CRPF Original Name

Sir I am kamlesh and want to know the original name of CRPF as I am confused about the original name of CRPF??? Kindly tell me the full name and original name of CRPF and also tell that what is CRPF ??? please reply as soon as possible ???

Hello sir, what is original name of CRPF? Is there any one can tell me original name of CRPF? Also tell me detail about CRPF?

[pawan]

The Central Reserve Police Force
CRPF original name

The Central Reserve Police Force is the largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces. It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.

The CRPF was established as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939.

The mission of the Central Reserve Police Force shall be to enable the government to maintain Rule of Law, Public Order and Internal Security effectively and efficiently to preserve National Integrity & Promote Social Harmony and Development by upholding supremacy of the Constitution.

Overview:

Formed 27 July, 1939
Employees 313,678 Active Personnel
Annual budget ₹20,268.03 crore (US$3.0 billion) (2018-19 est.)

Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency IN
Operations jurisdiction IN
Governing body Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
Constituting instrument
Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949

General nature
Federal law enforcement

List of Chiefs of CRPF:

Sr No. Name From Till
1 Shri V G Kanetka 3 August 1968 15 September 1969
2 Shri Imdad Ali 16 September 1969 28 February 1973
3 Shri B B Mishra 1 March 1973 30 September 1974
4 Shri N S Saxena 30 September 1974 31 May 1977
5 Shri S M Ghosh 1 June 1977 31 July 1978
6 Shri R C Gopal 31 July 1978 10 August 1979
7 Shri P R Rajgopal 10 August 1979 30 March 1980
8 Shri Birbal Nath 13 May 1980 3 September 1980
9 Shri R N Sheopory 3 September 1980 31 December 1981
10 Shri S D Chowdhury 27 January 1982 30 April 1983
11 Shri Shival Swarup 30 July 1983 7 May 1985
12 Shri J F Ribeiro 4 June 1985 8 July 1985
13 Shri T G L Iyer July-1985 Nov-1985
14 Shri S D Pandey 1 November 1985 31 March 1988
15 Shri P G Harlarnkar 1 April 1988 30 September 1990
16 Shri K P S Gill 19 December 1990 8 November 1991
17 Shri S Subramanian 9 November 1991 31 January 1992
18 Shri D P N Singh 1 February 1992 30 November 1993
19 Shri S V M Tripathi 1 December 1993 30th June1996
20 Shri M B Kaushal 1 October 1996 12 November 1997
21 Shri M N Sabharwal 2 December 1997 31stJuly 2000
22 Shri Trinath Mishra 31 July-2000 31 December 2002
23 Shri S C Chaube 31 December 2002 31 January 2004
24 Shri J K Sinha 31 January 2004 28 February 2007
25 Shri S I S Ahmed 1 March 2007 31 March 2008
26 Shri V K Joshi 31 March 2008 28 February 2009
27 Shri A S Gill 28 February 2009 31 January 2010
28 Shri Vikram Srivastava 31 January 2010 6 October 2010
29 Shri K Vijay Kumar 7 October 2010 30 September 2012
30 Shri Pranay Sahay 1 October 2012 31 July 2013
31 Shri Dilip Trivedi 17 August 2013 30 November 2014
32 Shri Prakash Mishra 1 December 2014 29 February 2016
33 Shri K. Durga Prasad 1 March 2016 28 February 2017
34 Shri Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar 27 April 2017 Till date

Can you tell me about the original name of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? Also provide me the names of Chiefs of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

[pooja]

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was derived from the CRP (Crown Representative's Police) on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in Nimach, Madhya Pradesh. Its primary duty was to protect the British residents in sensitive states of India.

In 1949, the CRP was renamed under the CRPF Act. During the 1960s, many state reserve police battalions were merged with the CRPF. It has been active against foreign invasion and domestic insurgency.

As of 2010, it is the largest paramilitary organisation of India and is actively looking after the internal security of every part of India and are were even operating abroad as part of IPKF and the United Nations peacekeeping missions.

It is performing a variety of duties ranging from VIP security to election duties, from guarding of vital installations to the counter-naxal operations. It is headed by a Director General who is an Indian Police Service officer and is divided into ten administrative sectors, each headed by an Inspector General.

Its force is organized into a Headquarters and fours zones. A zone is either headed by an Additional Director General (ADG) or a Special Director General. A zone is sub-divided into sectors where each sector is headed by an Inspector General (IG).

List of Chiefs of CRPF

Name From Till
Shri V G Kanetka 03-Aug-68 15-Sep-69
Shri Imdad Ali 1 6-Sep-69 28-Feb-73
Shri B B Mishra 01-Mar-73 30-Sep-74
Shri N S Saxena 30-Sep-74 31-May-77
Shri S M Ghosh 01-Jun-77 31-Jul-78
Shri R C Gopal 31-Jul-78 10-Aug-79
Shri P R Rajgopal 10-Aug-79 30-Mar-80
Shri Birbal Nath 13-May-80 03-Sep-80
Shri R N Sheopory 03-Sep-80 31-Dec-81
Shri S D Chowdhury 27-Jan-82 30-Apr-83
Shri Shival Swarup 30-Jul-83 07-May-85
Shri J F Ribeiro 04-Jun-85 08-Jul-85
Shri T G L Iyer Jul-85 Nov-85
Shri S D Pandey 01-Nov-85 31-Mar-88
Shri P G Harlarnkar 01-Apr-88 30-Sep-90
Shri K P S Gill 19-Dec-90 08-Nov-91
Shri S Subramanian 09-Nov-91 31-Jan-92
Shri D P N Singh 01-Feb-92 30-Nov-93
Shri S V M Tripathi 01-Dec-93 30th June1996
Shri M B Kaushal 01-Oct-96 12-Nov-97
Shri M N Sabharwal 02-Dec-97 31stJuly 2000
Shri Trinath Mishra 31-Jul-00 31-Dec-02
Shri S C Chaube 31-Dec-02 31-Jan-04
Shri J K Sinha 31-Jan-04 28-Feb-07
Shri S I S Ahmed 01-Mar-07 31-Mar-08
Shri V K Joshi 31-Mar-08 28-Feb-09
Shri A S Gill 28-Feb-09 31-Jan-10
Shri Vikram Srivastava31-Jan-10 06-Oct-10
Shri K Vijay Kumar 07-Oct-10 30-Sep-12
Shri Pranay Sahay 01-Oct-12 31-Jul-13
Shri Dilip Trivedi 17-Aug-13 30-Nov-14
Shri Prakash Mishra 01-Dec-14 29-Feb-16
Shri K. Durga Prasad 01-Mar-16 28-Feb-17
Shri Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar 27-Apr-17 Till date