Editing Border Security Force (section)

== Organisation ==
[[File:Border Security Force Band marching contingent playing ‘Vijay Bharat’ passes through the Rajpath during the 63rd Republic Day Parade-2012, in New Delhi on January 26, 2012.jpg|alt=|thumb|BSF band marching contingent during the 63rd Republic Day Parade.]]
[[File:The Minister of State for Home, Shri R.P.N. Singh with the Children on Bharat Darshan tour from J&K organized by Border Security Force (BSF), in New Delhi on November 05, 2012.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Home Minister with children who are part of the Bharat Darshan Tour organized by the BSF in 2012.]]
[[File:Women personnel of India's Border Security Force.jpg|thumb|Women personnel of BSF taking part in the ceremonial retreat at the India-Pakistan border at [[Wagah]], 2010.]]
[[File:Bsf_vs_ranger.jpg|thumb|A BSF soldier performs at the [[Attari–Wagah border ceremony]] metres from a [[Pakistan Rangers]] soldier.]]
[[File:BSF and BGB.JPG|thumb|At the [[Petrapole-Benapole Border Ceremony]], BSF and [[Border Guard Bangladesh]] personnel.]]
The Border Security Force has its headquarters in New Delhi and is known as Force Headquarters (FHQ) headed by a director general. Various directorates like Operations, Communications & IT, Training, Engineering, General, Law, Provisioning, Administration, Personnel, Armaments, Medical, Finance etc. function under the DG. Each directorate is headed by an IG. The Eastern Theatre is looked after by Spl. DG HQ (Eastern Command) at [[Kolkata]] and the Western Theatre is looked after by Spl DG HQ (Western Command) at [[Chandigarh]]. Field Formations in BSF are headed by an Inspector General (IG) and are known as Frontiers Headquarters (Ftr HQ). There is 13 such Frontier under which Sector Headquarters (SHQ) function headed by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) each. Each SHQ has under its command, 4–5 infantry battalions, along with attachments of artillery, air and water wings. Presently 186 battalions are sanctioned to BSF. Five major training institutions and ten Subsidiary Training Centres (STCs) are imparting ab-initio as well as in-service training to its ranks and other CPOs/SPOs including IPS Probationers.

BSF is the only Central Armed Police Force to have its own Air Wing and artillery regiment, and besides [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police|ITBP]] to have a Water Wing. All these specialised wings support the General Duty Battalions in their operations. The Financial Adviser of the BSF has been an [[Indian Revenue Service]] officer of the rank of Joint Secretary and also has Dy Advisers from the [[Indian Audit and Accounts Service]], [[Indian Civil Accounts Service|Indian Civil Account Service]] and [[Indian Defence Accounts Service|Indian Defence Account Service]].

The BSF also has a national level school for the breeding and training of dogs. Dogs from other CPOs and State Police are sent to National Training Centre for Dogs (NTCD) to be trained in infantry patrol, detection of explosives, tracking and the like.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-13 |title=National Training Centre For Dogs... where pooches get trained! |url=https://www.dogsandpupsmagazine.com/national-training-centre-for-dogs/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Dogs and Pups Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

The BSF maintains a Tear Smoke Unit (TSU), which is unique in India. The TSU is responsible for producing [[tear gas]] munitions required for the [[Riot police|Anti-Riot]] Forces. It also exports a substantial quantity to other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Rakesh K |date=3 October 2014 |title=BSF's tear smoke unit on automation drive |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/india/bsfs-tear-smoke-unit-on-automation-drive.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BSF tear gas unit cries out for government attention |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/apr/16tears.htm |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Rediff}}</ref>

Three battalions of the BSF, located at [[Kolkata]], [[Guwahati]], and [[Patna]], are designated as the [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF). Each battalion maintains 18 self-contained specialist [[search and rescue]] teams of 45 personnel each, including engineers, technicians, electricians, dog squads and medics and paramedics. The establishment of each battalion is 1,158 personnel. The NDRF is a multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled, high-tech force for all types of disasters and can deploy to disasters by air, sea, and land. These battalions are equipped and trained for all natural disasters including combating [[CBRN defense|Chemical, Biological Radiological, and Nuclear]] (CBRN) disasters.

Since 2014, as a part of modernisation, BSF also started installing [[Infrared|infra-red]], [[Thermographic camera|thermal imagers]], [[aerostat]]s for [[aerial surveillance]], ground sensors, [[radar]]s, [[Sonar|sonar systems]] to secure riverine borders, fibre-optic sensor and laser beam intrusion detection systems on specific sections of border with [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]. These Hi-tech systems are installed in areas where barbed wire fencing could not be installed due to treacherous terrain or marshy riverine topography. The largest section of this system is located at [[Dhubri]], [[Assam]], where [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra river]] enters Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 March 2019 |title=Union Home Minister launches Smart Fencing on International border, an effective deterrence against illegal infiltration |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1567516 |access-date=5 March 2019 |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 July 2018 |title=Dozen laser walls activated along Indo-Pak border |publisher=Economic Times |agency=PTI |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/dozen-laser-walls-activated-along-indo-pak-border/articleshow/52013678.cms |access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref>

=== ORBAT ===
*Western Command, Chandigarh	
**Gujarat Frontier, [[Gandhinagar]]
***Barmer Sector
***Gandhinagar Sector
***Bhuj Sector,
**Rajasthan Frontier, [[Jodhpur]]
***Jaisalmer (South)Sector
***Jaisalmer (North) Sector
***Bikaner Sector
***Ganganagar Sector
**Punjab Frontier, [[Jalandhar]]
***Ferozepur Sector
***Amritsar Sector
***Gurdaspur Sector
**Jammu Frontier, [[Jammu]]
***Jammu Sector
***Sunderbani Sector
***Rajauri Sector
***I/Nagar Sector
**Kashmir Frontier, Humhama
***Srinagar Sector
***Baramulla Sector
***Bandipore Sector
***Kupwara Sector
*Eastern Command, [[Kolkata]]	
**South Bengal Frontier,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sb.bsf.gov.in|title=sb.bsf.gov.in|access-date=11 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120111944/http://sb.bsf.gov.in/|archive-date=20 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kolkata
**North Bengal Frontier, [[Kadamtala]]
**Meghalaya Frontier
***SHQ [[Shillong]] (at Mawpat)
***SHQ Tura
**Tripura Frontier, Agartala
**Mizoram & Cachar Frontier, Masimpur
***Aizawl Sector
***Cachar Sector
***CI Ops Manipur
**Assam Frontier, Guwahati
**FTR HQ (spl ops)Odisha
*SHQ Koraput
*SHQ Malkanagiri

=== Special Detachments ===
====Creek Crocodile====
The Creek Crocodile is the specialised [[commando]] unit of BSF. Primary objective of this unit is to act as [[Quick reaction force]] and  prevent smuggling&nbsp;and infiltration by unwanted elements. The unit is specifically deployed at [[Indus River Delta|Indus River Estuaries in Gujarat]] and [[Sir Creek]]. It was raised in 2009.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news |date=27 November 2009 |title=New force of BSF to man hostile creeks along Indo-Pak border |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/New-force-of-BSF-to-man-hostile-creeks-along-Indo-Pak-border/article16894470.ece/ |access-date=27 November 2009}}</ref> The base of operations of this unit is located at [[Koteshwar, Kutch|Koteshwar]] outpost of BSF.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> They are equipped with [[All-terrain vehicle|All-Terrain Vehicles]] (ATV) and [[Patrol boat|fast patrol boats]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2017 |title=Smart border management: Indian coastal and maritime security |url=https://www.pwc.in/assets/pdfs/publications/2017/smart-border-management-indian-coastal-and-maritime-security.pdf |publisher=PricewaterhouseCoopers, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)}}</ref>

====Camel Contingent====
[[File:Soldiers parade on camelback during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, India.jpg|thumb|Camel contingent during a parade]]
BSF Camel Contingent is a specialised battalion-size [[Camel cavalry|Camelry]] Unit which has its roots in [[Bikaner Camel Corps]]. The primary purpose of this unit is to patrol the desert section of the border with Pakistan. This unit has a strength of 1,200 camels and 800 riders. Both camels as well as rientre located at  BSF Frontier Headquarters in [[Jodhpur]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Menon |first=Aparna |date=December 2015 |title=Did you know The Border Security Force has a camel band? Here's all about BSF and Its Camels. |url=https://thebetterindia.com/39521/border-security-force-bsf-camelry-camel-band/ |access-date=1 December 2015 |publisher=The Better India}}</ref>

However, with force modernisation pacing up, BSF has equipped its formation across the western border with All-Terrain Vehicles and other specialised apparatus.