Overview
- In Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed Home Guards as a pillar of public trust and highlighted recent national recognition, including three President’s Medals for Distinguished Service in 2024, 11 Meritorious Service medals, three awards in 2025, and 38 Government of India commendation discs.
- Uttar Pradesh underscored frontline duties across law and order, traffic, Dial 112, elections, prisons, public building security and disaster control, noting more than 14,000 personnel deployed for Kumbh Mela 2025 and over 4,000 trained as Disaster Mitras, with digital access to allowances via the Home Guard Mitra app.
- In Bhopal, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the Mukhyamantri Adamya Sahasik Karya Puraskar granting Rs 51,000 annually to 10 rescue teams, scrapped the compulsory two‑month break after three years of service, and raised the annual ex‑gratia by Rs 360.
- Madhya Pradesh detailed capacity building with more than 82,000 civil defence volunteers registered and 67,784 specially trained, a specialised training centre under development at Ralamandal in Indore, and 488 approved posts for security at Mahakal Jyotirlinga and Mahakal Lok.
- MP set a target to recruit over 5,000 Home Guards for Simhastha 2028 with dedicated training for Baiga, Bharia and Sahariya youth, while citing 5,075 lives saved last year and hundreds rescued during this year’s floods.