<P> The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to uniform nomenclature of seven security forces in India under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs . They are the Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo - Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). </P> <P> Each of the seven CAPFs (the AR, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF, NSG and SSB) has its own cadre of officers, but they are headed by officers of the Indian Police Service . They have, for many years, demanded improved promotional prospects . However, the higher echelons in these organisations, including the head of the organization, designated as Director General, is reserved by the MHA for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers The DGs of those five CAPFs were upgraded by the Manmohan Singh led UPA Government following the 6 CPC the apex scale, a grade held by DGs of various state police . They were allocated a total of ₹ 52,443 crore (US $7.6 billion) for the fiscal year 2017 - 2018 . </P>

List of central armed police forces in india