District Reserve Group - locally raised force vested with the task to tackle Maoists

Q.  Which of the following is/are true regarding District Reserve Group?

1) It is used for disaster relief and rescue operation.
2) It is composed of specially trained army and air force soldiers.
- Published on 24 Aug 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
 
  • The District Reserve Group (DRG), a locally raised force vested with the task to tackle Maoists has added muscle to the counter insurgency operations in south Chhattisgarh.
  • Dubbed as “son of soil” because its personnel are recruited from among local youth and surrendered Naxals in Bastar division, the DRG earned accolades recently for its well-executed strikes in the Maoists’ self-proclaimed liberated zones like Abhujmad and south Sukma.
  • They are well conversant with the inhospitable terrain and dense forests of Bastar.
  • Those in the DRG are full police officers, with the same accountability as anyone else, and thus the state is fully responsible for their actions.

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