The Government of India is reportedly considering a proposal to establish a Single Border Guarding Force, following a recommendation by Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Madhavrao Gochade to the Home Ministry. The recommendation suggests that an integrated agency—similar to South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA)—should be entrusted with handling all matters related to border control.
The MP feels that, at present, there is “absence of a unified command and tech-driven surveillance in the border areas.”
Before evaluating the merits of the proposal, it's pertinent to note that the Group of Ministers (GoM) on National Security set up after the Kargil War in 2001 had made two important recommendations.
The first one was related to the creation of a Department of Border Management to coordinate activities of various agencies, including that of the Border Guard Forces (BGF) involved in border management. Thus, we already have an entity similar to South Africa's BMA.
The second recommendation was to entrust the responsibility of India's borders with its different neighbours to different BGF—aka ‘One Border One Force’.
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was raised to guard India-Nepal and India-Bhutan borders
Assam Rifles was entrusted with the additional responsibility of guarding the India-Myanmar Border
The Border Security Force (BSF) continued to guard the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh border
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was entrusted with the India-Tibet border