TNPSC Thervupettagam

CRPF Day – July 27

July 28 , 2019 1820 days 865 0
  • 81st raising day of country's largest paramilitary force-Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was observed on July 27, 2019.
  • On this day in 1939, CRPF had come into existence as the Crown Representative's Police.
  • It was renamed to its present name after enactment of the CRPF Act on December 28, 1949.
  • It functions under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
  • It has been the lead force in dealing with 
    • Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
    • Fighting the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)
    • Insurgency in Northeast India.

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