Lucknow, June 1 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that "The Home Guards organisation is an important pillar of the state's internal security, law and order, disaster management and public service. In view of changing times and new challenges, the organisation should be made more capable, better trained, technology-enabled and modern."He directed that all works related to modernisation of the department, expansion of training capacity, strengthening of infrastructure and human resource development should be carried forward in a time-bound manner so that Home Guard volunteers can play an effective role in every situation.

The Chief Minister said, "Home Guards play an important role not only as an auxiliary force to the pol...