Various Security Forces and agencies and their mandate: PART 3- SSB
SSB
Motto:- ‘Service, Security and Brotherhood’
SSB is a Border Guarding Force (BGF) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
SSB was set up in early 1963 in the wake of the Indo-China conflict to inculcate feelings of national belonging in the border population and develop their capabilities for resistance through a continuous process of motivation, training, development, welfare progrmmes and activities in the then NEFA, North Assam, and North Bengal, hills of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh. The scheme was later extended to Manipur, Tripura, Jammu (1965), Meghalaya (1975), Sikkim (1976), border areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat (1989), Mizoram and South Bengal, Nagaland (1989) and Nubra Valley, Rajouri and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir (1991).
In the forty years of its existence, SSB endeavoured to present a benign face of the government among border populace in the far flung and inaccessible areas subscribing to the ETHOS of Service, Security and Brotherhood. The local populace always found SSB standing steadfastly with them during difficult times.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on reforming the National Security System, SSB was declared as a border guarding force and lead intelligence agency (LIA) for Indo-Nepal border (January, 2001) and Indo-Bhutan border (March, 2004), the details of which are as under:-
(a) Indo- Nepal Border: 1751 km.
(b) Indo-Bhutan Border: 699 km.
Role:
• To promote sense of security among the people living in the border area
• To prevent trans border crimes and unauthorized entries into or exit from the territory of India.
• To prevent smuggling and other illegal activities.
Organization:
The highest-level headquarter of the force in the Force Headquarters (FHQ), also called the Directorate General of SSB, located in New Delhi. Force Headquarters (FHQ) is commanded by an officer to the rank of Director General. Frontier headquarters (FTR HQ) is commanded by an officer of the rank of Inspector General comes next in chain of command after FHQ. FTR HQR in turn exercises command and control over the sector HQs. There are Five FTR HQRs situated at Ranikhet, Lucknow, Patna, Siliguri and Guwahati. The Sector HQs are commanded by Officers of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). The Sector HQ exercise direct command and control over the SSB Battalions deployed in its area of responsibility along Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders.
SSB has departments of Telecom, Armour, Medical, Veterinary, MT, Clerical, General Duty, Intelligence, Operations, Personnel, Computer and Cipher and Legal.
SSB is a Border Guarding Force (BGF) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
SSB was set up in early 1963 in the wake of the Indo-China conflict to inculcate feelings of national belonging in the border population and develop their capabilities for resistance through a continuous process of motivation, training, development, welfare progrmmes and activities in the then NEFA, North Assam, and North Bengal, hills of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh. The scheme was later extended to Manipur, Tripura, Jammu (1965), Meghalaya (1975), Sikkim (1976), border areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat (1989), Mizoram and South Bengal, Nagaland (1989) and Nubra Valley, Rajouri and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir (1991).
In the forty years of its existence, SSB endeavoured to present a benign face of the government among border populace in the far flung and inaccessible areas subscribing to the ETHOS of Service, Security and Brotherhood. The local populace always found SSB standing steadfastly with them during difficult times.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on reforming the National Security System, SSB was declared as a border guarding force and lead intelligence agency (LIA) for Indo-Nepal border (January, 2001) and Indo-Bhutan border (March, 2004), the details of which are as under:-
(a) Indo- Nepal Border: 1751 km.
(b) Indo-Bhutan Border: 699 km.
Role:
• To promote sense of security among the people living in the border area
• To prevent trans border crimes and unauthorized entries into or exit from the territory of India.
• To prevent smuggling and other illegal activities.
Organization:
The highest-level headquarter of the force in the Force Headquarters (FHQ), also called the Directorate General of SSB, located in New Delhi. Force Headquarters (FHQ) is commanded by an officer to the rank of Director General. Frontier headquarters (FTR HQ) is commanded by an officer of the rank of Inspector General comes next in chain of command after FHQ. FTR HQR in turn exercises command and control over the sector HQs. There are Five FTR HQRs situated at Ranikhet, Lucknow, Patna, Siliguri and Guwahati. The Sector HQs are commanded by Officers of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). The Sector HQ exercise direct command and control over the SSB Battalions deployed in its area of responsibility along Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders.
SSB has departments of Telecom, Armour, Medical, Veterinary, MT, Clerical, General Duty, Intelligence, Operations, Personnel, Computer and Cipher and Legal.
To be continued in
IAS MAINS: VARIOUS SECURITY FORCES AND AGENCIES AND THEIR MANDATE : PART 4
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