<P> The Border Security Force ( BSF ) is the primary border defence organisation of India . It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India , it was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965 , `` for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with '' . It is a Central Armed Police Force charged with guarding India 's land border during peacetime and preventing transnational crime . It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs . The BSF has its own cadre of officers but its head , designated as a Director - General ( DG ) , since its raising has been an officer from the Indian Police Service . It is an Armed Force of the Union of India tasked with various assignments from time to time . The BSF has grown exponentially from a few battalions in 1965 , to 186 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 257,363 personnel including an expanding air wing , marine wing , artillery regiments , and commando units . It currently stands as the world 's largest border guarding force . BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories . </P>
<P> The Border Security Force ( BSF ) is the primary border defence organisation of India . It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India , it was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965 , `` for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with '' . It is a Central Armed Police Force charged with guarding India 's land border during peacetime and preventing transnational crime . It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs . The BSF has its own cadre of officers but its head , designated as a Director - General ( DG ) , since its raising has been an officer from the Indian Police Service . It is an Armed Force of the Union of India tasked with various assignments from time to time . The BSF has grown exponentially from a few battalions in 1965 , to 186 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 257,363 personnel including an expanding air wing , marine wing , artillery regiments , and commando units . It currently stands as the world 's largest border guarding force . BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories . </P>
bsf is responsible for guarding on borders of which countries
bsf is responsible for guarding on borders of which countries
India
India