Question 3588

Which one of the following is the oldest Para Military Force in India?

Answer

Assam Rifles

Why?

The correct answer is Assam Rifles .​ Key Points Assam Rifles is India’s oldest paramilitary force , raised originally in 1835 called Cachar Levy. Cachar Levy was established by the British in 1835 in the Assam region. Assam Rifles Headquarters is in Shillong, India. Assam Rifles main job is to monitor the North East international borders and counter the insurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland The Director-General of the Assam Rifles (DGAR) is the head of the Assam Rifles. The DGAR has its office in the Headquarters of DGAR at Shillong and the DGAR reports to the Minister of Home Affairs. Lt. Gen Pradeep Chandran Nair is the current DGAR. Important Points 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 the enactment of the CRPF Act on 28th December 1949. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, raised on 24 October 1962, under the CRPF Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The Border Security Force is a Border Guarding Force of India established on December 1, 1965.