BSF to operate beyond borders legally under 2011 amendment

This Bill amends the Border Security Force Act, 1968 to allow the Central Government to deploy the Border Security Force (BSF) in areas other than the borders of India. It aims to legally enable the BSF to perform duties in these other areas during exigencies such as counter-insurgency, internal security, or natural calamities.

The Border Security Force (BSF) and its members, as well as the Central Government of India.

• Amends the long title and Section 2 of the 1968 Act to include 'or of any part of the territory thereof' in the scope of the Force's duties.
• Amends Section 4 to allow the Central Government to specify, by notification, parts of the territory where the BSF shall ensure security.
• Amends Section 139 to remove the restriction that powers and duties are limited to areas 'adjoining the borders of India'.
• Updates the list of laws under which BSF members can exercise powers in Section 139, replacing the 'Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944' with the 'Central Excise Act, 1944' and the 'Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947' with the 'Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999'.

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