56th Raising Day Parade of Indo-Tibetan Border Police
October 25 , 2017 2589 days 1083 0
The Union Home Minister attended the 56th Raising Day Parade of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at 39th Bn, ITBP, Lakhnawali Camp, Surajpur, Greater Noida.
ITBP was raised on 24th October in 1962 and is deployed on guarding 3488km long India-China Border from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
The ITBP is one of five Central Armed Police Forces of India and was raised on 24 October 1962, under CRPF Act, in wake of 1962 Sino-Indian War.
It was provided full autonomy after Parliament enacted the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992. It works under command of Union Home Ministry.