CRPF Stands for Central Reserve Police Force .

Central Reserve Police Force is the Largest of India's Central Armed Police Forces

It Functions Under the Aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India

It was Formed 27 July, 1939 .

Its Headquarters located in New Delhi, India .

Rank Structure Gazetted, Group A Officer :

CRPF Ranks :

Director General (Apex Scale of the Indian Police Service)
Special Director General (HAG+ Scale of the Indian Police Service)
Additional Director General (HAG Scale of the Indian Police Service, also available to BSF cadre)
Inspector General (IG)
Deputy Inspector General (DIG)
Commandant (CO)
Second In Command (2 I/C)
Deputy Commandant (DC)
Assistant Commandant (AC): Group A Gazetted Officer

CRPF Uses Basic Infantry Weapons which are manufactured indigenously at the Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board:

Pistol Auto 9mm 1A and Glock 17 9 mm pistols
Heckler & Koch MP5 replacing the Carbine 1A 9 mm sub-machine guns
INSAS 5.56 mm assault rifles
INSAS 5.56 mm light machine guns replacing the Bren L4 machine guns

CRPF CoBRA personnel
AGS-30 Plamya 30 mm automatic grenade launcher
AKM for counter-insurgency
Tavor TAR-21
Micro Tavor (X95) Bullpup
FN MAG
OFB 51mm Mortar
OFB 81mm Mortar
Carl Gustav 84 mm recoilless rifles

Head Office Contact Details :

Tel No - 0522-2721733 (Control Room)
FAX No - 0522-2721733
E-mail : igadm@crpf.gov.in

Address :

Directorate General
Central Reserve Police Force,
Block No.-1, C.G.O. Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003, INDIA