District Reserve Guard
| District Reserve Guard | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Employees | Approximately 3,500 (as of 2021) |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | India |
| Operations jurisdiction | Chhattisgarh, India |
| Legal jurisdiction | Chhattisgarh, India |
| Governing body | Chhattisgarh Police |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Chhattisgarh, India |
| Parent agency | Chhattisgarh Police |
The District Reserve Guard (DRG), also known as the District Reserve Group, is a specialized police unit formed in 2008 in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh to address left-wing extremism, particularly the Maoist insurgency. The unit was established as a response to the growing influence and violence of Maoist groups, which have historically taken advantage of the socio-economic conditions of local tribal populations. The DRG is often referred to as the "son of the soil" due to its composition of local recruits. As of 2021, the DRG consists of approximately 3,500 personnel.
The DRG played a key role in neutralising Nambala Keshava Rao, who was then the General Secretary of the CPI (Maoist).