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BSF’s first female camel riding squad to be deployed along the India- Pak border

Border Security Force (BSF) first female camel riding squad will be deployed along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan & Gujarat. The squad will participate for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1st December. This Squad will be the first of its kind in the world. Giving this information, DIG BSF Bikaner, Pushpendra Singh Rathore said that Intensive training was given to this squad at the Bikaner Regional Headquarters of BSF under the supervision of skilled trainers.

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Notably:

The BSF is the only force in the country to have the Camel Contingents and the Camel Mounted Band. BSF, traditionally known as the ‘first line of defence, the Camel Contingents are used to keep a vigil in the vast expanse of the Thar Desert.

About the BSF:

  • The BSF is a central armed police force (CAPF) that functions under the Union government. It was raised in 1965 in the aftermath of the India-Pakistan war.
  • The BSF Act was passed by Parliament in 1968 and the rules governing the Act were framed in 1969.
  • India is a Union of States and under the One Border One Force policy, the BSF is deployed along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders. It is also deployed in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and is routinely deployed for election and other law and order duties on the request of State governments.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Border Security Force Director General: Pankaj Kumar Singh;
  • Border Security Force Founded: 1 December 1965;
  • Border Security Force Headquarters: New Delhi, India.

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Sumit Arora

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