BSF first female camel squad to be deployed along India Pak Border

BSF first female camel squad to be deployed along India Pak Border

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Category : Defense Published on: September 19 2022

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  • The female camel riding squad participated for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1st December. This Squad is the first of its kind in the world.
  • Border Security Force (BSF) will soon deploy its first female camel riding squad along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
  • The BSF is the only force in the country to have the Camel Contingents and the Camel Mounted Band.
  • BSF, traditionally known as the 'first line of defence', the Camel Contingents are used to keep a vigil in the vast expanse of the Thar Desert.
  • It is one of the 7 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in India. It was set upon 1 December 1965. 
  • It is the only CAPF which has an Air Wing, Water wing and Artillery wing.
  • It comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • It is also known as the ’first line of defence' in India.
  • Director General of BSF: Pankaj Kumar Singh
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