About Indo-Tibetan Border Police:
- It is one of the Central Armed Police Forces of India.
- The ITBP is responsible for guarding the India-China border, stretching over 3,488 km from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Apart from this, the Force also has important roles in many internal security duties and operations against Left Wing Extremism in the state of Chhattisgarh.
- ITBP also conducts relief and rescue operations as 'First Responders' for natural calamities in the Himalayan region.
- History:
- It was raised in 1962 in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962 for deployment along India's border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- ITBP was initially raised under the CRPF Act. However, in 1992, parliament enacted the ITBPF Act and the rules there under were framed in 1994.
- In 2004, ITBP was declared as a full-fledged central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Motto of the Force:“Shaurya-Dridhata-Karma Nishtha” (Valour – Determination – Devotion to Duty).
- Parent ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs.
- It is headed by a Director General under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Most of the ITBP’s Border Out Posts (BOPs) are located at altitudes ranging from 9,000 ft to 18,800 ft where temperatures drop to minus 45 degrees Celsius in extreme winters.
- ITBP personnel undergo rigorous training in high-altitude warfare and mountaineering to operate effectively in challenging terrains.
