The term "paramilitary forces" was previously used to refer to a variety of armed services that aid the operations of the law enforcement agencies of India and the Indian Armed Forces. No single official definition existed, so the term normally included central armed police and often included state armed police. In March 2011, at the request of the Indian Army, the Indian government authorized the
Indian Army to provide definitive terminology. An extremely narrow definition of "paramilitary" was adopted which excluded services now known as the "Central Armed Police Forces" (CAPF)[1] (e.g. the BORDER SECURITY FORCE, CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE, C.R.P.F, I.T.B.P, SHSHATRA SEEMA BAL, ASSAM RIFLES ) and services now known as the "State Armed Police Forces". The Indian government's new terminology does not necessarily coincide with the existing terminology of the states of India; for example, the state of Bihar calls its state armed police force "Military Police". It is not yet clear how (or whether) such discrepancies will be resolved. The Rashtriya Rifles are not a paramilitary force but part of the Indian Army. THE MANPOWER OF INDIAN PARA MILITARY IS ~1,300,586
