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NEW HOPE
SECURITY NEW DAWN

INDIA’S FIRST LINE OF
DEFENCE
DEFENCE

Border Security Force is celebrating 55 years of
Service to the Nation and protecting India’s Borders

A Borderman's order Security Force (BSF) with ensuring policing of border
is an elite border guarding areas during peace and check
Pledge
BArmed Force of the Union trans-border crimes thereby
I will not Disgrace
for ensuring security of Indo- inculcating sense of security
the Borderman's
Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh among the border population.
Arms, nor Abandon borders. Raised on December BSF has 192 Battalions
the Comrade, who 1, 1965, after the Indo-Pakistan including three Disaster
stands at my side. War, BSF is the only force with Management Battalions, with a
Whether alone or a distinctly defined war-time as strength of more than 2.65 Lakh
well as peace-time roles and has brave men and women supported
with many, I will
successfully proved its mettle by an Artillery Regiment, Air &
defend everything
in accomplishing every task Water Wings, Camel Contingent
that my Country
assigned in times of War, Peace & Dog Squads, Commando
holds sacred and No-War-No-Peace (NWNP) units, Communication set-up,

situation. BSF is also tasked robust training infrastructure and
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