{"id":352503,"date":"2025-12-22T17:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352503"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:15:09","slug":"sashastra-seema-bal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sashastra-seema-bal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sashastra Seema Bal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>N<\/strong><b>ews- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister extended greetings to Sashastra Seema Bal personnel on their Raising Day, praising their dedication and vigilance in difficult terrains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Sashastra Seema Bal<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352504\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sahastra-seema-bal.png?resize=200%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sahastra Seema Bal\" width=\"200\" height=\"252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sashastra Seema Bal is a <\/span><b>Central Armed Police Force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> responsible for <\/span><b>guarding India\u2019s international borders with Nepal and Bhutan.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Established<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The force was <\/span><b>established on 15 March 1963<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the <\/span><b>Special Service Bureau after the Sino\u2013Indian Conflict of 1962.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Ministry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Sashastra Seema Bal functions <\/span><b>under the Ministry of Home Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Headquarters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The headquarters of the force is <\/span><b>located in New Delhi,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>frontier headquarters at Lucknow, Patna, and Guwahati.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Motto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has the motto of &#8220;<\/span><b>Service, Security, Brotherhood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Responsibility<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSB <\/span><b>guards India\u2019s borders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with Nepal (1,751 km) and Bhutan (699 km).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>prevents trans-border crimes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal migration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>checks anti-national activities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>supports peace and stability in sensitive border regions.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>gathers intelligence linked to border security and internal stability.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>assists local people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through civic action and development initiatives, supports internal security with other forces, and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>undertakes disaster relief operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also performs additional tasks such as <\/span><b>UN missions, law and order duties, counter-uprising operations, and election duty,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as assigned by the Central Government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Powers<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSB has been conferred powers under the <\/span><b>Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, the Arms Act of 1959, the NDPS Act of 1985, and the Passport Act of 1967.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government also contemplates additional powers under the Customs Act of 1962.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These powers <\/span><b>operate within a 15 km belt along the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and in any other SSB operational area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Organisation structure<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The organisation is <\/span><b>headed by a Director General.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u2022 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes infantry-style battalions, specialised units such as engineering, signals, medical units, dog squads, and training centres.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Achievements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The force received the <\/span><b>President\u2019s Colours in 2004<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for its significant contribution to national security and border management.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- The Prime Minister extended greetings to Sashastra Seema Bal personnel on their Raising Day, praising their dedication and vigilance in difficult terrains. About Sashastra Seema Bal The Sashastra Seema Bal is a Central Armed Police Force responsible for guarding India\u2019s international borders with Nepal and Bhutan. 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