Border Wing Home Guards

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is contemplating a plan to raise Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) along the border with China, similar to the guards on the India-Pakistan border.

About Border Wing Home Guards

• It acts as ancillaries to the Army and other border forces during emergencies.
• Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the States/Union Territories.
• There are seven States authorised to have BWHGs: Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.
  • Rajasthan is the only State which has BWHGs in the present times.
  • They perform the responsibilities of a Constable and are usually enlisted for three to four years.
  • 25% cost of training and financial support is borne by the Government of India.
• Who are recruited?: They are recruited from amongst all classes of people and walks of life, who give their spare time to the organisation for betterment of the community.

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Role of Home Guards

• They work in conjunction with the army in guarding the vital Installations, the vital points and the vulnerable areas during break out of hostilities on the International Border.
• It works as an auxiliary Force to the Police in maintenance of internal security situations, help the community in any kind of emergency such as an air-raid, fire, cyclone, earthquake, epidemic etc.
• They help in maintenance of essential services, promote communal harmony and assist the administration in protecting weaker sections.

Source: TH