annual budget | ₹25,027.52 crore (US$3.0 billion) (2024–25)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Constituting instrument | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive | |
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The Border Security Force (BSF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was formed in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 to ensure the security of India’s borders and for related matters.[3][4] All officers and subordinate staff are trained at the BSF Academy in Tekanpur near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.
The BSF has grown from 25 battalions in 1965, to 193 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 270,000 personnel including an expanding air wing, water wing, an artillery regiment and specialised units.[5][6] It is currently the world's largest border security force. BSF has been termed the First Line of Defence of Indian territories.[7]
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