ROLE OF THE BSF:

 

               “SECURITY OF BORDER OF India and matters connected therewith”.

 

                TASKS OF THE BSF:  

 

                The tasks of the BSF are divided as follows:

 

                (a)  Peace time:

1. Promote a sense of security among the people living in the border areas.  
2. Prevent trans border crimes, unauthorized entry into or exit from the territory of India.
3. Prevent smuggling and any other illegal activity.

 

In the last few years the BSF has, in addition to their duties, been deployed for counter insurgency and internal security duties

 

            (b)  War Time:

1. Holding ground in less threatened sectors.
2. Protection of vital installations.
3. Assistance in control of refugees.
4. Anti-infiltration duties in specified areas.

 

ETHOS:  

 

The BSF, in its 41 years of existence, has emerged as an elite force of the country having excelled with distinction in the 1971 war with Pakistan.  Its ethos is “Any task, any time, any where” and the BSF has given blood and sweat to execute its motto “Duty Unto Death”.

 

BORDER FENCING /FLOOD LIGHTING/ROADS:  

 

 The concept of border fencing, flood lighting and construction of roads has been introduced with the aim to stop infiltration/exfiltration on the Western and Eastern borders.  

DO YOU KNOW ?

 

 a)       The BSF contributes every year a number of personnel for services for UN Mission in Kosovo and Bosnia.

 

 b)      During the Kargil conflict in May-July 1999, the BSF remained on  the heights of the mountains and defended the integrity of the   country         with all the might at its command in unison with the Army.

 

 c)       BSF personnel have been performing Internal Security Duty in Manipur for the last two years and have been successfully fighting insurgency in those areas.

 

 d)      During the earthquake in Gujarat on 26^th January 2001, the BSF was the first to reach out to help the distressed people.

 

 e)       During the communal disturbances in Gujarat recently, BSF personnel went all out to restore amity and brotherhood among  the      people.

 

 f)       The BSF took over the erection of the border fencing in Jammu & Kashmir and it was successful in its task        despite all attempts of Pakistan to scuttle our efforts.

 

 g)       The BSF has been defending the borders along with the army and checking infiltration on the borders during the current standoff with Pakistan.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS OF BORDER SECURITY FORCE
Year	Militants/ Extremists Killed	Militants/ Extremists Appr	Surrender	Arms	Ammunition	Contrabands (In Crores)	Explosive (in Kgs.)
1990	433	905	33	1445	167259	136.758	1511.15
1991	647	1099	407	2250	183575	33.434	215.2
1992	524	2224	187	1728	96182	37.738	246.95
1993	442	1919	16	980	72517	57.327	398.15
1994	327	1315	24	1302	123341	163.310	1105.1
1995	194	1036	38	1300	138874	131.880	564.12
1996	127	932	114	1007	72564	50.980	3266.019
1997	128	499	40	666	51616	44.647	406.862
1998	162	223	20	585	61802	34.538	287.532
1999	247	262	12	591	49768	39.702	1073.94
2000	284	221	7	702	54192	46.326	436
2001	334	295	38	693	49496	65.928	463
2002	334	299	23	711	46992	85.486	452.52
2003	213	160	19	449	35118	105.893	1157.89
2004	129	148	61	360	75888	122.77	1006.8
2005	147	130	14	448	89939	125.05	363.58
2006	68	53	29	213	13917	199.81	417.5
2007	42	39	43	199	62136	198.18	54.55
2008	29	29	41	128	5560	257.79	228.1
2009 (Jan )	03	02	-	18	113	14.37	-
TOTAL	4814	11790	1166	15775	1450849	1951.917	13654.963

 

 

 

SUPREME SACRIFICES MADE  BY BORDER MAN

 

			BSF CASUALTIES
Year			KILLED		INJURED
1990			92		280
1991			91		416
1992			142		597
1993			124		629
1994			99		569
1995			69		401
1996			63		287
1997			47		129
1998			66		211
1999			80		273
2000			114		380
2001			110		329
2002			114		409
2003			56		231
2004			60		150
2005			24		150
2006			13		115
2007			2		49
2008			7		62
2009 ( Jan)			2		2
TOTAL			1375		5669

 

        QUOTATION OF THE FOLLOWING:-

 

1.        Former P.M , Late/Smt Indira Gandhi

2.        Former P.M , Sh. V P Singh

3.        Former P.M , Sh. H D Devegoda

4.        Former Home Minister, Sh. Inderjeet Gupta

5.        Former Chairman NHRC, Justice R N Mishra

[HOME] [DG's MESSAGE] [HISTORY&ROLE] [HONOURS & AWARDS] [PRESS RELEASES]  [STRUCTURE]  [RECRUITMENT]  [RESULTS]  [RRs]  [PHOTOGRAPHS] [CAREER PROSPECTS] [TRAINING] [SPORTS]  [WELFARE ACTIVITIES] [ACT&RULES]  [OTHER LINKS] [CONTACT US]