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The Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi makes rules to further amend the Delhi Home Guards Rules, 1959.

Detailed Summary

This notification, issued by the Home (Home Guard) Department of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on 5th May, 2025 (F.No. 1/03/2022/HG/1200-13), promulgates the Delhi Home Guards (Second Amendment), Rules, 2025. These rules are made by the Lt. Governor under the powers conferred by section 8 of the Bombay Home Guards Act, 1947, as extended to the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The amendment modifies Rule 8 of the Delhi Home Guards Rules, 1959, by inserting a new proviso after the Sixteenth proviso. This new proviso allows the tenure of existing Home Guard Volunteers on roll as of 30th April, 2025, and due for discharge between 30th April, 2025, and 31st October, 2025, to be extended up to 31st October, 2025, or until fresh enrolment, or necessity ceases, whichever is earlier. The extension is contingent upon satisfactory service records, general conduct, physical fitness, and age limit as prescribed in the Rules. The principal rules were published on 20th July, 1959 (F.No.4/59-C.D.), and Rule 8 has been previously amended seventeen times, with specific notifications referenced from 2008 to 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-16052025-263154 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 151] DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025/VAISAKHA 26, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 54 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 3223 DG/2025 HOME (HOME GUARD) DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 5th May, 2025 F.No. 1/03/2022/HG/1200-13.—In exercise of powers conferred by section 8 of the Bombay Home Guards Act, 1947, as extended to National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, hereby makes the following rules to further amend the Delhi Home Guards Rules, 1959, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement— (1) These rules may be called the Delhi Home Guards (Second Amendment), Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette. 2. Amendment of rule 8. In the Delhi Home Guards Rules, 1959, in Rule 8, after the Sixteenth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided also that the tenure of existing Home Guard Volunteers on roll as on 30th April, 2025(and due for discharge between the period 30th April, 2025 to 31st October,2025) may be extended up to 31st October, 2025 or till such time fresh enrolment takes place or till such time the necessity ceases, whichever is earlier subject to satisfactory service records, general conduct as Home Guards during the tenure and also subject to physical fitness and age limit as prescribed in the Rules". By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, RAKHI SINGHAL, Dy. Secy. Note: The principal rule were published in Part-IV in the Delhi Gazette Extraordinary dated the 20th July, 1959, F.No.4/59-C.D. and amendments were made in Rule 8 of the Principal rule vide following Notifications: 1. Notification No.F.1/16/07/HG/8301-8349, dated 01/07/2008. 2. Notification No.F.1/16/07/HG/5409, dated 24/12/2013. 3. Notification No.F.1/24/2014/HG/1297-1306, dated 04.03.2014. 4. Notification No.F.1/24/2014/HG/1385-1394, dated 30.03.2015. 5. Notification No.F.1/100/2015/HG/757, dated 15.02.2016. 6. Notification No.F.1/41/2017/HG/6607-6618, dated 29.11.2017. 7. Notification No.F.1/02/2019/HG/1016-1028, dated 27.02.2019. 8. Notification No.F.1/28/2019/HG/5840-5852, dated 03.10.2019. 9. Notification No.F.1/02/2019/HG/1413-1425, dated 27.03.2020. 10. Notification No.F.1/02/2019/HG/977-989, dated 07.04.2021. 11. Notification No.F.1/28/2019/HG/1230-1242, dated 23.06.2021. 12. Notification No.F.1/03/2022/HG/799-811, dated 25.03.2022. 13. Notification No.F.1/03/2022/HG/873-885, dated 29.03.2023. 14. Notification No.F.1/03/2022/HG/2904-16, dated 09.10.2023. 15. Notification No.F.1/03/2022/HG/809-21, dated 28.03.2024. 16. Notification No.F.1/03/2022/HG/1695-1707, dated 31.07.2024. 17. Notification No.F.1/03/2022/HG/308-320, dated 06.02.2025.

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