All India Civil Defense and Home Guards Day 2024 - December 06
December 10 , 2024 15 hrs 0 min 71 0
The Home Guard was raised in the erstwhile Bombay Province on December 6, 1946.
It is a voluntary force to assist the police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots.
Following the 1962 Chinese aggression, the central government had advised the states and Union Territories to merge their existing voluntary organisation into one uniform voluntary force.
Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the states and Union Territories.
The total strength of Home Guards in the country is 5,73,793 against which the raised strength is 4,86,401.
The organization is spread over all states and Union Territories except in Kerala.