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In Meghalaya, the twin
organisations of Home Guards and Civil Defence are
clubbed under one Directorate known as Home Guards and
Civil Defence Department headed by Commandant General of
Home Guards and Director of Civil Defence, Government of
Meghalaya, Shillong.
The Home Guards
and Civil Defence organisation is a voluntary national
organisation which can be categorised as follows
HOME GUARDS ORGANISATION
During World War-II, ‘Home Guards’
– a voluntary citizen organisation for local defence was
raised in the United Kingdom. In India, in December 1946,
Home Guards were raised in Bombay to assist the Police in
controlling civil disturbances and communal riots.
Subsequently, this concept of a voluntary citizens force
as auxiliary to the Police for maintenance of law and
order and for meeting emergencies like floods, fires,
famines etc. was adopted by several other States. In the
wake of Chinese aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the
States and Union Territories to merge their existing
voluntary organisations into the all-India force known as
‘Home Guards’ which would be voluntary both in concept
and character.
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