Sashastra Seema Bal

Sashastra Seema Bal
Emblem of the Sashastra Seema Bal
Flag of Sashastra Seema Bal
Common name	सशस्त्र सीमा बल
Abbreviation	SSB
Motto	Service, Security and Brotherhood
Agency overview
Formed	20 December 1963; 60 years ago (1963-12-20)
Employees	94,261 active personnel[1]
Annual budget	₹7,428.33 crore (US$890.1 million) (2024–25)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	India
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
Operational structure
Headquarters	New Delhi
Minister responsible	Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs
Agency executive	Amrit Mohan Prasad, IPS, Director General
Website
www.ssb.gov.in

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB; transl. Armed Border Force) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s borders with Nepal and Bhutan.

The force was originally set up under the name Special Service Bureau in 1963 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War to strengthen India's border areas against enemy operations.