{"id":225905,"date":"2023-02-10T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T05:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=225905"},"modified":"2023-02-11T21:14:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T15:44:14","slug":"answered-what-are-village-defence-guards-why-is-there-a-demand-for-a-revival-of-the-erstwhile-village-defence-committees-vdc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-what-are-village-defence-guards-why-is-there-a-demand-for-a-revival-of-the-erstwhile-village-defence-committees-vdc\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] What are Village Defence Guards? Why is there a demand for a revival of the erstwhile Village Defence Committees (VDC)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"616\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Explain<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Village Defence Guards.<br \/>\n<strong>Body:\u00a0<\/strong>Explain why there is a demand for a revival of the erstwhile Village Defence Committees (VDC).<br \/>\n<strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Write a way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <strong>VDCs<\/strong><strong> (Village Defence Committees<\/strong>) were first formed in the erstwhile Doda district in mid 1990s as a force multiplier against militant attacks. The VDCs have now been renamed as Village Defence Guards (VDG). \u00a0The VDGs play a crucial role in <strong>maintaining security in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir. <\/strong>They are responsible for <strong>providing intelligence<\/strong> to the security forces and help in counter-insurgency operations. They are also armed and <strong>trained by the Indian Government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The VDGs also function under the <strong>supervision of district superintendent of police (SP)\/Senior superintendent of police (SSP).<\/strong>The aim of VDGs is to organize a small group of volunteer armed civilians in the identified villages along the borders as well as in-depth areas of the Jammu division, with a view to instill a sense of self-protection and ensure safety and security of such villages.<\/p>\n<p>Due to following reasons there is a demand for a revival of the erstwhile Village Defence Committees (VDC):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Due to the rise in <strong>terror-related strikes<\/strong> in the relatively peaceful <strong>Jammu division<\/strong>, especially in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Any complacency on the part of the state could be <strong>disastrous in the mid and long terms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>dynamics of militancy in these regions are different<\/strong> from those prevalent in Kashmir due to the demographic profile of an almost equal proportion of Hindus and Muslims. The agency of the local population in a conflict zone cannot be overlooked.<\/li>\n<li>In January, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, there were <strong>infiltration attempts<\/strong>, recoveries of war-like stores, explosions followed by gunshots at the house of a local MLA, a neutralisation of hideouts, and the nabbing of suspects in Rajouri and Poonch.<\/li>\n<li>The demand for the revival of VDCs arose after militant activities resurfaced in areas where peace had long since been restored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A good control mechanism is needed to ensure that cadres remain motivated and focused. The revival of the VDG should be used as an <strong>opportunity to empower the local bodies<\/strong>. Panchayats are most suited to understand local dynamics in a conflict zone that change rapidly from one sub-region to the other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Explain\u00a0Village Defence Guards. Body:\u00a0Explain why there is a demand for a revival of the erstwhile Village Defence Committees (VDC). Conclusion: Write a way forward. The VDCs (Village Defence Committees) were first formed in the erstwhile Doda district in mid 1990s as a force multiplier against militant attacks. The VDCs have now been renamed as&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-what-are-village-defence-guards-why-is-there-a-demand-for-a-revival-of-the-erstwhile-village-defence-committees-vdc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered] What are Village Defence Guards? 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