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Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs)

Kumari Sonali

Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs):

MHA is considering raising Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs) along the China border, on the lines of their deployment along the India–Pakistan border. It is a voluntary auxiliary force drawn from local civilian population living in border areas. It Acts as support to Army and border guarding forces during emergencies, conflict, and intelligence operations. It Raised under the Home Guards Act, 1962. Comes under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), coordinated with State Governments. Seven States authorised: Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat (currently operational only in Rajasthan).

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