The Delhi government has asked all heads of departments to not engage civil defence volunteers as “security guards” stating that their services are to be utilised for managing disasters and emergency situations, among others.
The finance department has issued a written communication to all heads of departments (HODs) for the purpose and set a deadline of June 30 for putting an end to the practice of using civil defence volunteers as “security guards” and to ensure finalisation of the procurement process of security services initiated by departments through the GeM portal.