HOME GUARDS

Home Guards wing is headed by an officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police.

At the State level the Director General of Police is the ex-officio Commandant General for Home Guards and the District SPs and Commissioners of Police are Commandants of Home Guards in their respective units.

Home Guards are basically a voluntary service organization. The Home Guards play a vital role in assisting the district/city police administration in the maintenance of law and order, crime prevention, traffic regulation, night beats, VIP bandobusts, big fairs and festivals and rendered assistance to the district/city administration during floods.

The total strength of the Home Guards in Tamil Nadu at present is 11,622 including 2,750 Women Home Guards. All the districts and the Commissionerates are having Home Guards units including women Home Guards wing.