# 2,790 home guard personnel can return to home district 2026-11-07T05:17:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Madhya Pradesh government has allowed 2,790 home guard personnel selected under a special 2016 recruitment drive to be posted in their home districts, ahead of Diwali. These personnel had initially been deployed in other districts because of a lack of vacancies in their selected district. Director General of Home Guard and Civil Defence Pragya Richa Srivastava said the state government has granted a one-time exemption under the Madhya Pradesh Home Guard Rules, 2016. Eligible personnel can apply online within a set deadline to request a transfer to the district where they were first selected. Postings will be adjusted based on vacancies in district units. Srivastava said the move would help personnel manage family responsibilities and boost morale. Home guard organisations and personnel have thanked Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and the state government for the decision. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The decision addresses a long-standing grievance of home guard personnel who were posted away from home despite being selected for their own district. By offering a one-time exemption, the government resolves a administrative bottleneck without amending the rules permanently. The next step is for the 2,790 eligible personnel to apply online within the specified timeframe, with transfers depending on vacancies in their home district units. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight news report of government decision, no criticism or advocacy This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Home Guard, Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, Pragya Richa Srivastava Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/2790-home-guard-personnel-can-return-to-home-district/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/2790-home-guard-personnel-can-return-to-home-district/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/