Village Defence Guards

As recently as 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) set up new VDCs in Kishtwar district, The Indian Army conducts training camps for VDCs consisting of weapons training and intelligence gathering basics. On 15 September 2019, the Army trained VDCs in Doda sector. They were mainly set up to protect Hindus and Muslims. Following the killing of a Kashmiri-Hindu Sarpanch in June 2020, former Director General (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir Police said Shesh Paul Vaid that Hindus and Muslims could be armed and Village Defence Committees could be set up with proper planning. The first VDC was set up under Shesh Paul Vaid when he was a Superintendent of Police (SP) in Bagankote village, Udhampur district (now Reasi district) in 1995. ==Organisation==

Equipment The VDG are equipped with weapons like the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle, replacing Lee-Enfield rifles. ==See also==