| Country: | India |
| Details of Formation: | The village defence force is first mentioned in February 1984 when the Punjab state government announced that it would set up such a group as a response to attacks by terrorists. Apparently the [a former] group existed before the coded date, as one source refers to the revival of the village defence force, but there is no further information on this. |
| Details of Termination: | The group’s last activity is reported in 1993 and there is no information about the group afterwards. |
| Purpose: | The group was formed to combat religious extremist violence and Sikh separatism in Punjab and to provide security more generally. |
| Organisation: | The group was responsible to the state government in Punjab, where it operated. |
| Weapons and Training: | The group was armed with guns by the state government. |
| Size: | -- |
| Reason for Membership: | -- |
| Treatment of Civilians: | The group defended civilians against violent attacks by separatists. One politician accused the PGM of attacking Sikh party members. |
| Other Information: | -- |
| References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD. |