OPERATIONS:
During the year 2023-24, Home Guard volunteers were
deployed with Police for maintenance of law & order and other duties such
as traffic and patrolling, guarding of vital installations, manning of
Government treasuries/ sub-treasuries, maintenance of law and order during
fairs and festivals and security duties at temples and zonal hospitals. In
addition to this women Home Guards volunteers were deployed for nursing duties
in the hospitals. Male Home Guards who have undergone Fire Prevention Course
were deployed at Fire Stations to supplement the strength of fire staff.
The details regarding the deployment of Home Guards
during the Financial Year
2023-2024, are as under:-
DEPLOYMENT OF HOME GUARDS FOR
ROUTINE & OPERATIONAL DUTIES
|
Sr. No.
|
Nature of duty
|
No. of Home Guard volunteers deployed
|
|
(a)
|
For assistance of Police in
the maintenance of law and order etc.
|
1334
|
|
(b)
|
Treasury/Sub- Treasury Guard
duties.
|
85
|
|
(c)
|
Battalion Kot Guard duties.
|
79
|
|
(d)
|
Messengers, Telephone
Operators, Demonstrators, Drivers and other administrative duties.
|
616
|
|
(e)
|
Firemen duty in the Fire
Stations/Fire Posts in the Pradesh.
|
721
|
|
(f)
|
First aid, dispenser and Nursing
duty in the District Hospitals. (except Lahaul & Spiti)
|
119
|
|
(g)
|
H.P. Secretariat security
duty & other duties.
|
132
|
|
(h)
|
Service of Court processes
in Police Stations in H.P.
|
155
|
|
(i)
|
Security duty in various
Institutions, such as H.R.T.C. Barrier, temple security duty and zonal
hospitals etc.
|
803
|
|
(j)
|
Jail Warder duty.
|
69
|
|
(k)
|
State Vigilance & Anti
Corruption Bureau duty.
|
87
|
|
(l)
|
Investigation wing duty in
Police Stations.
|
598
|
|
(m)
|
Tourist duty.
|
42
|
DEPLOYMENT FOR OTHER DUTIES OF SHORT DURATION:
|
Sr. No
|
Nature of duty
|
No. of Home Guard volunteers deployed
|
|
(a)
|
Watch and Ward duty during
the Vidhan Sabha Session.
|
195
|
|
(b)
|
Maintenance of law and order
during Fairs & Festivals in the State. (On separate occasions)
|
4767
|
|
(c)
|
Republic Day, Independence
Day and Himachal Pradesh Day Parade.
|
1721
|
|
(d)
|
Lok Sabha/Vidhan Sabha and
Panchayat Elections.
|
358
|
