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The '''Indian Reserve Battalion''', also known as the '''India Reserve Battalion'''; abbreviated as IRBn, is a special armed [[law enforcement in India|police force]] of an [[States and union territories of India|Indian state or union territory]]. Introduced by the Indira Gandhi Government at Centre in 1971, the cost of raising an IRBn is borne by the [[Government of India]]. Its primary responsibility is to assist the respective state police in combating terrorist attacks and [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]].

== History ==
The [[Government of India]] under the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] introduced the Indian Reserve Battalion system in 1971 on the pattern of federally-run Central Paramilitary Forces.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1524371 |title=Formation of New IR Battalion in States |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> The expenditure of raising an IRB in a state is borne by the Indian Government.

== IRBns in different states and union territories ==

=== Himachal Pradesh ===
There are six IRBns part of the [[Himachal Pradesh Police]]. First IRB headquartered at Darongarh, [[Kangra district]], was raised in June 1993. It was later shifted to its present location at Bangarh, [[Una district]]. These IRBns assist the state police in maintaining public order and get deployed in other states as well on the request of the Central Government.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://citizenportal.hppolice.gov.in:8080/citizen/kvpolicehistory.htm?stov=LMFE-7TNA-RO0E-07IP-9G0U-1VB8-JQS7-S813 |title=Brief History of Himachal Pradesh Police |publisher=[[Himachal Pradesh Police]] |website=Citizenportal.hppolice.gov.in |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>

=== Lakshadweep ===
In January 2001, a special Indian Reserve Battalion was raised for the union territories of [[Lakshadweep]], [[Daman and Diu]] and [[Dadar and Nagar Haveli]] with its headquarters at the capital of Lakshadweep, [[Kavaratti]]. It replaced the two companies of the [[Madhya Pradesh Special Armed Police]], which were stationed in the union territory since 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lakshadweep.gov.in/departments/police/ |title=Administrative Setup – Police |publisher=U.T. Administration of Lakshadweep |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=Lakshadweep.gov.in}}</ref>

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