Central Reserve Police Force

Central Reserve Police Force
Central Reserve Police Force
	Emblem of the Central Reserve Police Force
	Flag of the Central Reserve Police Force
Common name	CRP force
Abbreviation	CRPF
Motto	"सेवा और निष्ठा"; Service and Loyalty
Agency overview
Formed	27 July 1939; (as Crown Representative's Police); 28 December 1949; (as Central Reserve Police Force);
Employees	313,634 Active personnel
Annual budget	₹35,147.17 crore (US$4.2 billion) (2025–26)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949;
General nature	Federal law enforcement; Gendarmerie;
Specialist jurisdictions	Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control.; Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.; Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	CGO Complex, New Delhi, Delhi
Minister responsible	Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs;
Agency executive	Gyanendra Pratap Singh, IPS, Director General;
Child agencies	Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA); Rapid Action Force (RAF); Special Duty Group; CRPF QAT (Valley QAT, Delhi QAT etc.); Security Wing (VIP Security Group);
Notables
Programmes	Operation All Out (J&K); Anti-Naxal Operations (LWE Region);
Anniversaries	Valour Day; (9 April 1965); Police Commemoration Day; (21 October 1959);
Website
	crpf.gov.in

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CRPF assists states and Union Territories in maintaining law and order and internal security. It is composed of the Central Reserve Police Force (Regular) and Central Reserve Police Force (Auxiliary).

It was established on 27 July 1939 as Crown Representative's Police with the objective of providing security to the British Crown Representatives in India. The force was later renamed as the Central Reserve Police Force by an Act of Parliament in 1949. The CRPF played a major role in the Parliamentary elections of September 1999.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the largest central armed police force in India, comprising 247 battalions and exceeding a total strength of 301,376 personnel, as of 2019. CRPF officers are also deployed in United Nations missions.