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- The Delhi government plans to increase its total home guard strength to 25,000 personnel.
- Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently distributed appointment letters to 1,669 new recruits.
- The new group includes individuals previously employed as civil defence volunteers and bus marshals.
- Ongoing legal challenges have delayed the recruitment of several thousand additional candidates.
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- Progress on filling the remaining 7,939 vacancies
- Resolution of pending court matters regarding recruitment
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VK Saxena
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“in the near future additional 15,000 home guards will be added, taking their total strength to over 25,000”
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…of enrolment to 1669 home guards out of 10,000, for which the recruitment process was started in January, said the statement from the Raj Niwas. Addressing the newly recruited home guards at an event, the LG said that in the near future additional 15,000 home guards will be added, taking their total strength to over 25,000 it said. The newly recruited home guards included 226 former civil defence volunteers (CDVs) who were working as bus marshals when they were removed in November last year. The new recruits also included 181 women, the…
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