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The Government of India have authorized 8000 Home Guard volunteers to this State. 7653 Home Guards volunteers were on the rolls during the year 2008-2009. The State has 12 Battalions of Home Guards. The Battalion wise authorized strength is as under:-
| Sr. No. |
Name of
District |
Battalion |
Authorised strength |
| 1 |
Kinnaur |
Battalion
No. I |
552 |
| 2 |
Shimla |
Battalion
No. II |
697 |
| 3 |
Shimla |
Battalion
No. III |
578 |
| 4 |
Sirmaur |
Battalion
No. IV |
670 |
| 5 |
Bilaspur |
Battalion
No. V |
605 |
| 6 |
Mandi |
Battalion
No. VI |
888 |
| 7 |
Kullu |
Battalion
No. VII |
723 |
| 8 |
Chamba |
Battalion
No. VIII |
733 |
| 9 |
Kangra |
Battalion
No. IX |
917 |
| 10 |
Hamirpur |
Battalion
No. X |
513 |
| 11 |
Solan |
Battalion
No. XI |
611 |
| 12 |
Una |
Battalion
No. XII |
513 |
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Total |
8000 |
The sanctioned and posted strength of the regular staff is
as under
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of post
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
|
1.
|
Commandant
General
|
1 |
|
2.
|
Dy.
Commandant General
|
1 |
|
3.
|
Senior
Staff Officer (Admn.)
|
1 |
|
4.
|
Commandant
(Training)
|
1 |
|
5.
|
Staff
Officer/Commandants
|
14 |
|
6.
|
Company
Commander
|
20 |
|
7.
|
Platoon
Commander
|
47 |
|
8.
|
Havildar
|
56 |
|
9.
|
Radio
Wireless Operator
|
1 |
|
10.
|
Radio
Wireless Mechanic
|
1 |
|
11.
|
Band
man
|
18 |
|
12.
|
Quarter
Guard/Naik/ L. Naik
|
11 |
The sanctioned and posted strength of the ministrial
staff is as under
|
Sr.
No.
|
Name of post
|
Sanctioned Strength
|
|
1.
|
Superintendent
Grade-I
|
1 |
|
2.
|
Superintendent
Grade-II
|
15 |
|
3.
|
Personal
Assistant (PA)
|
1 |
|
4.
|
Senior
Assistant
|
25 |
|
5.
|
Junior
Scale Stenographer
|
1 |
|
6.
|
Steno
Typist
|
4 |
|
7.
|
Clerks
|
59 |
|
8.
|
Drivers
|
32 |
|
9.
|
Jr.
Technician (Electrical)
|
1 |
|
10.
|
Orderly
Havildar
|
2 |
|
11.
|
Orderly
Constable
|
2 |
|
12.
|
Gestationer
|
1 |
|
13.
|
Peons
|
39 |
|
14.
|
Chowkidars
|
107 |
|
15.
|
Store
man
|
10 |
|
16.
|
Carpenter
|
1 |
|
17.
|
Compounder
|
1 |
|
18.
|
Tailors
|
12 |
|
19.
|
Mali
|
3 |
|
20.
|
Cleaner
|
14 |
|
21.
|
Cooks
|
19 |
|
22.
|
Langari
|
4 |
|
23.
|
Dhobi
|
11 |
|
24.
|
Sweepers
|
4 |
|
25.
|
Barber
|
1 |
|
26.
|
Cobbler
|
12 |
|
27.
|
Water
Carrier
|
1 |
At present there are 12 Home Guard battalions located at each District Hqrs. with the exception of Keylong the Hqrs. of Lahaul and Spiti District where only one company strength of Home Guards is stationed under the Kullu Battalion, while Shimla District has 2 Battalions. The training Institute of Home Guards and Civil Defence is located at Junga with a sub branch at Mandi (Baggi). Each battalion has a training center where basic and refresher training is given to the volunteers.
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