# Delhi to hire 15,000 more home guards, total to 25,000 2026-09-21T00:38:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi LG VK Saxena on Wednesday announced the recruitment of 15,000 additional home guards, raising the total sanctioned strength to over 25,000. The announcement came as enrolment letters were distributed to 1,669 new home guards, the first batch from a recruitment drive for 10,000 positions launched in January. The 1,669 appointees include 226 former civil defence volunteers who were removed as bus marshals in November 2024, and 181 women. A total of 1.09 lakh applications were received for the initial 10,285 vacancies, but only 32,511 candidates reported for physical tests. Appointments for 7,939 of those posts remain pending due to court orders. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The expansion to 25,000 home guards nearly triples Delhi's auxiliary force, which typically assists regular police at crowded events and traffic points. The 226 reinstated civil defence volunteers were among roughly 2,000 bus marshals let go after the Delhi government ended the marshal scheme in late 2024. The pending 7,939 posts are held up by a high court status quo order, which the LG has asked the home guards director general to resolve. The next development will depend on the court's hearing of the pending petitions. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: Delhi government, Delhi High Court, Home Guards, Raj Niwas, VK Saxena Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-to-hire-15000-more-home-guards-total-to-25000/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-to-hire-15000-more-home-guards-total-to-25000/#story-in-brief