Village Defence Committees
Why in news:
- With heightened terror activity in Jammu, the CRPF is reviving Village Defence Committees that were disbanded in the early 2000s.
- The committees had been disbanded in the early 2000s amid allegations of crimes, including abduction and rape, committed by its members.
More about Village Defence Committees:
- Village Defence Guards(VDGs) formerly known as Village Defence Committeesis a militia formed in the mid-1990s in the Chenab Valley area of Jammu and Kashmir for the self-defence of locals especially Hindus in remote hilly villages against militancy.
- It consists of villagers as well as police officers.
- The Indian Army conducts training camps for VDCs consisting of weapons training and intelligence gathering basics.
Syllabus: Prelims + Mains; GS3- Internal Security
