Indien Inde INDIA Border Police Force Security Stamp MNH NEW 2013

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Indien Inde INDIA Border Police Force Security Stamp MNH NEW 2013:
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QUALITY STAMPS AND COINS SOLD HEREIndia Post released a stamp to celebrate 50 years of Sashastra Seema Bal

Sashastra Seema Bal or SSB (Meaning: Armed Border Force)(Devanāgarī: सशस्त्र सीमा बल,) is one of India\'s Central Armed Police Forces. It is often referred to as aparamilitary force (although it is not one of the three officially definedparamilitary forces of India). It is currently under the administrative controlof the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. It was formerlyknown as the Special Service Bureau.

SSB (Special Service Bureau ) was set up in early 1963 inthe wake of the Sino-Indian War. The primary task of the force was to providearmed support for RAW and secondary task was to inculcate feelings of nationalbelonging in the border population and develop their capabilities forresistance through a continuous process of motivation, training, development,welfare programs and activities in India.From the Cabinet, SSB was transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs andassigned the duties of manning the Nepal and Bhutan borders. SSB was renamed as\"Sashastra Seema Bal\" in accordance with its new role and come underthe administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the year 2001.

SSB is celebrating the year 2013 as Golden Jubilee yearmarking fifty years of its raising. The celebrations have commenced with theFlag-off of a Mount Everest Expedition on 2ndApril, 2013 from Delhi. The team led by Shri Somit Joshi, Commandant,successfully reached at the peak at about 9.45 am on 21st May 2013 tocommemorate the 50th anniversary.

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