Border Security Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BSF
gptkbp:annualEvent 1 December
gptkbp:awards gptkb:President's_Colours
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:director gptkb:Nitin_Agrawal
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:BSF_Emblem
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Operation_Blue_Star
gptkb:Operation_Vijay_(Kargil_War)
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkb:Operation_Parakram
counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir
counter-insurgency operations in North East India
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:K._F._Rustamji
gptkbp:flag gptkb:BSF_Flag
gptkbp:formed 1 December 1965
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Border_Security_Force_Act,_1968
gptkbp:hasAirWing yes
gptkbp:hasCamelContingent yes
gptkbp:hasWaterWing yes
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_Delhi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Border Security Force
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Duty_Unto_Death
gptkbp:nickname First Line of Defence of Indian Territories
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:BSF_Adventure_Sports_Team
gptkb:BSF_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:BSF_Brass_Band
gptkb:BSF_Engineering_Wing
gptkb:BSF_Jazz_Band
gptkb:BSF_Medical_Wing
gptkb:BSF_Motorcycle_Team
gptkb:BSF_Mountaineering_Team
gptkb:BSF_Pipe_Band
gptkb:BSF_Signal_Regiment
gptkb:BSF_Sports_Team
gptkb:BSF_Air_Wing
gptkb:BSF_Camel_Contingent
gptkb:BSF_Dog_Squad
gptkb:BSF_Water_Wing
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 250,000
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://bsf.gov.in/
gptkbp:operatesOnBorderWith gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:China
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Central_Armed_Police_Forces_(India)
gptkbp:primaryUse internal security
counter-insurgency
anti-terrorism
anti-infiltration
anti-smuggling
border guarding
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:BSF_Academy_Tekanpur
gptkbp:womenPersonnel yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs
gptkb:Central_Armed_Police_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5