1. the Paramilitary Defence Forces help in maintaining internal security.

2. Protecting the Coastal line. and assisting the army are known as ‘Paramilitary Forces”.

3. Assist the army forces.

4. The responsibility is the security of important places like Railway stations.Oil fields and refineries, water reservoirs lines.

5. They also participate in the management of natural or man-made disasters

6. During peace time, the protect the international borders.

They can be divided as: 

1. TheAsaamRilles(AR) 

2. The Special Frontier Force (SFF) 

1. the Assam Rifles (AR): 

• This was established in 1835 by the British in the Assam region, as a militia called the ‘Cachar Levy’. 
• There are currently 46 battalions of Assam Rifles and it n under the Ministry of Home Affaira (MBA).

2. The Special Frontier Force (SFF):

• It was created in 1962.
• This force was put under the duvet supervision of the Intelligence Bureau
• Later it was brought under the Research and Analysis Wing. India’s external intelligence agency.