The Central Reserve Police Force came into existence as Crown Representative’s Police on 27th July 1939. It became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28th December 1949. It has completed 83 years of glorious history. The Force has grown into a big organization with 246 Bns, (including 208 executive Bns, 6 Mahila Bns, 15 RAF Bns, 10 CoBRA Bns, 5 Signal Bns and 1 Special Duty Group, 1 Parliament Duty Group), 43 Group Centres, 20 Training Institutions, 3 CWS, 7 AWS, 2 SWS,1 MWS, 4 Composite Hospitals of 100 bedded and 17 Composite Hospitals of 50 bedded.
Mission
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 and Promote Social Harmony and Development by upholding supremacy of the Constitution.
Vision
Broad duties being performed by the CRPF are:Crowd controlRiot controlCounter Militancy / Insurgency operations.Dealing with Left Wing ExtremismSustained ops endeavours of CRPF has yielded in containing the expansion of CPI Maoists considerably, reducing LWE affected districts to 45 in year 2022 from 95 in year 2010. 544 Maoists had been neutralized, 13639 apprehended and 5598 surrendered since year 2010. Reduction in CPI Maoists violence activities accelerated development in remote areas. 393 CRPF personnel made supreme sacrifice while combating LWE since year 2010.