BSF celebrates 51st Raising Day

Published: December 2, 2016

The Border Security Force (BSF), the biggest border guarding force in the world celebrated its 51st Anniversary of Raising Day.
Various cultural programmes were organised for BSF veterans and personnel during the Raising Day celebrations.
On this occasion, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh presented prestigious “Maharana Pratap Trophy- 2016” on the BSF Punjab Frontier.

About Border Security Force (BSF)

  • BSF is the sentinels of Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It came into existence on 1st December, 1965.
  • It was created by merging various State Armed Police Battalions for achieving a better coordinated synergy between the border guarding functions in peace time and fighting the war during the eventuality on both Western and Eastern fronts.
  • BSF is deployed on Indo-Pakistan International Border, Indo-Bangladesh International Border, Line of Control (LoC) along with Indian Army and in Anti-Naxal Operations.
  • Since its inception, BSF has proven its credentials during various counter insurgency and anti-militancy operations, internal security duties, natural calamities etc.
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  • madhu
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    Mera bharat mahan.I love my papa.

  • madhu
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    Mera bharat mahan.I love my papa.

  • deepika vellingiri
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    what is meant by raising day??

  • deepika vellingiri
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    what is meant by raising day??

  • Pardeep
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    I love my India I love my father as a bsf jawan

  • Pardeep
    Reply

    I love my India I love my father as a bsf jawan

  • Pardeep
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    raising day mean annual day

  • Pardeep
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    raising day mean annual day