‘‘Home Guards’ is a voluntary force, first raised in India in December 1946, to assist the police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots. Subsequently,the concept of the voluntary citizen’s force was adopted by several States. In the wake of Chinese aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the States and Union Territories to merge their existing voluntary organisations into one uniform voluntary force known as Home Guards.
The role of Home Guards is to serve 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., help in maintenance of essential services, promote communal harmony, assist the administration in protecting weaker sections and participate in law and order duties.
Home Guards are of two types – urban and border Home guards in States, Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) Bns. have also been raised, which serve as an auxiliary force to the Border Security Force. The total strength of Home Guards in Rajasthan is 30,714 out of which there are 28050 Urban Home Guards and 2,664 Border Home Guards. The organization enrolls the eligible youth of the State and tries to instill in them a sense of national security, discipline and selfless service (निष्काम सेवा).
वर्ष् 2012 से महानिदेशक गृह रक्षा को राजस्थान में कार्य करने वाली प्राईवेट सिक्यूरिटी ऐजेन्सी को लाईसेन्स जारी करने हेतु नियंत्रक प्राधिकारी नियुक्त किया गया है।
गृह रक्षा का डिप्लोयमेन्ट जो कि विभाग का महत्वपूर्ण कार्य है। जिसके अन्तर्गत स्वयं सेवकों को विभिन्न सरकारी व गैरसरकारी संस्थानों व निगमों में सुरक्षा व्यवस्था व वेतन श्रृखला 01 से 06 तक के रिक्त पदों के विरूद्ध अस्थाई तौर पर लगाया जा कर नियोजित किया जाता है।
गृह रक्षा का मानदेय व भत्ते निम्नानुसार है :— ड्यूटी भत्ता 797/— रूपये प्रतिदिवस कन्वेन्स चार्ज 20/— प्रतिविस वर्दी धुलाई भत्ता 75/— प्रति माह, चतुर्थ श्रेणी कर्मचारी के विरूद्व लगाये गये गृह रक्षा स्वयं सेवकों का मानदेय रू. 679/— प्रतिदिवस