Paramilitary Forces of India (In 2 Volumes)

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Forces, having a degree of military capability though not a branch of regular army are classified as paramilitary forces. Members of a paramilitary force receive basic military training and equipped with sophisticated firearms comparable to a regular army unit and are often integrated with country’s armed forces. Paramilitary forces in India are under the direct control of Ministry of Home Affairs of Govt. of India. Currently, the Assam Rifles, Railway Protection Force, Central Reserve Police Force, SSB, CISF, BSF, ITBP, RAF, NSG and SPG are operating as paramilitary forces in India. Their performance and role in the security (both external and internal) of the country have been remarkably superb and distinguished. This work in two volumes gives a categorical account of these forces — history, organization, recruitment and training, role performance and achievements etc. Certainly the information culled from authoritative sources will prove of utmost use to one and all concerned.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Giriraj Shah

Dr. Giri Raj Shah, a distinguished police officer and writer, did his M.A. in History and Law and was inducted in the Indian Police Service in 1972. He was posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Bareilly and Unnao Districts. He was promoted as Supdt. Of Police/Commandant and was posted at Fatehgarh at a time when it was reeling under the impact of Alwar gang. After Fatehgarh he had brief halt at Lucknow and then moved on to Bareilly. He is Director of Uttarakhand Sodh Sansthan and is a life member of Royal Geographical Society, London. He has won a number of awards including the Govind Ballabh Pant Piuraskar instituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Golden Jubilee Award, Samagra Sahitya Puraskar of Hindi Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh and International Kusum Kumari Award. He has published twenty books since the publication of his first book India Rediscovered.