The present strength of Home Guards in our State is 17675. The details regarding creation of strength of Home Guards in the State from time to time is as follows :-
| Sl. No. |
HGs Strength Sanctioned vide letter No. |
Number of HGs posts sanctioned |
Sanctioned Strength of HGs raised to |
1. |
Sanctioned Strength of Home Guards has been enhanced from 15000 to 15708 vide Home Department letter No. 358/CD, dtd.28.02.2008. |
708 |
15708 |
2. |
Posts of Home Guards created by Home Department for providing security to tourists near Sea Beach, Puri as HGs Life Guards vide letter No. 734/CD, dtd.16.05.2011 |
100 |
15808 |
3. |
Sanctioned Strength of Home Guards raised by 1867 Nos. vide Home Department letter No. 244/CD, dtd.24.02.2012 |
1867 |
17675 |
5.1 District wise Sanctioned Strength of Home Guards is as follows :-
| SL. No. |
Name of the District |
Sanctioned Strength |
1. |
Angul |
515 |
2. |
Balasore |
832 |
3. |
Baragarh |
399 |
4. |
Berhampur |
569 |
5. |
Bhadrak |
354 |
6. |
Bhubaneswar UPD |
1165 |
7. |
Bolangir |
631 |
8. |
Boudh |
161 |
9. |
Cuttack UPD |
939 |
10. |
Cuttack (R) |
460 |
11. |
Deogarh |
355 |
12. |
Dhenkanal |
391 |
13. |
Gajapati |
467 |
14. |
Ganjam |
638 |
15. |
Jagatsinghpur |
420 |
16. |
Jajpur |
475 |
17. |
Jharsuguda |
460 |
18. |
Kalahandi |
420 |
19. |
Kandhamal |
539 |
20. |
Keonjhar |
470 |
21. |
Kendrapara |
373 |
22. |
Khordha |
187 |
23. |
Koraput |
534 |
24. |
Malkanagiri |
453 |
25. |
Mayurbhanj |
952 |
26. |
Nayagarh |
325 |
27. |
Nawarangapur |
527 |
28. |
Nuapara |
160 |
29. |
Puri |
904 |
30. |
Rayagada |
316 |
31. |
Rourkela |
949 |
32. |
Sambalpur |
664 |
33. |
Sonepur |
304 |
34. |
Sundargarh |
367 |
|
Total |
17675 |
