About Indo-Tibetan Border Police:
- It is a Central Armed Police Force functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- It guards the India-China borders ranging from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Background:
- 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 thereunder were framed in 1994.
- In 2004, ITBP was declared as a full-fledged central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Motto: “Shaurya-Dridhata-Karma Nishtha” (Valour – Determination – Devotion to Duty).
- It is known as one of the most specialized mountain forces in the world, ITBP operates in some of the harshest and most remote areas.
- ITBP trains its personnel in mountaineering, skiing, and tactical combat, in addition to maintaining readiness for disaster response and relief operations in the Himalayan region.
- Headed By: It is headed by a Director General under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
