ITBP

• PM on October 24^th greeted the personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police on its raising day and hailed their “indomitable spirit and valour” while protecting the nation.
• In the year 2004, in pursuance of GoM recommendations on “One Border One Force”, the entire stretch of the India-China Border comprising 3488 Kms was assigned to the ITBP for Border Guarding duty and, accordingly, ITBP, replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004.

ABOUT ITBP

• It is a specialised security force which was constituted after the Indo-China war in 1962.
• It is one of the 7 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
  • Other 6 are – Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Assam rifles and National Security Guard.
• Motto – Shaurya-Dridhata-Karma Nishtha or Valour, Steadfastness and Commitment
• ITBP was initially raised under the CRPF Act. However, in 1992, parliament enacted the ITBPF Act and the rules there under were framed in 1994.
• It trains its personnel in various disciplines including mountaineering and skiing apart from intensive tactical training.
• ITBP presently has 60 service Battalions, 4 Specialist Battalions, 17 Training Centres and 07 logistics establishments with a total strength of approx. 88,432 personnel.