Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF): India

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The armed forces of India are supported by three paramilitary forces

Assam Rifles,

Indian Coast Guard and

Special Frontier Force (SFF).

The Central Para-military Forces (CPMFs): India come under the Ministry of Defence.

The five Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF): India are

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ,

Border Security Force: India

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

All five come under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Sometimes even leading publications confuse the two categories.