ANNUAL REPORT

2006–2007

Ministry of DefenceGovernment of India

CONTENTS

1. The Security Environment 1

2. Organisation and Functions of the Ministry of Defence 11

3. Indian Army 17

4. Indian Navy 27

5. Indian Air Force 35

6. Coast Guard 41

7. Defence Production 45

8. Defence Research and Development 65

9. Inter-Service Organisations 87

10. Recruitment and training 99

11. Resettlement and welfare of ex-servicemen 117

12. Cooperation between the armed forces and civil authorities 133

13. National Cadet Corps 141

14. Defence Cooperation with Foreign Countries 151

15. Ceremonial and other Activities 157

16. Activities of Vigilance Units 169

17. Empowerment and Welfare of Women 173

Appendix

I. Matters Dealt by the Departments of the Ministry of Defence 179

II. Ministers, Chiefs of Staff and Secretaries 183who were in Position from April 1, 2006 onwards

III. Summary of Latest Comptroller & Auditor General 184(C&AG) Report on the Working of Ministry of Defence

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THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

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1.1 India’s national security environment isdetermined by a complex interplay of itsgeographical attributes, historical legacy, andsocio-economic circumstances as well as regionaland global developments. India is the seventhlargest country in the world with a land area of3.2 million square kilometres, a land boundary of15,000 kilometres, peninsular coastline of 7700kilometres, 600 island territories and an ExclusiveEconomic Zone of 2.5 million square kilometres.Some of the island territories in the east are 1300kilometres away from the mainland and virtuallyadjacent to India’s ASEAN neighbours. Indiashares land borders with seven countries -including Bangladesh (4096 kms), China (3439kms), Pakistan (3325 kms) and Myanmar (1643kms) - and maritime borders with five countries.

1.2 Given the size of the country and its rolein the comity of nations, our security concernsand interests are not limited to our immediateneighbourhood. India’s area of security interestclearly extends beyond the confines of theconventional geographical definition of SouthAsia. Given its size, geographical location, tradelinks and the EEZ, India’s security environmentextends from the Persian Gulf to the straits ofMalacca across the Indian Ocean, including theCentral Asian region in the North West, China inthe North East and South East Asia.

1.3 With geo-economics gaining precedenceover geo-politics, the tasking of defence forcesthe world over, is undergoing a sea change. Our

Armed Forces are now playing a pivotal role increating stable conditions for the nation’seconomic development. With its economygrowing at over 8% per annum last year and setto rise further, India’s one billion people areincreasingly becoming an engine of regional andglobal growth and prosperity. Software,manufacturing, agriculture, nuclear energy,space, disaster management, maritime affairs,entertainment and culture are only some of theareas in which India’s role is becomingincreasingly vital for the region and the world.With the steady growth of the Indian economy,India has now a significant stake in a stable world.

1.4 There are grave challenges facing theregion. While India and some other littoral statesappear to be on a path of sustained economicprogress, high levels of poverty characterise mostof the region. As per rough estimates, it is alsothe locus of 70% of the world’s natural disasters.The presence of a number of nuclear weapon ornuclear capable states makes the situation evenmore critical. In fact India has to operate in aneighbourhood fraught with chronic politicalinstability. There is also an apprehension that thesources of conflict between the states will multiplyin the coming days as there will be an intensecompetition among states for water and non-renewable energy resources like oil. India has toadopt a forward looking policy of constructiveengagement with all its neighbours to take onthese challenges in future.

I ndia shares land borders with seven countries -including Bangladesh (4096 kms), China (3439

kms), Pakistan (3325 kms) and Myanmar (1643 kms)- and maritime borders with five countries.

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1.5 Unlike the other major oceans of the world,the Indian Ocean is bounded by landmasses.Flow of shipping into the Indian Ocean is impededby many sensitive choke points. Indian Ocean canbe accessed from the West only via the Cape ofGood Hope; from the North via the Straits ofHormuz and the Persian Gulf; from the East viathe Straits of Malacca, the Sunda and Lombok-Straits and the Ombai-Wetar-Straits. It is wellknown that oil is a critical factor in influencing thegeo-political strategies of a nation, and anydisturbance in its supply could have serioussecurity ramifications. Considering the fact thatIndia, China and Japan are relying on oilshipments to push forward their economies, it isnatural that these countries are sensitive to thesecurity of the sea-lanes of communication(SLOCs) and choke points of the region. Majorenergy lifelines of the world, carrying 66% of thetotal world oil trade, pass in close proximity toIndia, thereby placing a prime responsibility

towards safety of this key energy flow. This canonly be achieved by having visible and potentdefence forces that can effectively deter attemptsby any state or non-state actors to destabilize thetrade routes. India is a major maritime country inAsia, with blue water – capable Navy,commensurate with its responsibilities andcommitments. Apart from the geo-strategicimportance of the straits, the increased incidencesof maritime crime are prompting several regionaland extra-regional countries to discuss and movetowards maritime security cooperation.

1.6 It is a fact of life that the end of the ColdWar has not made the world any safer.Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction andmissiles and their related technologies continueto threaten regional and international security.India is deeply concerned at the nuclear testconducted by DPRK in violation of its internationalcommitments. The test confirms vividly the true

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extent and depth of clandestine transfers thathave taken place to DPRK. India has all alongexpressed its concern regarding suchproliferation. At the global level there is a widerrecognition of India as a responsible power anda growing desire to work with India to eliminatesuch threats. India has expressed its readinessto be part of any constructive effort at theinternational level to ensure regional and globalsecurity.

1.7 At a time when the international scenariois surcharged with violence, insecurity andtension, it is comforting to see inour immediate neighbourhood thatthe political violence and socialturmoil in Nepal have tapered out,with political space opening up forpopular democracy. It isencouraging to see thereconciliation process between theSeven Party Alliance and Maoistsmoving ahead. However, theoverall security environment in ourimmediate and extendedneighbourhood has continued todeteriorate over the years andthere is a need to continuouslymonitor and analyze developmentsimpinging upon our security. Themenace of international and cross-borderterrorism is growing rapidly in all parts of the world,both in magnitude and in sophistication. Similarly,employment of subversive tactics for resolutionof inter-state disputes is continuing. All thesefactors pose new challenges to internationalpeace and security and need to be taken intoaccount for determining the role to be played byIndia in the future.

1.8 The global ascendancy in violence directlyimpacts on India’s internal security scenario. Theviolence level in the North East has shown amarginal increase in 2006, mainly in Assam and

Nagaland . Terrorist violence was also witnessedduring the year in Varanasi, Mumbai, Malegaonand other parts of India, in which the role ofexternally supported terrorist groups was stronglyevident. Naxal violence is also an area of concern.While the number of naxal violent incidents hasshown a marginal decrease in 2006, casualtiesof civilians and security personnel have remainedat the same level as in 2005.

1.9 On the Jammu & Kashmir issue, India isready to look at options, short of redrawing theboundaries. On 24 March 2006 and again on 20

December 2006 at Amritsar, thePrime Minister declared India’sreadiness to find a pragmaticsolution to resolve the J&K issue. Healso envisaged a situation where thetwo parts of Jammu & Kashmir can,with active encouragement of thegovernments of India and Pakistan,work out cooperative, consultativemechanisms so as to maximize thegains of cooperation in solvingproblems of social and economicdevelopment of the region.

1.10 India is continuing to havesecurity concerns with Pakistan oncross-border terrorism. Terroristgroups continue to operate freely in

Pakistan. They also find shelter, support andtraining for operations across the border/LOCfrom elements in Pakistan. Recent incidents ofterrorism and suicide bombings in some countrieshave demonstrated the ever-increasing reach ofPakistan-based terrorist organisations, such asthe homegrown Lashkar-e-Taiba. India iscommitted to peace, friendship and goodneighbourly relations with the people and thegovernment of Pakistan. In pursuance of this goal,Government of India has taken a number of policyinitiatives. It has proposed several confidence-building measures aimed at enlarging the areas

At the global levelthere is a widerrecognition of India asa responsible powerand a growing desireto work with India toeliminate nuclearthreats. India hasexpressed itsreadiness to be part ofany constructive effortat the internationallevel to ensureregional and globalsecurity.

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of convergence and building trust. We haverepeatedly reiterated the need for Pakistan to fulfilits commitment outlined in the joint PressStatement of 06 January 2004 of not permittingthe use of territory under its control to supportterrorism in any manner. In fact, the wholedialogue process hinges on building anatmosphere of trust and confidence, free fromviolence and terror. Infiltration has to stop andPakistan needs to take decisive action ondismantling the infrastructures of terrorism. Foran effective end to terrorism, the training camps,launching pads and communication networks ofterrorist organizations must be eliminated. Therecannot be a segmented approach to terror.

1.11 In the wake of Mumbai blasts, Prime Ministerdeclared that the terror modules behind the dastardlyattacks in Mumbai on 11 July 2006 are instigated,inspired and supported by elements across theborder. India has tried to impress upon theGovernment of Pakistan that it is extremely difficultfor any Government to carry forward the peaceprocess unless acts of terrorism are controlled. As

a positive move, India and Pakistan have instituteda Joint Anti- Terror mechanism in November 2006.It is India’s hope that demonstrable action will betaken by Pakistan against terrorism, and make thismechanism work effectively.

1.12 India-China relations are progressing.China today is India’s second largest tradingpartner with over 20 billion US dollars worth tradea year. Mr. Hu Jintao’s visit in November 2006 isthe first visit by a Chinese President to India inten years. The Joint Declaration issued during thevisit contains a ten-pronged strategy for thedevelopment of the India-China “strategic andcooperative partnership”. Earlier, Premier WenJiabao’s visit to India in April 2005 had yielded animportant agreement on the political parametersand guiding principles for the settlement of theboundary question. The Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) signed on the 29 May 2006during the visit of Defence Minister to Chinaenvisages regular and institutional contactsbetween the armed forces and defence officialsand experts of the two countries. This MOU is

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expected to serve as an instrument for a regularand sustained dialogue on defence issuesbetween the two countries. Peace and tranquillitycontinued along the long India-China border asdid differences in perception with regard to theboundary issue.

1.13 China’s military modernisation, withsustained double-digit growth in its defencebudget for over a decade and continuedupgradation of its nuclear and missile assets,development of infrastructure in the India-Chinaborder areas and its growing defence links withsome of India’s neighbours continue to bemonitored closely. The Chinese assistance toPakistan’s nuclear and missile programme hasbeen a matter of concern as it has adverselyimpacted on India’s national security environment.We have also taken note of the recent destructionby China of one of its own satellites in polar orbitthrough direct ascent anti-satellite test.

1.14 India is committed to developing close,friendly and mutually beneficial relations withBangladesh. Although India appreciates the

commitment and assurance given by theGovernment of Bangladesh that its territory willnot be allowed to be used for activities inimical toIndia, we are yet to see the commitment beingtranslated into concrete and visible action. Therise of fundamentalism in Bangladesh is a threatnot just to Bangladesh but also to the entire regionincluding India. India is seriously concerned aboutthe recent involvement of certain Bangladeshoutfits or nationals in terrorist activities within India.India wishes to see a strong, stable andprosperous Bangladesh. India will be happy toextend all assistance and cooperation to helpBangladesh achieve that goal.

1.15 India has very strong and traditionalpeople – to – people ties with Nepal, which alsoextends to their armed forces. A unique featureof this relationship is that we have open bordersand a large number of Nepalese citizens serve inthe Indian armed forces. We also play a key rolein training the Nepalese forces.

1.16 Momentous developments have takenplace in Nepal in the recent past. The people of

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Nepal have demonstrated their disenchantment

with monarchy and have asserted their rights to

adopt a more liberal form of democratic

government. As a result of this popular movement,

spearheaded by the Maoists of Nepal, a new

Seven Party Alliance government has been

formed. We respect the wishes of the Nepalese

people in whatever future political arrangements

they choose. We wish to see a peaceful, stable,

and prosperous Nepal. The most important issue

confronting Nepal at the moment is the

rehabilitation of its economic, social and political

fabric and rapid economic and social

development. India is willing to provide necessary

assistance within its means, in Nepal’s effort to

move forward.

1.17 India – Afghanistan bilateral relations are

fast moving towards a partnership, which is very

special to us. A sovereign, stable, democratic

and prosperous Afghanistan is not

only in India’s best interest but also

essential for peace and stability in the

region. India has been closely

associated in Afghanistan’s

reconstruction. While India will not get

militarily involved in Afghanistan

without a UN mandate, it has been

fully involved in rebuilding

Afghanistan’s civil society, in the fields

of transportation, health, education

and industry, with a commitment of

over US$ 600 million in assistance in

these fields. We need to closely watch

the changing scenario in Afghanistan

since it has ramifications on the

security environment of the region.

We wish to see a strong Afghanistan

capable of protecting its frontiers and

citizens and becoming a democratic

and self-reliant member of the

international community.

1.18 India is concerned over theescalation of violence in the recentmonths in some parts of Afghanistan.Indulgence in violence by remnantelements of Taliban, Al-Qaeda andHizb-e-Islami continue to be theprimary source of insecurity. India isparticularly concerned about the anti-India rhetoric being used by some ofthese terrorist groups.Troops slithering down Army aviation helicopter

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1.19 Traditionally, India hasenjoyed friendly relations with itssouthern neighbour Sri Lanka. Inrecent times, the relationship hasacquired a strong economicdimension. India has an abidinginterest in the security of Sri Lankaand is committed to its unity,sovereignty and territorial integrity.As regards the ethnic issue, Indiafavours a negotiated, politicalsettlement that is acceptable to allcommunities in Sri Lanka and whichrespects democracy, pluralism andhuman rights.

1.20 With Bhutan, our ties arehistoric and our relationship isextremely close. These relations areconducted in a spirit of completemutual understanding and respect,and rest on solid foundations.

1.21 Myanmar has considerable significancefor our strategic interests. Myanmar borders our

north-eastern states affected byinsurgency. In the past theMyanmar army has conductedoperations against Indian insurgentgroups operating from Myanmar.There have been regularexchanges of high level visits anda bilateral interaction mechanism indefence cooperation is in place.

1.22 India – Maldives relationsare close and cordial. Both thecountries remain engaged indeveloping infrastructure andcapacity building in the Maldivesthrough economic and technicalassistance programmes, besidesproviding training facilities toMaldivian nationals in various fields.

1.23 The security scenario inthe extended neighbourhood of India inSoutheast, East, West and Central Asia has beenclosely watched, as it evolved during the year.The conflicts in Iraq, the Israel – Palestine

India has been closelyassociated inAfghanistan’sreconstruction. WhileIndia will not getmilitarily involved inAfghanistan without aUN mandate, it hasbeen fully involved inrebuildingAfghanistan’s civilsociety, in the fields oftransportation, health,education andindustry, with acommitment of overUS$ 600 million inassistance in thesefields.

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confabulations, West’s growing confrontationswith Iran and North Korea have impacted India’seconomic and energy security concernsadversely. These developments are also a matterof concern to us, as we share close cultural andcivilizational affinities with some of these troubledstates.

1.24 To sum up, India’s relationship with allher neighbours is cordial and wide-ranging. Thereare however, a few areas of increasing concern:

(a) Promotion of terrorism by fundamentalistgroups in the neighbourhood.

(b) Large scale human migrationinto India across our borders,by people seeking a bettereconomic and stable life.

(c) Proliferation of Weapons ofMass Destruction (WMD) andmissiles, especially thedevelopment of mobile andincreasingly accurate solidfuel missiles by Pakistan.

(d) Continuation of politicalinstability in India’s neighbour-hood.

1.25 An unprecedentedproliferation of narcotics and smallarms trafficking in the regionthreatens the stability of states and societies inthe region. India is located in the middle of theworld’s major narcotics producing and exportingregions, viz., North West Pakistan andAfghanistan on the one side and Myanmar on theother. The involvement of insurgent and criminalgroups in the global drug trade is also a majorcause for concern. Militant training camps inTaliban-controlled areas in Afghanistan are amajor source of international terrorist activities.

1.26 In the coming years, India hopes that its

rapidly expanding defence cooperation and ties

with all friendly countries including its main

defence partners such as France, Israel, Russia,

United States, and United Kingdom will enhance

not just the security environment in the region,

but also the global security scenario. India is

making every effort to enhance its defence ties

with its extended neighbourhood in Southeast

Asia, Northeast Asia, Central Asia, the Gulf and

Middle East regions. Within her means and

resources, India seeks to extend its ties with the

countries in other parts of the world including

Africa, Europe and Latin America by sharing with

them our growing expertise in

defence matters.

1.27 As India’s economy is

growing, it has an interest in a safe,

secure and stable neighbourhood.

India is ready to join any endeavour

at the regional or international level

to bring peace, prosperity and

stability to the region and the world.

India has a unique ability to evolve

as a peaceful, multi-cultural society,

a functioning democracy and a

vibrant economy. There is an

understanding gaining strength in

India that prosperity for only the

privileged is unsustainable. India is

prepared to share its experience with others in

the region and has invited its neighbours to

participate in its economy and to reap the benefits

of its growing market.

1.28 At the same time, we understand that astrong defence is a necessary prerequisite forgrowth and stability. In fact, India is fully alive toissues concerning its defence and security andis committed to raising the levels of its defencepreparedness to deter any potential threatemerging from outside. In fashioning its nucleardoctrine of credible minimum deterrence, India

India hopes that itsrapidly expandingdefence cooperationand ties with allfriendly countriesincluding its maindefence partners suchas France, Israel,Russia, United States,and United Kingdomwill enhance not justthe securityenvironment in theregion, but also theglobal securityscenario.

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has demonstrated a defensive posture, restraintand responsibility. India has a declared policy ofno-first-use of nuclear weapons and a firmcommitment to avoidance of nuclear weaponsagainst non-nuclear weapon states, except in theevent of major WMD attack. India is willing tostrengthen the commitment on no-first-use byundertaking bilateral agreements as well asengaging in discussions on a global no-first-use

agreement. India believes that a global no-first-use agreement would be the first step towardsthe delegitimisation of nuclear weapons. India’scommitment to global, non-discriminatory nucleardisarmament, which would enhance its securityand that of all states, remains unaltered. Withreference to recent developments, India has madeclear that it does not support the emergence ofnew nuclear weapon states.

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ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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ORGANISATIONAL SET-UP ANDFUNCTIONS

2.1 After independence Ministry of Defencewas created under the charge of a CabinetMinister, and, each Service was placed under itsown Commander-in-Chief. In 1955, theCommanders-in-Chief were renamed as the Chiefof the Army Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff andthe Chief of the Air Staff. In November 1962, aDepartment of Defence Production was set up todeal with research, development and productionof defence equipment. In November 1965, theDepartment of Defence Supplies was created forplanning and execution of schemes for importsubstitution of defence requirements. These twoDepartments were later merged to form theDepartment of Defence Production and Supplies.In 2004, the name of Department of DefenceProduction and Supplies was changed toDepartment of Defence Production. In 1980, theDepartment of Defence Research andDevelopment was created. In 2004, theDepartment of Ex-Servicemen Welfare wascreated.

2.2 The Defence Secretary functions as headof the Department of Defence and is additionallyresponsible for co-ordinating the activities of thefour Departments in the Ministry.

DEPARTMENTS

2.3 The principal task of the Ministry is toframe policy directions on defence and security

related matters and communicate them forimplementation to the Services Headquarters,Inter-Service Organisations, ProductionEstablishments and Research & DevelopmentOrganisations. It is required to ensure effectiveimplementation of the Government’s policydirections and the execution of approvedprogrammes within the allocated resources.

2.4 The principal functions of the Departmentsare as follows:

(i) The Department of Defence deals with theIntegrated Defence Staff (IDS) and threeServices and various Inter-ServiceOrganisations. It is responsible for theDefence Budget, establishment matters,defence policy, matters relating toParliament, defence co-operation withforeign countries and co-ordination of alldefence related activities.

(ii) The Department of Defence Production isheaded by a Secretary and deals withmatters pertaining to defence production,indigenisation of imported stores,equipment and spares, planning and controlof departmental production units of theOrdnance Factory Board and DefencePublic Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).

(iii) The Department of Defence Research andDevelopment is headed by a Secretary, whois the Scientific Adviser to the RakshaMantri. Its function is to advise theGovernment on scientific aspects of military

T he principal task of the Ministry is to obtain policy directionsof the Government on all defence and security related

matters and communicate them for implementation to theServices Headquarters, Inter-Service Organisations, ProductionEstablishments and Research & Development Organisations.

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equipment and logistics and the formulation

of research, design and development plans

for equipment required by the Services.

(iv) The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

is headed by a Special Secretary and deals

with all resettlement, welfare and

pensionary matters of Ex-Servicemen.

2.5 A list of subjects dealt with by various

Departments and Finance Division of the

Ministry of Defence is given in Appendix-I to this

report.

2.6 The three Services Headquarters, viz., the

Army Headquarters, the Naval Headquarters and

the Air Headquarters function

under the Chief of the Army Staff

(COAS), the Chief of the Naval

Staff (CNS) and the Chief of the Air

Staff (CAS) respectively. They are

assisted by their Principal Staff

Officers (PSOs). The Inter-Service

Organisations, under the

Department of Defence are

responsible for carrying out tasks

related to common needs of the

three Services such as medical

care, public relations and personnel management

of civilian staff in the Defence Headquarters.

2.7 A number of Committees dealing with

defence related activities assist the Raksha

Mantri. The Chiefs of Staff Committee is a forum

for the Service Chiefs to discuss matters having

a bearing on the activities of the Services and

also to advise the Ministry. The position of

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

devolves on the longest serving Chief of Staff,

and consequently rotates amongst the three

Services. To facilitate the work of the Chiefs of

Staff Committee, a number of sub-committees

have been established.

2.8 Information regarding the Ministers in theMinistry of Defence, the Chiefs of Staff, theSecretaries in the Departments of the Ministry andthe Secretary (Defence Finance)/ FinancialAdvisor (Defence Services) who held positionsfrom April 1, 2006 onwards is given in Appendix-II to this report.

DEFENCE (FINANCE)

2.9 Finance Division in the Ministry of Defence,deals with all matters having a financialimplication. This Division is headed by Secretary(Defence Finance) and is fully integrated with theMinistry of Defence and performs an advisory role.

2.10 To facilitate greaterefficiency in administration andquicker disposal of cases Ministry ofDefence enjoys enhanceddelegated financial powers inconsultation with the FinanceDivision. With a view to ensuringtransparency in exercise of thesepowers and compliance with the laiddown policy guidelines, DefenceProcurement Procedure andDefence Procurement Manual werebrought out in 2005. While the

Defence Procurement Procedure deals withcapital acquisitions, the Defence ProcurementManual deals with revenue procurements. TheDefence Procurement Procedure and DefenceProcurement Manual were revised in 2006 toincorporate experiences gained since 2005.

2.11 Some of the important features of theDefence Procurement Procedure 2006 are:

(a) All decisions to be taken simultaneouslyfor reducing the timeframe for acquisitions;

(b) Enhanced transparency by placing thegeneric requirements on Ministry ofDefence website and generating vendorregistration through internet;

To ensuretransparency indefence deals DefenceProcurementProcedure for capitalacquisition andDefence ProcurementManual for revenueprocurements, havebeen revised in 2006.

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(c) Increasedtransparency in theconduct of fieldtrials;

(d) ‘ In tegr i t yPact’ madecompulsory for allcontracts above Rs100 crores; and

(e) ‘ O f f s e t ’obligation for allcontracts above Rs300 crores.

2.12 The Defence Procurement Procedure-2006 contains Fast Track Procedure 2006 as alsothe Defence Procurement Procedure for the‘Make’ category.

2.13 Major highlights of the DefenceProcurement Manual 2006 are as follows:

(a) Incorporation of GFR – 2005 provisionsrelating to Limited Tender Enquiry, Cashpurchase limit, purchase throughProprietary Article Certificate, price variationclause and limits for advance payment;

(b) Apportioning quantity to L2 and L3 whenL1 does not have capacity to supply as perRFP requirement, at L1’s rate, in line withCVC’s guidelines;

(c) Re-floating tenders, when the TenderEvaluation Committee shortlists only onevendor, after reformulating ServicesQualitative Requirement to ensurecompetitive bidding.

(d) Providing level playing field to indigenousvendors vis-à-vis foreign vendors bycomparing CIF price with indigenousvendors’ offer without Excise Duty, SalesTax and local levies.

(e) Rate contract for common user items up tothree years to ensure economy of scale

while providing safeguard provisions like fallclause and short closure in the event of fallin prices.

(f) Reduction in repeat order quantity to 50%,with such orders to be placed within sixmonths by certifying no downward trend inprices.

2.14 Financial powers are further delegated tovarious echelons in the Services. These powersare also generally exercised by the designatedcompetent financial authority in consultation withand with the concurrence of the designatedintegrated financial advisors. In July 2006 morefinancial powers were delegated to all the threeServices. This includes powers for capitalschemes up to Rs 10 crores.

2.15 Finance Division prepares and monitors theDefence Services Estimates, Civil Estimates ofthe Ministry of Defence and the Estimates inrespect of Defence Pensions. Break-up of theactual expenditure for the years 2004-05 and2005-06, as also the Revised Estimates for 2006-07 and Budget Estimates for 2007-08 are givenin the Tables and charts at the end of this Section.

2.16 Summary of the latest report of theComptroller & Auditor General on the working ofthe Ministry of Defence is given in Appendix III tothis Annual Report.

2.17 A three-dayseminar wasorganized atVigyan Bhawanfrom November 13to 15, 2006 ond e f e n c ee c o n o m i c s .Seventy twodelegates from 26countries, apartfrom more than 300delegates and

One of the importantfunctions of theFinance Division ispreparation andmonitoring of theDefence ServicesEstimates, CivilEstimates of theMinistry of Defenceand the Estimates inrespect of DefencePensions.

Finance Divisionorganised a three dayInternational Seminarin Delhi to promote thediscipline in defenceeconomics in which 72delegates from 26countries and morethan 300 delegates andinvitees from Indiaparticipated.

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invitees from India, participated in the seminar,which also had representation from the lead ThinkTanks and oversight agencies of the world. The

Table 2.1

Service/ Department-wise Break-up of Defence Expenditure

(Rs. in crore)

Service/ Deptt. 2004-2005 2005-2006 RE BE2006-2007 2007-2008

Army 35252.40 39458.03 41730.28 45316.54

Navy 13529.29 13966.99 15794.37 17529.44

Air Force 23035.91 21703.91 22874.01 27021.74

DDP DGOF -69.24 -208.35 -238.10 -202.41

DGQA 392.29 345.04 382.07 447.47

Total 323.05 136.69 143.97 245.06

DR&D 3715.27 5283.36 5457.37 5887.22

Total 75855.92 80548.98 86000.00 96000.00

seminar was inaugurated by Mr PranabMukherjee and Sh. A.K.Antony gave thevaledictory address.

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INDIAN ARMY

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3.1 The contours of India’s securitychallenges are numerous and varied. To themilitary complexities arising out of the problemsof unsettled borders, the challenges of the proxywar in Jammu and Kashmir, the insurgency in theNorth East and the growing naxal menace inCentral India, we can now add the ever enlargingspectre of terrorism and numerous non-militarythreats to our security. The Armed Forces areconstantly reviewing preparedness to meet thesechallenges.

MODERNISATION OF ARMY

3.2 Modernization and upgradation of theArmed Forces is a continuous process. The IndianArmy is equipped with requisite moderntechnology and equipment to enhance its combatcapabilities. The focus of modernization has beenon Capability for Network Centre Warfare, NBCProtection, Increased mobility, Improvement in firepower, Enhanced surveillance capability andNight fighting capabilities.

T he Indian Army is equipped with requisitemodern technology and equipment to meet all

challenges.

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3.3 Mechanized Forces: MechanizedForces’ ability to operate by night is beingaddressed on priority, by procurement of a rangeof Night Vision Devices. The mobility andnavigational capabilities of T-72 tank are beingenhanced by upgradation of its power pack andGlobal Positioning System (GPS) and AdvancedLand Navigation System (ALNS).

3.4 Artillery: Main focus for Artillery has beenacquisition and engagement of longrange targets by means of Gun fire/Rockets, missiles and its mobility. Themodernization plan for the Artilleryincludes acquisition of long rangeguns and missiles along with allweather surveillance devices.

3.5 Army Air Defence: ArmyAir Defence is acquiring new guns(Static/ Self Propelled) as well asupgrading their existing weaponsystem. An important aspect is early fructificationof an automated Control and Reporting System.The Army Air Defence equipment at present inservice are RADAR Flay catcher, STRELA 10M.ISPTA Lakshya, ZU-23MM-2B Gun, IGLA 1MMissile and KVADRAT Missile System.

3.6 Aviation: The capabilities of Army

Aviation are being strengthened by replacing

existing utility helicopters with higher capacity

helicopters and induction of armed helicopter for

special operations as well as Tactical Battle

Support Helicopters.

3.7 Engineers: Procurement of state-of-the-

art Mine Mark-II has enhanced the deterring

power of our minefields. The Army

has also achieved the capability of

detecting and assessing levels of

radiological, chemical and

biological contamination so as to

provide adequate safeguard to the

troops.

3.8 Signals: For effective

communication, the following

nationwide communication

networks have been

commissioned to strengthen the

communication at strategic, operational and

tactical level:-

(a) Army wide Area Network (AWAN)

(b) Mobile Satellite Station (MSS) Hub

The role of theTerritorial Army is torelieve the RegularArmy of their staticduties and to aid thecivil authorities indealing with naturalcalamities andmaintenance ofessential services.

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(c) Large Very Small Aperture Terminal(LVSAT) Phase I

(d) Army Static Switch Communication Network(ASCON) Phase-III

3.9 Infantry: The modernized InfantryBattalion of the Indian Army is provided with thestate-of-the-art weapon systems of great lethality,range and precision, thermal imaging devices,bullet and mine-proof vehicles and secure radiosets enhancing its combat potential, surveillanceand counter-insurgency capabilities.

3.10 Containerization of Ammunition andExplosives: For safe and secured transportationof ammunition and explosives through containers,a contract has been concluded with M/S ContainerCorporation of India Ltd (CONCOR). Theammunition, explosives and othersensitive stores are now beingtransported in sealed containerswith enhanced security measures.Armoured escorts with “Live-in”Containers with all essentialfacilities accompany the containers.Initially, M/s CONCOR hasestablished four serving terminalsfor providing containers.

TERRITORIAL ARMY

3.11 The Territorial Army (TA) is a voluntary,part time Army consisting of otherwise gainfullyemployed Indian citizens, eager to perform theirrole in the country’s defence in the event of anational emergency by relieving the RegularArmy of their static duties and to aid the civilauthorities in dealing with natural calamities andmaintenance of essential services. It alsoprovides units for the Regular Army, whenrequired. There are a total of 66 TA Units of alltypes including 42 non-departmental InfantryBattalions/ units and 24 Departmental Battalions.There are four types of Departmental TA unitsnamely, Eco Battalions, Railway Engineer

Regiment, General Hospitals and Oil SectorUnits.

3.12 Home and Hearth Battalions (TA):Seven Home and Hearth Battalions (non-departmental) have also been raised under TAfor the purpose of generating gainful employmentfor local youth in border states.

Counter Insurgency Operation

3.13 Army assists the Civil Authority in handlinginternal security situation as and when called forand directed by the Government.

3.14 Jammu & Kashmir: The current phaseof the proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir hasshown a marked improvement as compared tothe previous years. A combination of factors –

both external and internal –provides the opportunity to movedecisively towards conflictresolution in the State.

3.15 The ceasefire on theborders is holding out with a fewminor aberrations. Local level flagmeetings are encouraged toresolve differences and diffusetensions along the border ensuringthat the Indo-Pak peace process

does not get vitiated due to inadvertent ormalicious acts by mischievous elements.However, there are no signs of the terroristinfrastructure across the borders beingdismantled.

3.16 There has been a marginal rise ininfiltration since last year. Government is takingmeasures to arrest the upward trend. It isnoteworthy that there is a sharp rise in theterrorists violence. While the surgical andprofessional operations based on hardintelligence continue, the focus is also on inducingsurrenders amongst local terrorists, whileencouraging them to join the mainstream.

The surge in tourismand enthusiasticparticipation of thepeople in the localcivic bodies electionsare a manifestation ofthe desire of thecommon Kashmiri forpeace.

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3.17 In conduct of operations all precautionsare taken to see that minimum inconvenience iscaused to the local populace. The Army remainsparticularly sensitive to allegations of HumanRights Violations. Any complaint received in thisregard is investigated in a fair and transparentmanner.

3.18 The other notable trends are that overallviolence levels have dropped,notwithstanding the occasionalincident related spurt. Terrorists areincreasingly on the defensive, themost visible manifestations beingthe fact that they are avoidingcontact with Security Forces andresorting to strikes at policeorganizations, soft targets, grenadelobbing in urban areas and the like.

3.19 The surge in tourism andenthusiastic participation of thepeople in the local civic bodies elections are amanifestation of the desire of the commonKashmiri for peace. The recent targeting of

tourists in the Kashmir valley has led to protestsagainst such attacks. Also, there has been nodecrease in the number of tourists and pilgrimsvisiting Jammu or Ladakh. The Amarnath Yatrasaw pilgrim traffic surging to 2.7 lakh. People areopposing recruitment efforts by various terroristtanzeems. Intelligence inputs by the local peopleon terrorist activities have helped in the launch of

successful operations, eliminationof top terrorist leaders and recoveryof arms and ammunition. Theopening of the Punch- RawalakotBus Link and other ConfidenceBuilding Measures undertaken bythe Government have been wellreceived.

3.20 Assam: The ‘Suspensionof Operations’ agreements with theNational Democratic Front ofBodoland (NDFB), and UnitedPeoples Democratic Solidarity

(UPDS) have ushered in relative peace andstability in most parts of Assam. Conduct ofpeaceful and incident free elections in the State

The Rashtriya Rifleshave also played a rolein winning the heartand minds of peopleby providingassistance in healthand education andcarrying out relief andrescue operationsduring naturalcalamities.

Tactical Battle Support Helicopter in action

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has been a noteworthy achievement. TheSecurity Forces were able to positively shape thesecurity environment for the Government to takea decision for “Cessation of Offensive Operations”against the United Liberation Front of Asom(ULFA). However, ULFA’s failure to seize theopportunity and negotiate directly with theGovernment forced the latter to once againcommence offensive operations against ULFAafter six weeks. The influence of ULFA however,is on the decline. It is active only in a few districtsof Assam which have been its traditionalstronghold. Instances of commonpeople resisting extortion demandsand protesting against violence byULFA are on the rise, which is awelcome sign.

3.21 Nagaland: In general peaceprevailing in the State, the securityenvironment is however beingvitiated due to violence by both theNSCN factions involved in a turf waragainst each other. Firm and defthandling of the situation by the Armyand Assam Rifles has ensured thatthe “Peace Process” remains ontrack. The resolve of the people toseek peace has been a significantdevelopment. Many times, people haveintervened to stop clashes and drive out thefactions from towns and villages.

3.22 Manipur: In Manipur, the initiative to signa ‘Suspension of Operations’ agreement withsixteen groups has been a major achievement.More groups are being encouraged to join thenational mainstream. Consequent to the launchof successful operations in the southern districtsof Manipur, normalcy in the area is gettingrestored gradually. Measures are now being takento consolidate the gains with a view to denyingoperational space to the terrorists.

3.23 Tripura: The overall situation in the Statecontinues to remain peaceful. Due to sustainedoperational pressure of the Security Forces onthe terrorists, 79 cadres of National LiberationFront of Tripura (Bishen Mohan) [NLFT (B)] and30 cadres of All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF)surrendered till December 31, 2006.

3.24 Other States: The situation in the statesof Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoramis by and large peaceful. In Mizoram the decadeold unrest over the Bru refugees is likely to beresolved finally. The Bru Liberation Front of

Mizoram (BLFM) which was basedin Tripura and waging an armedstruggle against the MizoramGovernment finally surrendered onOctober 26, 2006. The surrenderwill facilitate the peaceful return ofBru refugees from Tripura toMizoram.

3.25 Surrender andRehabilitation: Sustainedoperational pressure on most of theterrorist groups in the North EasternStates has resulted in increasingsurrenders by the militants. TillOctober 31, 2006 a total of 1357militants of different groups

surrendered to various Government agencies inthe region.

3.26 Naxal Violence: The revival of NaxalViolence poses an additional challenge to nationalsecurity. The Army is engaged in capacitybuilding through rendering training to police forcesand Central Para Military Forces in Counter NaxalOperations, Counter IED Operations and Trainingof Trainers. 16 Companies and 4800 Ex-Servicemen have already been trained while anadditional 92 Companies and 5000 Ex-Servicemen will be trained by May 2007. Theexperiment of providing officers on deputation for

Recently the 4 SIKHBattalion deployed inLebanon displayedexemplarycommitment during the34 day Israel-Hezbollahwar. The Battalion wasawarded a Unit Citationand 73 individualcitations for gallantryin recognition of itsefforts by theInternationalCommunity.

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setting up a Counter Terrorism and JungleWarfare College at Kanker, as also offering ex-servicemen expertise has worked well.

RASHTRIYA RIFLES

3.27 The sanctioned strength of the RashtriyaRifles is 63 battalions and they are deployed in theNorthern Command. Due to sustained pressureof Rashtriya Rifles, terrorist organizations have losttheir cohesion resulting in in-fighting amongstvarious groups. The Rashtriya Rifles have alsoplayed a role in winning the heart and minds ofpeople by providing assistance in health andeducation and carrying out relief and rescueoperations during natural calamities.

PARTICIPATION IN UNITED NATIONSPEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

3.28 Since 1950 when Indian troops were sentto Korea, the Indian Armed Forces haveparticipated in the United Nations peacekeepingoperations. The ongoing Peace Missions areUNIFIL – Lebanon, UNMEE- Ethiopia –Eritrea,

MONUC - Congo, UNMIS- Sudan, UNDOF-Golan Heights, Israel. Indian Army has madesignificant contribution in maintaining peace andstability in conflict areas under the aegis of theUnited Nations.

3.29 India has so far, provided 12 ForceCommanders in various UN Missions. Towardsthe fulfillment of India’s commitment to the UNand peace, 122 Indian soldiers have, so far, madethe supreme sacrifice. In recognition of theirgallant and distinguished service while serving thenoble cause of world peace, Indian Armypersonnel have been honoured with 1 Param VirChakra, 5 Maha Vir Chakras, 1 Kirti Chakra, 19Vir Chakras, 3 Shaurya Chakras, 4 Yudh Sevamedals, 10 Sena Medals and 2 Vishishth SevaMedals.

3.30 Recently the 4 SIKH Battalion deployedin Lebanon displayed exemplary commitmentduring the 34 Day Israel-Hezbollah war. TheBattalion was awarded a Unit Citation and 73individual citations for gallantry in recognition ofthe efforts by the International Community.

Distinguished service of our UN peacekeeping forces while serving for world peace

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3.31 The Centre for UN Peacekeeping(CUNPK) has been set up as a joint venture ofMinistry of External Affairs, Ministry of Defenceand the Service Headquarters to impart trainingand conduct familiarization programme for thetroops of Indian Armed Forces deployed forvarious peacekeeping missions. The Centreconducts a wide range of national/ bilateral/international training events/ seminars/ exerciseson peacekeeping aspects for officers and PBORsas well as advanced courses for civilian policeofficers. The details of programmes conductedand number of personnel trained by CUNPK inthe last two years is as under:-

Year Programmes No.of participants.

2005-06 6 558

2006-07 10 958

ARMY ADVENTURE AND SPORTS

3.32 Life in the Army demands that its soldiersbe able to adapt themselves easily to hazardous

conditions to be able to prevail upon adversariesin wide ranging situations. Adventure activities likemountaineering develop determination, courage,inner resolve and comradeship in abundantmeasure along with self-discipline, dependability,humility, physical and mental resilience, initiativeand ability to take decision under the ever presentthreat of personal safety. Some of the adventureactivities organized during the year are given inthe succeeding paragraphs.

3.33 Army Expedition to Mount Cho Oyu(8201M) Tibet, China: The expedition comprising19 members successfully scaled the peak in twogroups on May 24 and 26, 2006.

3.34 8th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya CarRally 2006: The Army, fielding six teams, won theoverall Team Championship Trophy at the 8th

Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya Car Rallyconducted by Himalayan Motor Sports Associationfrom September 28 to October 7, 2006 from Shimlato Leh and back passing through Narkanda-JaloriPass-Manali-Rohtang La-Patsio-Pang-Leh-Lukung-Leh and back to Manali.

T-90 in action

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3.35 3rd Open National RaftingChampionship: Four Army teams selected fromthe best Army rafters in Army AdventureChallenge Cup 2006, participated in the 3rd OpenNational Rafting Championship conducted nearRishikesh, Uttarakhand from November 13 to 19,2006 by the Indian Rafting Foundation (IRF).Army teams won first 3 positions.

MISSION OLYMPICS

3.36 The Mission Olympic Wing (MOW) wasestablished under the aegis of Military TrainingDirectorate in 2001 to raise the overall standardof sports especially at the Olympic Games. Tensporting disciplines were identified.

MAJOR SPORTING PERFORMANCES

3.37 Major noteworthy sporting performancesunder ‘Mission Olympics’ in the year 2006 are asunder:-

(a) Shooting:

(i) Commonwealth Games, Australia March2006: The Army shooters won Four Gold

medals and Two Silver medals.

(ii) ISSF World Cup, Cairo May 2006:Lieutenant Colonel RVS Rathore, AVSM

won the Gold Medal in Double Trap and

secured a berth for Beijing Olympics 2008.

(iii) SAF Games, Colombo, August 2006: The

Army shooters won nine gold medals, seven

silver medals and three bronze medals,

making a total tally of 19 medals.

(iv) ISSF World Shooting Championship,Zagreb, Croatia, August 2006: Havildar

Bapu Vanjare of Army Shooting Node,

Mhow won a Bronze Medal in the 10 m Air

Pistol event in ISSF World Shooting

Championship.

Glacier training in Siachen

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(v) Asian Clay Pigeon ShootingChampionship, September 2006:Lieutenant Colonel RVS Rathore, AVSMwon the Gold Medal in Individual as well asthe Team events.

(vi) ISSF World Cup Final, Spain October2006: Lieutenant Colonel RVS Rathore,AVSM won the Bronze Medal in DoubleTrap.

(b) Archery - SAF Games, Colombo,August 2006: Naib Subedar Tarundeep Rai,VSM won the Individual Silver medal in theChampionship and was part of the Team winningGold medal.

(c) Boxing:

(i) Commonwealth Games, Australia inMarch 2006: Havildar V Johnson won theBronze medal in Super Heavy weightcategory.

(ii) SAF Games, Colombo, August 2006. TheASI, Pune boxers won one Silver medal andone Bronze medal.

(d) Weight Lifting - CommonwealthGames, Australia in March 2006: Havildar Mohd

A Zakir of ASI, Pune won the Silver medal in the77 Kg category.

(e) Athletics:

(i) Singapore Half Marathon, 2006: TheIndian Army Half Marathon team registereda commendable performance in theSingapore Half Marathon held on August26, 2006 by coming first amongst 13 teamsin the foreign Military category.

(ii) Vernier Annual Ultra Half Marathon,Switzerland: Dfr Binning L won the VernierAnnual Ultra Half Marathon, Switzerlandheld on July 15, 2006.

(iii) SAF Games, Colombo, August, 2006:The Army athletes won three Gold medals,one Silver medal and one Bronze medal.

(f) Equestrian: Asia Pacific Challenge Cup,September 2006: Major Rajesh Pattu,SJRP, VSM won the Individual Gold medaland Asia Pacific Challenge Trophy.Lieutenant Colonel Deep Ahlawat, VSMwon the Individual Bronze medal. TheIndian Team also won the Team Goldmedal.

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4

INDIAN NAVY

The Indian Navy - A Multi Dimensional Force

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4.1 The Indian Navy has grown in stature asa self confident, highly professional andresponsible force for stability and support in theregion. The Indian Navy, today, is a completereflection of the nation’s growing economic,technological and diplomatic eminence. Strengthof Indian Navy lies not only in high technologyships, submarines and aircraft but also in thecadre of highly disciplined,professionally competent personnelwho man these machines.

4.2 New Construction Ships:The Indian Navy’s continuedemphasis on self reliance is inaccordance with the MaritimeCapability Perspective Plan. Theseinclude destroyers, stealth Frigatesand the Scorpene submarine projectat Mazagaon Docks Limited (MDL),Mumbai; Offshore Patrol Vessels atGoa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Goa;the Landing Ship Tank (Large), Anti-SubmarineWarfare (ASW) corvettes and Fast Attack Craftat Garden Reach Ship Engineers Ltd, (GRSE);and, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier at CochinShipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. The first of thefollow-on Project 15 class ships, was launchedon March 30, 2006 at Mumbai and the thirdLanding Ship Tank (Large), Yard 3016 (Airavat)was launched on March 27, 2006 at Kolkata. Alandmark event was the signing of the contractfor three follow-on ‘Talwar’ class stealth frigateswith Russia. These ships would be equipped withthe indigenous ASW and Communications suite

and equipped with the Indo-Russian BrahMosCruise Missile. Another important milestone is thetransfer of the USS Trenton to the Indian Navy inJanuary 2007.

4.3 New Technology Inductions: The yearsaw the induction of sunrise technologies in theNavy for the first time. Highly sophisticated Early

Warning systems, both indigenousand imported, have given the Fleeta highly potent capability. Networkcentric operations, are being givenadequate impetus in order tointegrate all our shore facilities withour sea going assets which includeships, submarines and aircraft. Toachieve this, a NavalCommunication Satellite is beingdeveloped by ISRO. A jointdevelopment project between theDRDO, Israel and the Indian Navyto develop a highly sophisticated

Long Range Surface to Air Missile system is inprogress.

4.4 Information Technology (IT):Networking and e-enabled solutions are two keythrust areas the Navy has identified in the field ofIT. A large number of IT applications were initiatedin the current year. These initiatives are aimedat enhancing efficiency in the fields ofmaintenance, health care management, humanresource and material management, which havea direct bearing on resource planning and warfighting capability.

I t has been the objective of the Navy to prepare for all mannerof contingencies through meticulously planned operations

that hone the skills of personnel; exhaustively evaluatedinduction of the most appropriate equipment; and focussedtraining to get the best from the personnel.

The year saw theinduction of sunrisetechnologies in theNavy for the first time.Highly sophisticatedEarly Warningsystems, bothindigenous andimported, have giventhe Fleet a highlypotent capability.

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4.5 Decommissioning of Ships: During theyear, Indian Navy Ships SDB T-54, Amba, SDBT-57 and Malpe were decommissioned afterseveral decades of glorious service to the Navy.

MAJOR EVENTS

4.6 Prime Minister’s Day at Sea: The PrimeMinister sailed with the Indian Naval Fleet off thewestern coast in May 2006 to witness combatmanoeuvres being undertaken by the Fleet. Thisincluded a demonstration of the Barak Surface toAir Missile fired by INS Ganga, accuratelyshooting down a low flying surface to surfacemissile.

4.7 Commissioning of INS Shardul: TheRaksha Mantri had commissioned INS Shardul,a Landing Ship Large (Tank) [LST (L)], on January4, 2007. The ship is based at Karwar and wouldbe the first LST (L) to be based on the westernseaboard. INS Shardul is the first of three LST(L)s, constructed at Garden Reach ShipEngineers Ltd., to be commissioned in to the IN.

4.8 The Raksha Mantri also embarkedWestern Fleet and witnessed naval operations toget a first hand view of the same. During the ‘Dayat Sea’ with the Fleet, the Raksha Mantri,witnessed fleet manoeuvres, aircraft andhelicopter operations at sea, naval weapon firingincluding that of Barak shooting down a surfaceto surface anti ship missile.

4.9 RRM Day at Sea: Raksha RajyaMantri’s day at sea was held off Visakhapatanamon September 12, 2006 in which IN ShipsBaratang and Karmuk demonstrated combatmanoeuvres including weapon firings.

MAJOR OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES

4.10 TROPEX-06A: The Joint Fleet exercise‘TROPEX-06A’ was conducted off the westernseaboard from April 5 to 21, 2006. This includeda ‘Joint Work-Up Phase’ with both Fleetsoperating together from April 5 to 11, 2006 andfollowed by a ‘Deployment and Tactical Phase’from April 12 to 21, 2006.

Indian Navy Warships dressed up ceremonially for the President’s Fleet Review off Visakhapatnam

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Remarks

During return passage on completion of refit in Russia in

January 2006.

From January 4, 2006 to March 4, 2006 for survey tasks off

the island of Agalega and Port Louis harbour and until April

10, 2006 for survey tasks at Seychelles. The completed

charts of Seychelles were formally handed over to the Vice

President of Seychelles on April 9, 2006. The ship also

transported ten stranded Indian crew of ‘MV Al Manara’ to

Kochi.

Off Oman from March 3 to 7, 2006 and re-deployed off the

Somalia Coast from March 13 to 16, 2006 in connection with

the hijacking of Indian Dhow ‘Bhakti Sagar’.

The ship was tasked to tow ex-INFAC Tillanchang to Maldives

for handing over, by the Raksha Mantri, to the Maldives Coast

Guard on April 16, 2006.

INS Suvarna towed Mauritius Coast Guard Ship ‘Guardian’

from Mumbai to Port Louis on completion of her refit at Naval

Dockyard(Mumbai) and thereafter transported personnel and

logistics supplies from Port Louis to Agalega Island (Mauritius).

Ships of 1st Training Squadron were deployed off Bahrain and

Oman in April 2006 and visited Manama (Bahrain) and Salalah

(Oman) along with IN Sail Training Ship ‘Tarangini’. Tarangini

embarked one junior officer each from the Oman, Qatar,

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka navies whilst on passage from

Salalah to Kochi as observers.

The Eastern Fleet under the Command of the Flag Officer

Commanding Eastern Fleet, was deployed to the South China

Sea in June 2006. Bilateral naval exercises were carried out

with several navies.

The ship called at Perth, Sydney, Auckland, Nuku’alofa(Tonga),

Suva (Fiji), Port Moresby(Papua New Guinea) and Singapore

during its deployment in July 2006.

Table 4.1

Region

Atlantic Ocean and

Mediterranean sea

South Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf and East

Coast of Africa

South Indian Ocean

South Indian Ocean

Red Sea

South China Sea

South Indian Ocean

and Pacific Ocean

Ships

Submarine

Sindhughosh

Survey ship

Sarvekshak

Mumbai

Darshak

Suvarna, an

Offshore Patrol

Vessel

Tir, Krishna and

Tarangini

Rana, Rajput,

Jyoti, Kirpan and

Kulish

Tabar

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Remarks

The Western Fleet, under the command of the Flag Officer

Commanding Western Fleet was deployed to the

Mediterranean Sea in June 2006. The ships called at Israel,

Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Libya and carried out bilateral

exercises with various navies.

Deployed off Mozambique, South Africa and Kenya from

September 2, 2006 to October 18, 2006 including participation

in the ‘Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition’ at Cape Town,

South Africa. The ship conducted an exercise with South

African Navy Ship Isandlwana.

IN Ships Ranvijay, Karmuk and Guldar visited Yangon from

November 13 to 16, 2006. IN ships Ranvijay and Karmuk also

visited Mergui on November 17, 2006.

Ships of the Ist Training Squadron, were deployed off

Singapore, Belawan and Colombo from October 14 to

November 4, 2006. At Colombo 72 cadets, eight Midshipmen

and 13 Sub Lieutenants were embarked onboard for a sea

sortie.

Region

Mediterranean Sea

South Indian Ocean

and off Cape of Good

Hope

Andaman Sea

Off Sri Lanka and

South East Asia

Ships

Mumbai,

Brahmaputra,

Betwa and Shakti

Mumbai

Ranvijay, Karmuk

and Guldar

Tir and Sujata

4.11 Defence of Gujarat Exercise: Defenceof Gujarat exercise (DGX 06) was conducted onthe Western Seaboard, off the Gujarat coast, fromSeptember 12 to 23, 2006. The aim of the exercisewas to develop and validate plans for theprotection of off-shore assets, including theprotection of ports in the Gulf of Kutch andshipping in the Deep Water Channel leading tothese ports.

OVERSEAS OPERATIONS

4.12 Operational Turn Around (OTR): Shipsand aircraft undertook OTR at various ports forreplenishment of fuel, rations and stores in thecourse of their deployments and exercises withown ships and those of friendly foreign countries.Eighteen ships availed operational turn aroundfacilities in 9 ports and 16 IN aircraft, onsurveillance and reconnaissance missions in the

Indian Ocean Region (IOR), availed operationalturn around facilities in 9 airports during the year.

4.13 Operational Deployments: The NavalFleet saw several overseas deployments infurtherance of the maritime interests of the nation andto meet specified diplomatic objectives. A summaryof these deployments is shown in Table 4.1.

EXERCISES WITH FOREIGN NAVIES

4.14 Building Confidence throughInteroperability: Navies from many countries arekeenly desirous of exercising with the Indian Navy.These exercises are at the bilateral level andprovide a firm foundation to develop professionalskills, establish interoperability regimes andprocedures, and above all are an excellentconfidence building mechanism. Over the yearsthe exercises have increased in scope and

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content while enhancing interoperability. Conductof bilateral exercises have been institutionalizedwith USA, Russia, France, UK, Oman, Sri Lankaand Singapore and joint patrols continue withIndonesia and Thailand.

4.15 Bilateral Exercises: During this year,extensive exercises with the Singapore Navy,French Navy, US Navy and Royal Navy wereconducted. Many firsts were established whichincluded two carrier joint exercise,dissimilar air combat training withFrench and US Navy aircraft, andbasic level tactical “war at sea”exercises.

4.16 MILAN 06: ‘MILAN’ is aninstitutionalised biennial event toengage navies of the Bay of Bengaland Andaman Sea area in mutualcooperation at sea and in harbour. MILAN 06 washeld at Port Blair from January 9 to 14, 2006. Atotal of eight countries participated in the exercisenamely Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar,Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia(delegation only) & Malaysia.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT ANDHUMANITARIAN RELIEF

4.17 Operation Rahat -2: Operation ‘Rahat-2’was executed on May 28, 2006. INS Rajput,deployed to the South China Sea, was divertedto Jakarta with seven tons of relief material and amedical team to provide humanitarian assistanceto the Indonesian people affected by the

earthquake in central Indonesia.The ship was the first foreign shipto reach Jakarta.

4.18 Operation Sukoon: INships, Mumbai, Brahamaputra,Betwa and Shakti, returning fromdeployment to the MediterraneanSea were tasked for evacuation ofIndian nationals from Beirut during

the Israel-Lebanon conflict. After evacuating2280 Indian, Nepalese and Sri Lankan nationalsfrom Beirut to Larnaca and transporting 65 tonsof relief supplies from Larnaca to Beirut theships returned to their home port in August2006.

Fast Attack CraftsBangaram, Bitra, BattiMalv and Baratang;and INS Shardul, aLanding Ship Tankwere inducted duringthe year.

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INDUCTIONS AND DE-INDUCTIONS

4.19 New Commissions: Fast Attack Crafts(FACs) IN FACs Bangaram, Bitra, Batti Malv andBaratang, and INS Shardul, a Landing Ship Tank,built at Garden Reach Shipbuildersand Engineers (GRSE), Kolkatawere inducted during the year.

TRAINING

4.20 Training of ForeignPersonnel/ Foreign TrainingDelegations: During the year, 23countries were allotted vacanciesfor training with the Indian Navy. Atotal of 413 officers and 217 sailorsfrom friendly countries underwentvarious training courses in India.

4.21 Deputation of INPersonnel for Courses Abroad:35 personnel availed trainingcourses with foreign navies.

4.22 Civilian Personnel: TheIndian Navy continued to focus onthe training and development of itscivilian personnel. This isparticularly relevant, as civilianscomprise approximately 50% of the naval strengthand are involved in Operations, Maintenance andLogistic support functions.

MISCELLANEOUS

4.23 Indian Antarctic Expedition: One officerand two sailors took part in the XXV IndianAntarctica Expedition. In addition, one officer andone sailor took part in the pioneering expeditionto the Larsemann Hills, the site for the new IndianBase Station in Antarctica.

4.24 INHS Patanjali: An ultra modern NavalHospital (INHS Patanjali) catering for 141 bedsin Phase I (to be upgraded to 400 beds in Phase

II) has been commissioned on December 26,2006 in Karwar, Karnataka.

4.25 Year of the Sailor: The Chief of the NavalStaff declared 2006 as the “Year of the Sailor

(YOTS)”. The year therefore saw, anadded emphasis on issues relatingto welfare of sailors. New initiativesinclude review of the performanceappraisal system, better promotionprospects, changes in transferpolicies and accommodation rules,increase in education facilities fornaval children, improvements inquality of uniforms, opportunities fortraining in foreign languages andassist post retirement opportunitiesthrough establishment of an IndianNavy Placement Agency.

4.26 Western Pacific NavalSymposium: The Western NavalPacific Symposium (WPNS) is agrouping of navies of the westernpacific region comprising 18 memberand four Observer countries. India isan Observer to the WPNS. TheWPNS Seminar on “Multilateral NavalCooperation – Retrospect and

Prospects,” focussing on Interoperability and humanresource training for the future, was the first everWPNS event hosted by the Indian Navy. Theseminar was conducted from December 3 to 6,2006. Forty-seven participants from 20 countriesattended in the seminar.

ADVENTURE AND SPORTS

4.27 Sky Diving: Five naval personnel havebeen trained in Sky Diving Instructor Course inAustralia. The team thereafter conducted a jointArmy Navy Sky Diving course at Deolali.

4.28 Ski Traverse to South Pole: The IndianNavy has despatched a team to ski traverse to

The year saw an addedemphasis on issuesrelating to welfare ofsailors. New initiativesinclude review of theperformance appraisalsystem, betterpromotion prospects,changes in transferpolicies andaccommodation rules,increase in educationfacilities for navalchildren,improvements inquality of uniforms,opportunities fortraining in foreignlanguages and assistpost retirementopportunities.

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the geographical South Pole in December 2006– January 2007. This expedition was flagged offby CNS on November 16, 2006. This is the firstever all Navy ski expedition, in the world, to theSouth Pole.

4.29 World Military Sailing Championships:The Indian Navy hosted the 40th World MilitarySailing Championships at Mumbai in September2006 under the aegis of the Council ofInternational Military Sports. Seventy participantsfrom 15 nations attended and the Indian Teamwas the overall winner at the event.

4.30 Achievements of Naval Sportsmen:Achievements of Naval Sportsmen aregiven in Table 4.2.

CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT

4.31 Conservation Efforts: Energyconservation has been given an added thrust witha shift to solar lighting on roads and streets and

CFL lighting in residential areas. Rainwaterharvesting is being implemented in severalestablishments of Navy and two Waste WaterRecycling Plants have been commissioned inMumbai.

4.32 Coastal Cleanup: September 16, 2006was observed as the International CoastalCleanup Day to spread awareness on effects ofcoastal pollution on the flora, fauna and ecologyof seas/lakes. Personnel were educated on thenegative impact of polythene bags on theenvironment and to ensure that coastal areasbecome a ‘Polythene Free Zone’.

4.33 Environment: The World EnvironmentDay was celebrated in June 2006 by organisinga workshop at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. TheNaval Commands have also initiated actions toconserve electricity by changing over to energyefficient lamps at jetties and main roads. Also, ananti plastic drive by the Navy has now ensuredthat all Naval bases are polythene free zones.

Table 4.2SNo. Name Rank Event Achievement

10th SAF Games held at Colombo from August 18 to 28, 2006

1. Manoj Kumar CHELP 50M Rifle Prone Gold Games Record

2. Manoj Kumar CHELP 50M Rifle 3 position Gold (TeamSilver (Individual)

3. PT Raghunath CHME 10M Air Rifle Gold ( Team)Games RecordSilver (Individual)

4. Naveen PORTEL Kabaddi Gold

5. Harpreet Singh PO 25M Rapid Fire Pistol Silver (Team)

6. AL Lakra CPOPTI Boxing (Feather Weight) Silver

7. Vikash Jangra POPTI Squash Silver

8. Bibu Mathew POPTI Triple Jump Bronze

Commonwealth Games 2006

9. CPR Sudhir Kumar CPOPTI Weight Lifting (69KG) Bronze

10. Sanjeev Rajput POQA3 50M Rifle Prone Bronze

ISAF Nations Cup Regional Finals at Dubai (UAE) from April 2 to 7, 2006

11. R Mahesh LCdr Yacht Match Racing Event Gold

12. GL Yadav MCPOI Yacht Match Racing Event Gold

13. SS Chauhan PO Yacht Match Racing Event Gold

14. RS Dhulaji PO Yacht Match Racing Event Gold

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INDIAN AIR FORCE

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5.1 The IAF has come a long way since itsinception on October 8, 1932. Over the years theIAF has grown from a tactical force to one withtransoceanic reach. The strategic reach emergesfrom induction of Force Multipliers like FlightRefuelling Aircraft (FRA), Unmanned AerialVehicle (UAV) and credible strategic liftcapabilities. There is emphasis on acquiring bestof technology through acquisitions or upgradation,be it aircraft, systems, precision missiles or netcentricity. There is significant advancementtowards integrating Information technology and

net connectivity. As the IAF enters its PlatinumJubilee Year, it is on the path to becoming aformidable force.

MAIN INDUCTIONS ANDACQUISITIONS

5.2 New Jaguar Twin Seater Aircraft:Jaguar Twin Seater aircraft are in the phase of

Initial Operational Clearance. All aircraft will be

soon upgraded to Final Operational Clearance

standard in a phased manner.

T he Indian Air Force is looking into increasedinteroperability with sister services and

constantly making changes in the organization toevolve efficient methods of packaging forces, use ofcost effective weapons systems, quality training andmethods of rapid deployment.

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5.3 New Single Seater Jaguar Aircraft:New single seater Jaguar aircraft are beingprocured from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL), Bangalore.

5.4 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA): Successfuldesign and development of LCA is a majorachievement, catapulting India into the group offew nations self reliant in productionof modern fighter class aircraft. TheLCA is scheduled to replace theageing MiG-21 fleet in the IAF. Theformation of first squadron of LCAis planned in 2010.

5.5 Intermediate Jet Trainer(IJT): The Indian Air Force needsto replace Kiran trainer aircraftutilized in the Intermediate StageTraining. HAL has been assigned the task forDesign and Development of this new traineraircraft. A contract for the procurement of a fewaircraft in the Limited Series Production (LSP) hasbeen concluded with HAL. The delivery isexpected from 2008.

5.6 Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH): IAFis procuring ALHs from HAL as a replacement toits Chetak/ Cheetah fleet as a utility helicopter.Few ALH have already been delivered to the IAF.

5.7 Hawk Advance Jet Trainer (AJT): Themanufacture of Hawk AJT aircraft for supply toIAF has commenced in UK and deliveries are

planned from September 2007.Additionally, the HAL license builtHawk AJT will be delivered from2008 to 2010.

5.8 Airborne Warning andControl System (AWACS):Airborne Warning and ControlSystem (AWACS) aircraft are beingprocured to meet the long felt needsof the IAF. The IL-76 based AWACS

will significantly enhance the surveillance andmonitoring of Aerial Vehicles/ Aircraft.

INDIGENISATION

5.9 Indigenisation of critical spares is beingresorted to in an effort to improve self-reliance.

Successful design anddevelopment of LCA isa major achievement,catapulting India intothe select group ofnations self reliant inproduction of modernfighter class aircraft.

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More than 70000 lines of spares have beensuccessfully indigenised at Base Repair Depots.The under-mentioned projects have been takenup for indigenisation: -

(i) Indigenous BladeManufacturing Unit: A BladeManufacturing Unit for aeroengines of helicopters andtransport aircraft is being set-up at HAL.

(ii) LCA: The first Squadron of Light CombatAircraft (LCA) is planned to be formed by2010.

(iii) MiG-27 Upgrade: The MiG-27 aircraft isbeing upgraded with improved avionics,navigation and targeting systems atHindustan Aeronautics Limited.

AIR DEFENCE

5.10 THD-1955 Radars: During the currentyear transmitters and receivers of THD radars arelikely to be upgraded to achieve enhancedreliability and increased life span.

5.11 Low Level Light Weight Radar(LLLWR): Low Level Light Weight Radars(LLLWR) have recently been inducted anddeployed for operations.

5.12 Precision andSurveillance Approach RadarSystems: A number ofPrecision and SurveillanceApproach Radar Systems are beingprocured to help guide aircraft forlanding during bad weather/ poor

visibility.

TRAINING AND EXERCISES

5.13 ‘SINDEX-06’: A joint exercise wasconducted between Royal Singapore Air Forceand IAF at Kalaikunda in June 2006 providingan opportunity to project our capabilities.

International Co-op Air ExerciseSINDEX

5.14 IAF-RAF Joint Exercise - INDRADHANUSH 06: A Joint Exercise between IAF

Low Level LightWeight Radars haverecently been inductedand deployed foroperations.

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and RAF, named INDRA DHANUSH-06, wasconducted from October 2-13, 2006 at Air ForceStations Gwalior and Agra.

5.15 Flying Training on Hawk Advanced JetTrainer (AJT). The contract for HawkAdvanced Jet Trainer (AJT) was signed on March26, 2004. As per the contract, up to 75 officerswere to undergo interim training on Hawk in UKover a period of approximately three years. Tilldate 39 pilots have completed training and 17are in UK undergoing training. The last batch ofpilots is scheduled to complete training by January2008.

FLIGHT SAFETY

5.16 The most prominent decline in theaccident rate of the IAF has been during the lasttwo years. The Force recorded its lowest everaccident rate of 0.44 per 10,000 hrs in 2005-06.

The accident rate during the current financialyear is 0.37 per 10,000 hours (till February 10,2007). The IAF is continuously striving to reducethe accident rate.

PLATINUM JUBILEE EVENTS

5.17 The Platinum jubilee celebrations of the IAFcommenced with the Air Force Day Parade onOctober 8, 2006 at the Air Force Station, Hindon.A parachute descent by the Chief of Air Staff atHindon airfield was followed by a spectacular AirDisplay by 66 aircraft which was the highlight ofthe Parade cum Investiture ceremony. Multifariousactivities are planned in all the Air ForceCommands throughout the year to commemoratethe occasion culminating on October 8, 2007.

5.18 West - East Power Hang Gliding (PHG)Expedition: Power Hang Gliding (PHG)expedition concluded in November 2006 at AF

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Station Chabua after covering 21 Air basesenroute, through a distance of 3700 km. 307 joyrides were given to school children/ civilians. Flightdata has been forwarded for inclusion in the LimcaBook of Records as the longest PHG cross-country expedition.

IMPORTANT MILESTONES/ACHIEVEMENTS

5.19 President Flies Su-30 MKI: On June 8, 2006, the President ofIndia Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalambecame the first President to fly afighter jet as the oldest Indian co-pilot.

5.20 Golden Jubilee of No. 20Squadron: No. 20 Squadron, “TheLightenings”, completed 50 years of service onMay 31, 2006. The squadron, which flew the“Vampire” aircraft at its inception, now flies theSu-30 MKI aircraft, the most technically advancedweapon platform in the world.

5.21 Phase Out of MiG-25: The MiG-25aircraft was phased out in June 2006. The phaseout ceremony of this strategic asset was held atBareilly in May 2006.

5.22 President’s Standards to 37 and 48Squadron : In recognition of decades of tirelessefforts by the two Squadrons the President ofIndia awarded the Presidential Standards to 37and 48 Squadron on February 15, 2007 at AirForce Station, Bhuj (Gujarat).

5.23 UN Mission: The IAF has deployed twoaviation contingents in the Democratic Republicof Congo, one aviation contingent in Sudan andone Airfield Services Unit in Democratic Republicof Congo earning considerable praise from theinternational community for their exemplarycontribution in these United Nations PeaceKeeping Operations.

5.24 Helicopter DisplayTeam: Advanced Light HelicopterDisplay Team ‘Sarang’,showcasing the professionalism ofthe IAF and capabilities of theindigenously manufactured ALHhas been actively performing atvarious air shows and events withinthe country and abroad. From April2006 till November 15, 2006 the

team has performed at 11 air shows.

5.25 Air Force Museum: A foundation stonewas laid on November 30, 2006 for a world class,state-of-the-art Air Force Museum at Delhi, topreserve the history of aviation in India. Themuseum, when completed, will depict the differentstages of evolution of combat aviation in India anddisplay the aeronautical equipment of historicinterest and significance becoming major touristattraction in the National Capital.

5.27 International Congress on Aero SpaceMedicine: An International Congress in the fieldof Aviation and Aero Space Medicine,wasorganised by Institute of Aviation Medicine fromDecember 10 to 14, 2006 at Bangalore.

Multifarious activitiesare planned in all theAir Force Commandsthroughout the year tocommemoratePlatinum Jubilee whichwould finally culminateon October 8, 2007.

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6

COAST GUARD

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6.1 The Indian Coast Guard was

commissioned as an independent service on

August 19, 1978 under the Coast Guard Act 1978,

although it was in existence as an interim Coast

Guard Organisation under Naval Headquarters

since February 1, 1977. Ever since its inception,

the Coast Guard has been acquiring a wide range

of capabilities, both surface and airborne to

discharge assigned tasks during peace time and

to supplement the efforts of Indian Navy during

war.

ORGANISATION

6.2 The command and control of the CoastGuard lies with the Director General of IndianCoast Guard, at New Delhi. The Organisation

has three Regional Headquarters i.e. Mumbai,Chennai and Port Blair. The three RegionalHeadquarters command the entire coastline ofIndia, through 11 Coast Guard Districts .

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

6.3 The duties of Coast Guard are as follows:-

(a) Ensuring the safety and protection ofartificial islands, offshore terminals,installations and other structures anddevices in maritime zones.

(b) Providing protection to fishermen includingassisting them at sea while in distress.

(c) Taking such measures as are necessary topreserve and protect the maritime

T he Coast Guard is responsible for keepingIndia’s Exclusive Economic Zone under regular

surveillance.

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environment and to prevent and controlmarine pollution.

(d) Assisting customs and other authorities inanti-smuggling operations.

(e) Enforcing the provisions of suchenactments as are for the time being in forcein the maritime zones.

(f) Such other matters, including measures forthe safety of life and property at sea andcollection of scientific data, as may beprescribed.

EXISTING FORCE LEVEL

6.4 The Indian Coast Guard has a force levelof 42 ships, 24 boats/craft and 45aircraft and helicopters in its fleetto carry out regular surveillance ofthe maritime zones of India and theareas of interest. Four Fast PatrolVessels - Aruna Asaf Ali, SubhadraKumari Chauhan, Savitribai Phuleand Meera Behn werecommissioned during 2006. Three Coast Guardstations Kakinada, Beypore and Pondicherry werealso commissioned during the year. A total of 20ships and boats are at various stages ofconstruction in Indian Shipyards.

OPERATONS AND EXERCISES

6.5 Pollution Response Operations off SriLanka: In response to a request from the

Government of Sri Lanka, two Indian Coast GuardShips (Offshore Patrol Vessel Class with IntegralHelicopter) were deployed off Galle Harbour tomount pollution response operation resulting fromsinking of a merchant vessel in the western limitsof Traffic Separation Scheme off Dondra head.The Vessels jointly carried out surface and aerialsurveillance around the datum and successfullyneutralized the slick.

6.6 Operations Undertaken for Recovery ofNarcotics: Indian Coast Guard has effected fivenarcotics hauls in the year 2006 in joint operationswith Narcotics Control Bureau. The details ofapprehensions/ seizure during joint operations aregiven in Table 6.1.

6.7 The Indian Coast Guardcarried out the following exercisesduring the year 2006:-

(a) Search and RescueExercise(SAREX) 2006: Searchand Rescue Exercise (SAREX -

2006) was carried out off Mumbai onJanuary 11, 2006. Indian Coast GuardShips Sagar, and Kamladevi, CoastGuard Air Station Daman and 842 Sqn(Coast Guard) participated in the exercise.

(b) Operation Suraksha: Operation Surakshawas conducted from January 12 to 15,2006 to provide seaward security to thepilgrims during the mela at Ganga Sagar.

Table-6.1

S. No. Date Quantity. Value(Rs.) Place of Apprehension/seizure

1. January 07, 2006 4.34 Kgs Heroin 4.3 Crores Tuticorin

2. February 19, 2006 17.3 Kgs Brown Sugar 17.3 Crores Village Pudumadam,Mandapam highway

3. February 20, 2006 6.95 Kgs Heroin 7.0 Crores Trichendur coast inGulf of Mannar

4. June 2, 2006 200 Kgs Cocaine 200 Crores Off Mumbai harbour

5. October 10, 2006 10 Kgs Heroin 10 Crores Trichendur

Four Fast PatrolVessels and threeCoast Guard stationswere commissionedduring 2006.

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Sucheta Kripalani, H-182 and 700 Sqn(Coast Guard) participated in the operation.

(c) Tropical Exercise (TROPEX) 06: Tropex06 was conducted from April 5 to 26, 2006in the Western region.

(d) Operation Pradushan 01/06: After IndianNaval Ship Prahar sank due to collision withMotor Vessel Rajeev Gandhi, OperationPradushan was conducted off Goa on April22, 2006 to monitor oil pollution andneutralize it.

(e) Operation SMOG: Operation SMOG wasconducted in the Eastern region fromMay 9 to 12, 2006 after DredgingCorporation of India Tug VI sank off PointCalimere.

(f) SAHYOG 06: Indo-Korean joint exerciseSAHYOG 06 was conducted off Chennaiduring the visit of Korean Coast Guard shipTaepyungyang from July 3 to 7, 2006.

(g) Sahyog-Kaijin 06: Indo-Japan CoastGuard combined exercise on Search andRescue, combating piracy and armedrobbery; “SAHYOG-KAIJIN 06” was

conducted off Mumbai on November24, 2006. Along with Indian Coast Guardships and aircraft, Japan CoastGuard Ship Shikishima, aircraft sea Duck1/Sea Duck 2 and one ShippingCorporation of India ship also participatedin the exercise.

6.8 International Coastal Cleanup-2006:The Indian Coast Guard is the lead agency incoordinating International Coastal Cleanup everyyear. This year Coast Guard had organisedInternational Coastal Cleanup - 2006 event inIndia on September 18, 2006 to mark theInternational Coastal Cleanup day under the aegisof United Nations Environmental Programme(UNEP) – South Asia Cooperative EnvironmentProgramme (SACEP) as part of RegionalEnvironmental programme. A total of 14,738personnel from Coast Guard and their families,personnel from Military/Para Military Services,Police, Schools, Colleges, Educational Institutes,Central/ State Governments and NGOs took partall over the West, East and Andaman NicobarIsland coasts and made the occasion a grandsuccess by collecting a total of 54,088 Kgs ofdebris from an area of 105.75 kms.

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7

DEFENCE PRODUCTION

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7.1 The Department of Defence Productiondeals with the indigenization, development andproduction of defence equipment both in the publicand private sectors. The Department has 8Defence Public Sector Undertakings and 39ordnance factories with a wide-ranging productioninfrastructure. The products include aircraft andhelicopters, warships, submarines, heavyvehicles and earthmovers, missiles, a variety ofelectronic devices and components for thedefence sector, and alloys and special purposesteel and other alloys. Since Independence, thedefence production sector has been developingsteadily, with the objective of achieving self-reliance.

7.2 The following are the major organizationsdirectly under the Department of DefenceProduction :

� Ordnance Factory Board

� Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

� Bharat Electronics Limited

� Bharat Earth Movers Limited

� Mazagon Dock Limited

� Goa Shipyard Limited

� Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersLtd

� Bharat Dynamics Limited

� Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited

� Directorate General of Quality Assurance

� Directorate General of Aeronautical QualityAssurance

� Directorate of Standardisation

� Defence Exhibition Organisation

7.3 Defence equipment today is verytechnology intensive demanding high levels ofquality. The Directorates General of QualityAssurance and Aeronautical Quality Assurance,and the Directorate of Standardisation have beenset up to ensure these quality levels.

7.4 With the introduct ion of the newDefence Procurement Procedure 2005,Government has stipulated a 30% offset forcontracts exceeding Rs 300 crore. Thevendors concerned will have to source goodsor services to this extent from Indian defenceindustry. This would give the industry asignificant opportunity to improve exports aswell as manufacturing capabilities.

7.5 The Defence Exhibition Organisation hasregularly been organising two major internationalevents - “Defexpo” and “Aero India” since 1996.The Defexpo is a biennial event in which a largenumber of manufacturers, participating countriesand businessmen take part; its focus is on landand naval systems. Aero India, on the other hand,is for the aviation sector and aerospace. Over theyears, both events have secured considerableinternational recognition, and have also grownsignificantly in terms of the number of participantsand the area occupied.

T he Department of Defence Production deals withthe indigenization, development and production

of defence equipment both in the public and privatesectors.

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ORDNANCE FACTORIES

7.6 The Ordnance Factories Organization isthe largest and oldest departmentally runproduction organization in the country. It isprimarily engaged in the manufacture of Defencehardware for the Armed forces. The OrdnanceFactories were established with a mandate toensure self-reliance in manufacturing of Defencehardware.

7.7 The Ordnance Factories Organization isa fine blend of old and state-of-the-art factories.The first Ordnance Factory was established in1801 at Cossipore, near Kolkata. There are 39Ordnance Factories, geographically distributed allover the country at 24 different locations. The 40th

Factory is being set up with the state-of-the-arttechnology at Nalanda, Bihar, for production ofBi-modular changes required for 155mmAmmunition.

7.8 Organisation Structure: The OrdnanceFactory Board has a Chairman and 9 functionalMembers. Out of these, five Members headoperating divisions and four Members are for Stafffunctions. The operating divisions are based onthe main products/or group of products. The fiveoperating divisions are:

� Ammunition and Explosives (A&E)

� Armoured Vehicles (AV)

� Materials and Components (M&C)

� Ordnance Equipment Group of Factories(OEF)

� Weapons, Vehicles and Equipment(WV&E)

The staff functions are:

� Personnel

� Finance

� Planning and Material Management

� Projects & Engineering and TechnicalServices.

7.9 In addition, the Government hasconstituted a Special Board, with representationfrom the Ministry of Defence, Army and DefenceResearch and Development Organisation and forproviding appropriate inputs on resource planning,upgrading technology of products & process andon various other critical issues, necessary for theefficient functioning of OFB.

7.10 Human Resources: Ordnance Factorieshave a large pool of qualified and experiencedpersonnel. Total strength of ordnance factorieswas 1,16,911, as on April 1, 2006. Ordnancefactories plan to optimize manpower strengthkeeping in view the planned perspectiverequirements of major indenters. NationalAcademy of Defence Production (NADP) Nagpur,a premier training institute, caters to the trainingneed of Gr. ‘A’ officers, 8 Ordnance FactoriesInstitutes of Learning (OF, IOL) take care of thetraining need of Gr. ‘B’ officers and staff. All the39 Ordnance Factories have training institutes fortraining industrial employees and tradeapprentices.

7.11 Product Profile: The product range ofOrdnance Factories is as under:

Weapon Items - Small Arms (Rifles, Pistols,Carbines, Machine Guns), Tank Guns, Anti-TankGuns, Field Howitzers, Artillery Guns, Mortars, AirDefence Guns and Rocket Launchers.

Ammunition Items - Ammunitions for all theabove weapon systems, Rockets, MissileWarheads, Mortar Bombs, Pyro-technique(Smoke, Illuminating, Signal), Grenades andBombs for Air Force, Naval ammunition,propellant and fuzes.

Armoured & Transport Vehicles - Tank T-72‘Ajeya’, Tank T-90 ‘Bhishma’, Infantry CombatVehicles, Armoured Ambulance, Bullet Proof &

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Mine Proof Vehicles, Special Transport Vehiclesand Variants.

Troop Comfort Items - Parachute for Army &Air Force, High Altitude & Combat Clothing, Tentsof Various Types, Uniforms & Clothing Items,Floats For Light Assault Bridges.

Opto Electronics - Optical Instruments and Opto-Electronic Devices/ Fire Control Instruments forArmoured Vehicles, Infantry And ArtillerySystems.

Others - Special Aluminium alloysfor aviation and space industry,Field Cables, Water Bowser etc.

7.12 Performance: The issuesof Ordnance Factories have grownsteadily over the years andrecorded Rs. 6891.68 crore during2005-06. In 2006-07, the issuesfrom Ordnance Factories areexpected to touch about Rs. 7200crore.

7.13 Diversification into Civil Trade andExports: As a policy, major thrust is being givento achieve optimum capacity utilization not onlyby securing additional workload from the ArmedForces but also by making sustained effortsthrough diversification to non-defence customersand exports.

7.14 Ordnance Factories produce a largevariety of chemicals for industries in the civilsector. They also manufacture a wide range oftextiles, leather goods and sporting arms andammunition for the civil sector. During 2005-2006,items worth Rs. 1247 crores (18.09% of the totalissues) were sold to non-defence customers.

7.15 Ordnance Factories have made vigorousmarketing efforts to boost exports. Some of thenotable products exported during the year are:-

(a) 40 mm L-70 gun and its spares

(b) Brake Parachutes for Sukhoi-30 and JaguarAircraft.

(c) Mine Protected Vehicles.

(d) Bolt Action Rifles and 14.5mm Cartridges

7.16 Highlights: Some of the importantachievements of Ordnance Factories in thecurrent financial year are:-

(i) Ordnance Factory, Ambajhari (OFAJ) –OFAJ became the first manufacturing unit

in the country to produce higher sizecast billets of Aluminium Alloy (AA2014), meeting stringent Ultrasonicquality to AMS 2630B Class “A”.OFAJ has planned supply of billetsworth Rs. one crore against ordersalready secured.

(ii) Ordnance Cable Factory,Chandigarh (OCFC) – OCFC hascompleted an order for supply of 50Km Anti Microphonic Cable, for

Centre for Fire and Explosive Safety, Delhi.OCFC has also developed and issued asingle mode six fiber optic cable to SouthWestern Command (SIGS), Army HQ, forthe first time.

(iii) Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi(OCFAV) – OCFAV has successfullysupplied the first batch of 270 sets of theNew Combat Uniforms with Army logo.Further, 5000 sets of this Uniform havebeen supplied to Army for extensive usertrials.

7.17 Quality Management: Implementation ofTotal Quality Management (TQM) concept hasbeen given a major thrust in all the OrdnanceFactories. All the 39 Ordnance Factories haveswitched over to Quality Management Systemconforming to ISO-9001: 2000 standards. All the52 laboratories in 29 Ordnance Factories areaccredited to National Accreditation Board of

OFAJ became the firstmanufacturing unit inthe country to producehigher size cast billetsof Aluminium Alloy(AA 2014), meetingstringent Ultrasonicquality to AMS 2630BClass “A”.

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Laboratories (NABL) and conform to ISO/IEC17025 standards. The quality audit report showsthat on an average, performance level of thefactories have increased from 51% in 2004-05 to73.65% in 2006-07.

7.18 The responsibility of vendor developmentand inspection of input materialshas been transferred to OFB fromDGQA to make manufacturersaccountable for product quality.

7.19 Modernisation: A capitalinvestment of Rs. 1167 crore hasbeen made during the 10th Planperiod (upto 2005-06) andinvestment of Rs.339 crore hasbeen planned in 2006-07. For the 11th Plan Period,an investment of about Rs. 4,200 crore, has beenplanned for modernization of Ordnance Factories.

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTIC LIMITED(HAL)

7.20 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inits present form as a Public Sector Undertaking(PSU) under the Ministry of Defence and fullyowned by Government of India, came intoexistence on October 1, 1964, when the erstwhileAeronautics India Limited and AircraftManufacturing Depot were merged with

Hindustan Aircraft Limited. HAL’smajor supplies/ services are to theIndian Air Force, the Navy, theArmy, the Coast Guard and theBorder Security Force. As a spin-off, Transport aircraft andhelicopters have been supplied toAirlines as well as StateGovernments.

7.21 HAL, ranked 45th amongst world’s top 100defence companies (Defense News, 2006),cruised past the Rs 5,000-crore mark with asales turnover of Rs 5,341.50 crore ($1.20 billion)during the financial year 2005-06. All the

All the 39 OrdnanceFactories haveswitched over toQuality ManagementSystem conforming toISO-9001: 2000standards.

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production divisions of HAL have ISO 9001-2000accreditation and ten Divisions have ISO-14001-1996 Environment Management SystemCertification.

7.22 Significant Achievements:

(i) The dividend of Rs. 228.62 crores(including dividend tax of Rs.38.89 croresfor year 2005-06 has been paid.

(ii) Around 4000 items were indigenized withan anticipated FE savings of Rs.25.62 croreper annum. Indigenisation support wasprovided for non-HAL produced aircraft/helicopters also.

(iii) To realize its aim of achieving self relianceand to develop the Indian aerospaceindustries, the Company outsourced workpackages worth Rs.282 crore to Indianindustries during the year 2005-06.

(iv) Intermediate Jet Trainer and DhruvHelicopter were displayed in FarnboroughAir Show.

(v) Exports to the tune of Rs. 136.25 croreswere achieved during the Financial year2006-07 (upto November, 2006).

(vi) During 2006-07, HAL has planned to obtainthe ISO 9001 – 2000 QMS certification inone more new division (LCA-LSP).

7.23 HAL received “Raksha Mantri’s Awards forExcellence for the year 2003-04” on June 9, 2006in the Institutional awards for Excellence inPerformance, and Best Performance in Exports.HAL was awarded the “Enterprise ExcellenceAward 2004-05” for the financial and operationsstrength by Indian Institution of IndustrialEngineering on May 19, 2006.

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED (BEL)

7.24 Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is theleading professional electronics company in thecountry engaged in the design, development and

manufacture of sophisticated state-of-the-artelectronics equipment/ components for the useof defence services, para-military organizationsand other infrastructure providers in the telecomsector.

7.25 BEL is a “MINI RATNA” category Icompany. Based on the MoU performance, thecompany has been rated in the “Excellent”category continuously for the last 8 years by theDepartment of Public Enterprises (DPE).

7.26 With its 9 production units and 31manufacturing divisions spread across 7 states,the company’s focus on Research andDevelopment to generate business using the‘state-of-the-art’ manufacturing and testingfacilities, has been well recognized, manifestingin the large number of recognitions/ prizes.

7.27 In the area of Quality Assurance, BEL hasadopted the Total Quality Management (TQM)approach. A Corporate Quality Group – TotalOrganizational Quality Enhancement (TORQUE)has been set up to oversee all activities relatingto enhancement of quality in the company. Allthe manufacturing Divisions of the Company haveacquired ISO 9000 certification.

7.28 The company has adopted Six SigmaConcept – a concept that has been successfullyimplemented by global giants like Motorola,General Electric etc for quality enhancement andtotal quality management of its products.

7.29 The company has also adopted theBusiness Excellence Model as laid down by theCII-EXIM Bank Excellence Award criteria. Fiveof the Unit/ SBUs have got recognition for theirstrong commitment towards the Total QualityManagement principles. The company has setinternal targets for coverage of all the Units andSBUs under the Excellence Model by 2006-07.

7.30 Satellite Based Systems Solution (e-Governance, Telemedicine, Distance Education,

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EDUSAT, POLNET), Smart Card Based Systems(Access Control, MNIC, Security & RegulatoryApplications), X-Ray Baggage and CargoInspection System, Under Carriage VehicleInspection & Vehicle Authentication System, aresome major areas of diversification.

Important business achievements of BEL areas follows: -

* BEL won a contract against stiff competitionfor supply, integration, annual maintenanceand facility management of the state-of-the-art Call Data Record based ConvergentBilling System for MTNL in Delhi & Mumbai.

* Company obtained an order from Army toset up a test bed for CDMA-basedcommunication network.

* Company bagged a contractto set up a SatelliteCommunication Network inNigeria.

* EDUSAT Programme hasalready been implemented inKarnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana and isunder implementation in West Bengal. BELis in the process of setting up networks inthe states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand,West Bengal, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram,Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya as wellas for the Guru Nanak Dev University.

* Company supplied a large quantity of SolarHouse Lighting Systems and Solar StreetLighting Systems to remote and inaccessiblevillages of Tripura, West Bengal and TamilNadu and also supplied 10KW Solarbased power plants to villages in Rajasthan.

BHARAT EARTH MOVERS LIMITED(BEML)

7.31 Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) wasestablished in May 1964 and commenced

operations from January 1965. At present,Government of India holds 61.23% of equityshares of the company and continues to be amajority shareholder. Financial Institutions,employees and Indian public hold the rest of theequity. BEML is a leading manufacturer ofearthmoving and construction equipment in thecountry. BEML also manufactures ground supportequipment for the Indian Armed Forces both formovement of men and material. The Companymanufactures rail coaches and wagons for IndianRailways and Defence Forces and has recentlydiversified its business to metro coachmanufacturing by supplying coaches to DelhiMetro Rail Corporation (DMRC) under a sub-contract from M/s Rotem of South Korea. In

addition, the Company has venturedinto trading of the non-companyproducts for Indian and overseascustomers and opened atechnology division to provide e-engineering solutions in specializedareas such as automotive,aeronautics, etc.

7.32 BEML has 8 manufacturing units locatedat 3 locations viz. Bangalore, Kolar Gold Fields(KGF) and Mysore. All the manufacturing units areaccredited with ISO 9001-2000. BEML also has asubsidiary steel foundry, Vignyan Industries Limited(VIL), located at Tarikere. All the production unitsof BEML are well equipped with state-of-the-artmanufacturing facilities including sophisticatedComputer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machinesand other fabrication and welding facilities. BEMLhas a dedicated R&D Centre at its KGF Complex,which provides technology support in terms ofproduct upgradation, design & development of newproducts, technology absorption & adaptation andstandardization to meet specific customerrequirements.

7.33 BEML products are exported to more than30 countries across the world in the Middle East,

BEML is a leadingmanufacturer ofearthmoving andconstructionequipment in thecountry.

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Syria, Tunisia, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,UK, South Africa, North African and LatinAmerican countries. During the year, BEML hasenlarged its global reach by securing orders fromMorocco and China.

7.34 Significant Achievements:

(i) Department of Defence Production, Ministryof Defence has conferred BEML withCategory-I Mini Ratna status, giving greaterautonomy on financial and other matters.

(ii) BEML paid a dividend of 100% for the year2005-06. This is the second consecutiveyear that the Company ispaying 100% dividend to itsshareholders.

(iii) BEML has achieved“Excellent” MOU rating for theyear 2005-06 after a gap of15 years.

(iv) BEML received Construction World-NICMAR 2005 Award for ‘The fastestGrowing Company’ registering highestturnover in equipment category.

(v) ‘Enterprise Excellence Award” 2004-05conferred on May 19, 2006 by IndianInstitute of Industrial Engineering inrecognition of BEML’s financial andoperational strength.

(vi) Awarded “Second Most Popular Company”next only to ONGC by Business andEconomy magazine in July 2006.

(vii) BEML successfully supplied 180 state-of-the-art stainless steel metro coaches toDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) undertechnical collaboration with M/s Rotem ofSouth Korea.

MAZAGON DOCK LIMITED(MDL)

7.35 The leading Warship building yard in thecountry, Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) was taken

over by Government of India in May, 1960. Overthe years, it has developed indigenous designcapabilities and expanded its product range toinclude destroyers, frigates, missile boats,corvettes, submarines and patrol vessels for thedefence sector and merchant vessels anddredgers for the civil sector. It is the only shipyardin the country to have built submarines, a featachieved by very few companies worldwide

7.36 Significant achievements:

(i) Stealth Frigates and missile destroyers areunder construction at present.

(ii) On the civil front, theconstruction of Cutter SuctionDredger for Dredging Corporationof India (DCIL) is in progress.

(iii) Special repairs ofSubmarine (INS SHISHUMAR)were completed in March 2006 and

post refit activities of modernization cumwarranty have also been completed inSeptember 2006.

(iv) MDL was accorded Mini Ratna Category-IStatus inSeptember 2006.

GOA SHIPYARD LIMITED(GSL)

7.37 Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is the largestPublic Sector Enterprise in the State of Goaemploying about 1652 people. It is located atVasco da Gama, midway on the West Coast, onthe mouth of River Zuari, in close proximity to theMormugao Port, Vasco Railway Station andDabolim Airport.

7.38 Primarily a Shipbuilding company, GSLhas diversified itself into activities like marketingStern Gears, design and construction of DamageControl Simulator (DCS), Survival at Sea TrainingFacility (SSTF) and GRP boats. The shipyardhas built and delivered 181 vessels to the Navy,Coast Guard and other authorities.

MDL was accordedMini Ratna Category-IStatus in September2006.

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7.39 Significant Achievements:

(i) GSL has bagged the SODEF Golden Awardfor Technology Development & Innovation.

(ii) The Yard has delivered all the5 Fast Patrol Vessels onorder for Indian Coast Guard,each 5-6 months ahead ofcontractual deliveryschedules. It hascommissioned Fast PatrolVessel “ICG SubhadraKumari Chauhan” andlaunched Fast Patrol Vessel “ICG SavitribaiPhule” and Advanced Offshore PatrolVessel “ICG Sankalp” all on a single dayon April 28, 2006.

GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERSAND ENGINEER LTD (GRSE)

7.40 Taken over by the Government of Indiaon 1.4.1960, GRSE was put on a dynamic pathof growth and diversification.

7.41 GRSE has gradually extended andmodernized to improve its growingmaritime needs - particularly thoseof the Navy and the Coast Guard.GRSE is among the leadingshipyards in the country and thepremium yard in the East. To meetthe emerging needs, GRSE buildsa wide range of ships - fromsophisticated warships to ultramodern commercial vessels, from smallHovercraft to fast and powerful patrol vessels.India’s first ever tanker fleet too was born atGRSE. The latest on the list is new generationhovercraft. Range alone, of course, does not showGRSE’s versatility. Today, it is among the fewshipyards in the world with its own Engineeringand Engine Manufacturing divisions.

7.42 Significant Achievements:

(i) The Company has paid dividend of Rs.12.38 crore in the financial year 2005-06.

(ii) The Company has ordersfor construction of three LandingShip Tank (Large) {LST (L)} Thefirst of which was delivered to theIndian Navy in November 2006 andfour Anti-Submarine Warfare(ASW) Corvetts are scheduled fordelivery between 2008-2011. Theyhave also received orders for

construction of follow-on First Attack Crafts(FACs).

(iii) Four FACs built for the Indian Navy weredelivered well within the contracted date.

(iv) GRSE was accorded Mini Ratna Category-I Status in September 2006.

(v) GRSE has acquired the RajabaganDockyard (RBD) from Central InlandWater Transport Corporation Ltd, a PublicSector Undertaking under Ministry ofSurface Transport. The RBD has beentransferred to GRSE w.e.f. July 1, 2006.

MISHRA DHATU NIGAMLIMITED (MIDHANI)

7.43 Mishra Dhatu NigamLimited (MIDHANI) wasincorporated as a Public SectorUndertaking in 1973 to achieve self-reliance in areas of Superalloys,

Titanium alloys and Special Purpose Steelsrequired for strategic sectors like Aeronautics,Space, Armaments, Atomic Energy, Navy,Special products like Molybdenum wires & plates,Titanium and Stainless Steel tubes, alloys forelectrical and electronic application like SoftMagnetic alloys, Controlled expansion alloys andResistance alloys.

GSL has delivered allthe 5 Fast PatrolVessels on order forIndian Coast Guard,each 5-6 months aheadof contractual deliveryschedules.

GRSE is among thefew shipyards in theworld with its ownEngineering andEngine Manufacturingdivisions.

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7.44 Significant achievements:

(i) The Company has received award forDevelopment of Technology and Innovation fromSociety of Defence Technologistsfor significant contribution in thearea of extensive development ofTitanium and its alloys forAerospace in general anddevelopment of niobium basedalloy (NIOBHAT-101) for satelliteapplications.

(ii) Company has successfullydeveloped trial heats of Supercast247A (directionally solidifiedSuper alloy) required for KaveriAero Engine Blade/ vaneapplication (characterization inprogress)

* Beta alloy (TItan -42) requiredfor future replacement ofTitan-31 used by VSSC and supplied, forthe first time, in form of forged slabs hasalso been developed.

* MDN-155 grade Barrel required by FieldGun Factory, Kanpur, meeting allspecificational requirements alsodeveloped.

* Superni-718 Rotor forgings required byLPSC for critical applications and supplieseffected for the first time meeting allspecification requirements has beendeveloped.

* Ti-600 (equivalent to IMI-831) Titanium alloywas developed for the first time meeting allspecificational requirements during typetesting.

� MIDHANI received prestigious orders worthRs.51.35 crore from Department of Space,Rs.20.56 crore from Hindustan AeronauticsLimited, Rs.19.20 crore from Ordinance

Factories, which includes order for supplyof 94 sets of “Kanchan Armour”.

� Company supplied its products worth Rs.47 crore to Department of Space,Rs.15.36 crore to ATVP, Rs.11.19crore to Department of AtomicEnergy respectively.

7.45 MIDHANI was awarded“SCOPE (Standing Committee ofPublic Enterprises) Award forExcellence and Outstandingcontributions to the Public SectorManagement” for the year 2004-05under Special Institutional Category(Turnaround) in recognition of thecontribution made by it in the areasof Business Performance,Customer SatisfactionManagement, QualityManagement, New ProductDevelopment, Systems and

Strategies etc.

7.46 Orders worth 4.41 crore of Titan 31 gradebars and rings were executed for Vikram SarabhaiSpace Centre (VSSC). Superni 80A rings worth2.19 crore were supplied to BHEL, Hardwar forpower generation applications.

7.47 MIDHANI in the month of November 2006,received a single order of record amount worthRs. 156 Crore from ATVP for supply of low alloysteel and stainless steel welding electrodes forsupply during next 5 years.

7.48 Up-gradation & Modernization: TheCompany was able to inject fresh funds forupgrading and modernizing its plant andequipment, with the active cooperation,assistance from major customers of MIDHANI likeDepartment of Space, Defence OrdnanceFactories (OFs), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.,(HAL) etc.

MIDHANI has receivedaward for Developmentof Technology andInnovation fromSociety of DefenceTechnologists forsignificant contributionin the area of extensivedevelopment ofTitanium and its alloysfor Aerospace ingeneral anddevelopment ofniobium based alloy(NIOBHAT-101) forsatellite applications.

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7.49 Department of Space had extended itsactive support by funding to the extent of Rs.30crore in establishing facilities at MIDHANI, fordedicated use in their specific space programmesand a further sum of Rs.35 crore forestablishing new equipment andfacilities towards up-gradationprogramme. The execution of theseprojects is at an advanced stage.

Bharat Dynamics Limited(BDL)

7. 50 Bharat Dynamics Limitedwas set up in 1970 for manufactureof Guided Missiles. It is amongst a few strategicindustries in the world and possesses thecapability to produce advanced Guided Missilesystems. The Company has two units. BDL’sproducts are single shot weapons, which call forvery high degree of reliability ensuring greater killprobability. Hence quality is accorded top mostpriority. Missiles Design & Engineering (D&E),Electronics and Information technology divisionshave ISO 9001:2000 certifications.

7.51 Significant achievements:

(i) 3 UBK – 20 (INVAR): Proof firing of 910CKD Kits received from M/sRosobronexport after repairs at theirmanufacturing unit has been successfuland efforts are underway to ensure deliveryto the user before end of the currentfinancial year.

(ii) Life Extension of Missiles: Work on Lifeextension of Anti Tank Guided Missiles isunderway.

(iii) Drill & Practice Torpedoes: Drill andPractice Torpedoes against Navy ordershave been produced and delivered.

(iv) TAL (Advanced Light Weight Torpedo):Qualification Tests have been completed

and RFP for fresh requirement of 25 sets isawaited.

(v) Varunastra (Heavy Weight Torpedo):Naval Science and TechnologicalLaboratory (NSTL), Vishakapatnamis developing an Indigenous HighSpeed Heavy Weight Torpedo anddesires to productionise thisTorpedo under c o n c u r r e n tengineering mode in associationwith Bharat Dynamics Limited. AnMOU has been signed with NSTLfor Development & Productionunder concurrent engineering

mode as envisaged by NSTL.

(vi) Counter Measures Dispensing System(CMDS): BDL was awarded The GoldenPeacock award for the design anddevelopment of CMDS by Design &Engineering division of Kanchanbagh unit.The system was successfully flight-testedfor the Jaguar platform at ASTE, Bangalorein June 2006. Development work of CMDSwith regard to other platform like LCA, ALHand AEW&C is under progress.

(vii) 3 Km Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM):Existing range of Milan missile is only 2 Km.BDL has now developed a missile to covera distance of 3 Km. It was successfully testfired against the target kept at a distance of3 Km in Shamirpet field firing range.

(viii) Twin Missile Launcher: BDL successfullydeveloped Twin Missile Launcher fordeployment on BMP II and ABHAY infantryvehicles. Internal evaluation was carried outsuccessfully.

7.52 Sales of Ordnance Factories andDefence PSUs: The total value of sales/ issuesby Ordnance Factories and Defence Public SectorUndertakings during the last threes years, is asfollows:-

BDL successfullydeveloped Twin MissileLauncher fordeployment on BMP IIand ABHAY infantryvehicles. Internalevaluation was carriedout successfully.

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(Rupees in crore)

Year Ordnance Public Sector GrandFactories Undertakings Total

Total Sales Total Sales

2004-05 6186.65 11248.59 17435.24

2005-06 6891.68 13025.07 19916.75

2006-07 3574.26 6232.73 9806.99

(upto Nov.06)

7.53 Defence Public Sector Undertakings andOrdnance Factories have exported items worthRs 256.88 crore during the year 2006-07 (uptoNovember, 2006).

7.54 Dr. Vijay Kelkar Committee set up to

examine and recommend changes in the

acquisition process, which submitted its report in

two parts has made 40 recommendations in

Part-I. These recommendations essentially

address issues related to promotion of private

sector industry in defence production, so that all

available recources are fully exploited for further

enhancing Defence preparedness. Out of 40

recommendations, 26 have been accepted fully,

8 with certain modifications and rest are pending

further deliberations. 23 recommendations have

been implemented, one recommendation has

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been dropped. Part-II of the Report is underexamination.

7.55 Private Sector Participation in DefenceProduction: In May, 2001, the Defence Industrysector, which was hitherto reserved for the publicsector, was opened up 100% for Indian privatesector participation, with Foreign DirectInvestment (FDI) upto 26%, both subject tolicensing. Department of Industrial Policy andPromotion (DIPP) notified detailed guidelines forlicensing production of arms and ammunition inJanuary 2002.

7.56 A Standing Committee has beenconstituted in the Department of DefenceProduction under the chairmanship of JointSecretary (Supplies) to consider all applications,for grant of Industrial Licence for the manufactureof arms and armaments, received from DIPP andto communicate the recommendation of theMinistry of Defence to that Department. TheCommittee also considers all matters relating toPrivate Production of Defence equipment viz.applications for self-certification, permission forexport of products manufactured under licenceas well as cases for cancellation of licence due tobreach of licensing conditions or securityprovisions etc. DIPP has, so far, issued 37 Lettersof Intents (LOIs)/Industrial Licences (ILs) toprivate sector companies for manufacture of awide range of defence equipment on therecommendation of the Ministry of Defence.

7.57 Raksha Udyog Ratnas: A SelectionCommittee for selection of Raksha Udyog Ratnashas been constituted under the chairmanship ofShri Prabir Sengupta, Director, Indian Institute ofForeign Trade. Government purposes to identifytier-I industries of proven excellence, which arecapable of contributing in Defence Production,depending upon their technical, managerial andfinancial strength. Such firms will be accreditedas “Raksha Udyog Ratnas” (“RURs”) andsystematically encouraged to contribute in

Defence Production in order to assume the roleof system integrators of large weapon systemsand producers of platforms required by theDefence Forces. There are independenttechnical, management and financial experts inthe Committee, and Engineers India Limited (EIL)has been tasked to provide technical support tothe Committee. The “RURs” would be treated atpar with Defence PSUs, for receiving technologyand undertaking licensed production with Transferof Technology (TOT) from overseas sources.

7.58 Detailed guidelines were notified on May9, 2005 for selection of Industry “RURs” whichare also displayed on the Ministry’s website. TheSelection Committee will make itsrecommendations by March 31, 2007. Therecommendations of the Selection Committee willbe placed before Defence Acquisition Council(DAC) for acceptance. Once approved forselection as “RUR”, the Company will enjoy thestatus of “RUR” for a period of 5 years, which canbe renewed further. “RURs” will have to followthe Code of Best Practices and sign an agreementin this regard with the Ministry of Defence.

OTHER ORGANISATIONS INDEPARTMENT OF DEFENCEPRODUCTION

DIRECTORATE GENERAL AERONAUTICALQUALITY ASSURANCE (DGAQA)

7.59 Directorate General Aeronautical QualityAssurance (DGAQA) is entrusted with theRegulatory functions of Aeronautical QualityAssurance in Military Aviation. The Directoratehas 34 establishments at various places in India.DGAQA provides QA coverage in three distinctareas namely Aeronautics, Air Armament andMissiles. The coverage is rendered duringDesign/ Development, Production/ Manufacturingand Repair/ Overhaul stages of military productsand equipment. DGAQA has expertise in

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supervising QA activities of complex aeronauticalindustries, and it ensures adherence to aerostandards.

7.60 DGAQA is also providing QA coverageas nodal agency for Missile System QualityAssurance (MSQAA). During the year (uptoNovember, 2006), DGAQA has inspectedAeronautical Stores of the value of Rs. 2150crores.

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OFQUALITY ASSURANCE (DGQA)

7.61 Directorate General of Quality Assurance(DGQA) is an inter service organisation handlingall aspects of Quality Assurance management ofequipment from conceptual stages till theirdiscard. It provides consultancy to the ArmedForces (Users) for the complete range ofequipment for the Army, for Marine Engineering,Weapons, sensors and support systems for theNavy and common user items for the Air Force.DGQA interacts with users throughout equipmentexploitation. It undertakes defect investigationsand incorporates modifications inconsultation with design andmanufacturing agencies.

7.62 Organisational Structure:DGQA Organisation comprises bothof Civilian and Service Personnel ona three tier pattern viz., TechnicalDirectorates, Controllerates ofQuality Assurance and QualityAssurance Establishments/ Wings. There are tenTechnical Directorates each of which isresponsible for a distinct range of equipment.Controllerates of Quality Assurance 29 in numberand also known as Authority Holding SealedParticulars (AHSP) constitute second tier in thestructure. They are repositories of technicalknown-how and specifications, drawings andother details of all stores in their specific fields of

technologies. The third tier comprises QualityAssurance Establishments/ Wings numbering 79,located all over the country. These basic field unitsare located alongwith assigned OrdnanceFactories, Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs)and all five metros for dealing with civil industrysupported by 45 Test Laboratories and 2 ProofTest Ranges besides Small Arms Ranges.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF DGQA

7.63 The value of stores quality assured duringthe last three years is given below: -

Year Value of StoresQuality Assured (in Rs. crore)

2004-2005 16,906.70

2005-2006 16,397.14

2006-2007 7732.56

(till 30 Nov 2006)

7.64 Regular interaction with Users atcommand level and Field Units is undertaken toobtain first hand feedback and rendering technicaladvice.

7.65 DGQA awards SelfCertification status to QualityConscious Firms/ Manufacturerswho have well established QualityManagement Systems and havedemonstrated consistent productquality during the execution ofsuccessive Defence Supply Orders.Five Manufactures were awardedSelf-Certification during the year

bringing cumulative total to 57 manufactures.

DIRECTORATE OFSTANDARDISATION

7.66 Directorate of Standardisation wasconstituted in 1962 with the objective to controlitem proliferation within Defence Services. It hasnine Standardisation Cells and six Detachments.

DGQA handles allaspects of QualityAssurancemanagement ofequipment fromconceptual stages tillthey are discardedfrom service.

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The primaryobjective of theDirectorate ofStandardisation isto establishcommonality inequipment andc o m p o n e n t samong the threeServices so that theoverall inventory ofthe DefenceServices is

reduced to the minimum. The objective is soughtto be achieved through: -

(a) Preparation of Standardisation documentssuch as, Joint Service Spec i f i ca t ions ,Joint Service Preferred Ranges, JointService Rationalised Lists, Joint ServiceGuides, Joint Service Policy Statementsand Joint Service Qualitative Requirements;

(b) Codification and Cataloguing of DefenceInventory; and

(c) Entry Control

7.67 Standardisation activities are donethrough 13 Sub-Committees, Panel/ WorkingGroups under these Sub Committees and severalSpecialists Technical Panels (STP) and DefenceEquipment Codification Committee (DECC).

7.68 Significant achievements:

(a) Five Year Roll-on-Plan (2006-11) was putin place.

(b) Total number of items codified till March2006 is 2,27,408. Target for the year 2006-07 is 17, 610 against which 11,642 itemshave been codified till November 30, 2006thereby making the total number of itemscodified till date to be 2,40,511.

(c) Target for the year 2006-07 is preparationof 685 standard Documents against which

460 standard documents have beenprepared till November 2006.

7.69 Entry Control

(i) 210 statement of cases for introduction,scaling and declaring the items obsolescenthave been cleared upto November 30,2006.

(ii) 267 Departmental Specifications wereuploaded on the website making a total of2814 Departmental specifications uploadedtill November, 2006.

(iii) Two Inter Service Equipment PolicyCommittee (ISPEC) Meetings and FourteenInter Services Working Group (ISWG) havebeen held till November 30, 2006. EightJSQRs have been finalised till November2006 in the year 2006-07.

DIRECTORATE OF PLANNING & CO-ORDINATION

7.70 T h eDirectorate ofPlanning andCoordination setup in 1964 with theprimary objective ofpreparing overallplans for theproduction ofdefence equipmentin the country. Itfunctions as anattached office tothe Department ofD e f e n c eProduction andprovides technicalsupport to variouswings of thedepartment. It isthe nodal point for

The primary objectiveof the Directorate ofStandardisation is toestablish commonalityin equipment andcomponents amongthe three Services sothat the overallinventory of theDefence Services isreduced to theminimum.

Directorate of Planning& Coordination is thenodal point foractivities related toDefence AcquisitionsCouncil, internationalcooperation in defenceproduction, majorprogrammes andprojects related todevelopment andproduction ofarmoured vehicles andarmaments in theOrdnance FactoryBoard, importantcommunication andship building projectsand offsets in defenceprocurement.

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activities related to DefenceAcquisitions Council, internationalcooperation in defence production,major programmes and projectsrelated to development andproduction of armoured vehiclesand armaments in the OrdnanceFactory Board, importantcommunication and ship buildingprojects and offsets in defenceprocurement.

7.71 The Directorate coordinateswithin the Department of DefenceProduction, the interaction with theIntegrated Defence StaffHeadquarters, regardingcategorization of the capitalacquisition plans of the threeservices, Defence Procurement Board and

Defence R&D Board. TheDirectorate serves as thesecretariat for the DefenceProduction Board, which is in-charge of the function of monitoringprogress emanating out of all“MAKE” decisions taken by theDefence Acquisitions Council(DAC).

7.72 The Directorate isresponsible for monitoring andimplementation of major projects ofthe Ordnance Factories like theMain Battle Tank Arjun and T-90(BHISHMA), product improvementof various artillery guns andarmoured vehicles andaugmentation of overhauling

capacity of tanks. Major Research & Development

The Directorate ofPlanning &Coordination isresponsible formonitoring andimplementation ofmajor projects of theOrdnance Factorieslike the Main BattleTank Arjun and T-90(BHISHMA), productimprovement ofvarious artillery gunsand armoured vehiclesand augmentation ofoverhauling capacityof tanks.

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and indigenization programmes of armaments areother key activities of the Directorate. TheDirectorate also monitors various strategic andtactical communication projects and other criticalprojects of BEL for three Services and shipbuildingprojects of the three defence shipyards.

7.73 The Directorate is the nodal point in theDepartment of Defence Production forInternational Cooperation in defence productionand defence exports. The Directorate supportsthe Export wing of the Departmentduring deliberations with variousbilateral Defence Policy Groups andJoint Working Groups with othercountries. The Directorate alsofunctions as the secretariat for theDefence Offsets Facilitation Agency(DOFA).

Defence ExhibitionOrganisation (DEO)

7.74 The Defence ExhibitionOrganisation (DEO), an inter-Service Organisation, was raised in1981. It is primarily responsible fororganising and coordinating Defence exhibitionsin India and abroad, as part of promoting exportfor defence-oriented products and services,developed and manufactured by the IndianDefence Industry.

7.75 Standing Defence Exhibition: For thebenefit of distinguished visitors, foreigndignitaries, delegates and purchase missions,DEO maintains throughout the year, StandingDefence Exhibition at Defence Pavilion, PragatiMaidan, New Delhi, which gives them a glimpseof the range of products and services beingoffered by the Indian Defence Public SectorUndertakings (DPSUs) and the Ordnance FactoryBoard (OFB). For the first time Defence Researchand Development Organisation (DRDO),Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA)

and Directorate General of Aeronautical QualityAssurance (DGAQA) have also put permanentdisplay at Defence Pavilion during the currentfinancial year.

7.76 Participation in India InternationalTrade Fair (IITF): Defence Pavilion participatesat IITF held every year from November 14-27.Products manufactured/ developed by theDPSUs, the OFB and the DRDO are displayed atthe pavilion during IITF. Defence exhibition is a

major attraction during IITF. TheDefence Pavilion has beenawarded 8 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronzeand one special appreciation duringthe last 25 years, perhaps highestfor any Central or State Pavilion.For this years’ edition of IITF(November 14-27,2006), thePavilion was awarded ‘Silver Medal’in the Central GovernmentCategory for excellence in display.

7.77 The sixth edition of AeroIndia was held at Air Force Station,Yelahanka (AFSY) from February

7-11, 2007. The salient features of Aero India2007 included an exclusive business chalet area,expansion of scope to include civil aviation sector,international aviation seminar and Aero India Golftournament in addition to increase in the numberof participating countries, Indian and foreigncompanies and enhanced display of aircraft. The2007 edition of Aero India was co-organized withFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce andIndustry (FICCI) and Farnborough InternationalLimited (FIL) as the Event Manager.

7.78 Defexpo India: Defexpo India waslaunched in 1999. The fourthedition of DefexpoIndia was organised at Pragati Maidan, New Delhifrom January 31 to February 3, 2006 inassociation with Confederation of Indian Industry(CII). With an unprecedented participation of 410companies from 30 countries including 198 Indian

DEO is primarilyresponsible fororganising andcoordinating Defenceexhibitions in India andabroad, as part ofpromoting export fordefence-orientedproducts and services,developed andmanufactured by theIndian DefenceIndustry.

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companies, the Exhibition was the biggest ever;not only in terms of the number of exhibitors butalso in terms of area with net exhibition space of16400 Sqm which was 25% more than the lastedition. All the DPSUs, the OFB and DRDOparticipated in the exhibition. Special emphasiswas laid to encourage participation by the Indianindustry in Small Scale Industries (SSI) category.42 high level delegations from 36 countries visitedthe exhibition.

7.79 International Exhibitions Abroad: Toprovide a fillip to the export efforts, DEO organises“India Pavilion” in defence exhibitions abroad to

develop a potential market for defence productsbeing manufactured by the DPSUs/ OFB. This ispart of the attempt to promote ‘Made in India’brand in the field of defence products. India nowparticipates in a total of three such events abroadeach year.

7.80 For the year 2006-07, India Pavilions wereset up at the Defence Service Asia (DSA) 2006at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 17-20, 2006,Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) 2006 at CapeTown, South Africa from September 20-24, 2006and Indo Defence 2006 Expo and Forum atJakarta, Indonesia from November 22-25, 2006.

INVESTMENT

(Rs. in Crore)

Name of PSUs 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

Equity Govt. loans Equity Govt. loans Equity Govt. loans

HAL 120.50 - 120.50 - 120.50 -

BEL 80.00 - 80.00 - 80.00 -

BEML 36.87 - 36.87 - 36.87 -

MDL 199.20 - 199.20 - 199.20 -

GRSE 123.84 - 123.84 - 123.84 -

GSL 19.40 - 19.40 - 29.10 -

BDL 115.00 - 115.00 - 115.00 -

MIDHANI 137.34 - 137.34 - 137.34 -

TOTAL 832.15 - 832.15 - 841.85 -

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WORKING RESULTS OF DPSUsVALUE OF PRODUCTION AND SALES

(Rs in Crore)

Name of 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-06the PSUs Value of Value of Value of Value of Value of Value of

Production Sales Production Sales Production Sales

HAL 3756.14 3799.78 4984.55 4533.80 5916.62 5341.50

BEL 2807.83 2798.59 3234.97 3212.09 3449.74 3535.99

BEML 1691.86 1765.75 1885.95 1856.01 2179.57 2205.84

MDL 495.77 191.00 540.63 99.54 518.37 164.29

GRSE 486.90 390.76 470.28 881.41 662.18 985.99

GSL 200.83 296.92 141.83 83.49 249.78 106.96

BDL 522.47 524.80 465.79 450.98 534.28 531.53

MIDHANI 116.42 125.13 141.67 131.27 177.60 152.97

TOTAL 10078.22 9892.73 11865.67 11248.59 13688.14 13025.07

Profit After Tax

(Rs. in crore)

Name of the PSUs 2004-05 2005-06

HAL 501.06 771.14

BEL 446.32 582.01

BEML 175.28 186.93

MDL 69.14 60.10

GRSE 27.53 65.53

GSL 9.92 11.50

BDL 27.43 73.49

MIDHANI 6.85 12.03

TOTAL 1263.53 1762.73

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WORKING RESULTS OF OFB

VALUE OF PRODUCTION AND SALES

(Rs in Crore)

2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006

Value of Value of Value of Value of Value of Value ofProduction Sales Production Sales Production Sales

8259.68 6523.87 8332.00 6186.65 8811.59 6891.68

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DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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8.1 Defence Research and DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO) sprang from a humblebeginning in 1958 with an objective to providein-house capability for Ministry of Defence (MoD)to manage and integrate science and technologyacross the whole spectrum of its activities andalso to build up science and technology basedcapability to improve performance of the existingweapon systems and other imported equipmentand to avoid obsolescence. Later on, in 1970s, itwas involved in development of armaments andammunitions. During 1980s, thrust was given tomajor programmes like development of guidedmissiles, electronic warfare systems, aircraft,communication systems, radars, sonars, etc. TheDepartment of Defence Research andDevelopment came into existence in 1980. Overthe years, it has grown up multi-directionally.Now, the DRDO has emerged as one of thepremier scientific and technological organisationsin the country with a mission to design, developand produce state-of-the-art weapon systems,platforms and allied equipment and also to providecombat support for meeting the currentrequirements of the Armed Forces. DRDO playssignificant roles, like providing scientific andtechnological advice to the MoD in support ofdefence policy; as evaluator of defence equipmentfor the military operational requirements; andgenerating new technological knowledge to betransferred for development of state-of-the-artweapon systems by the defence industries. TheOrganisation also advises the Government tomake technical assessments of international

security threats and the military capabilities of bothcurrent and potential adversaries.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

8.2 DRDO has a mission-mode structure,headed by the Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri(SA to RM), who is also the Secretary, Departmentof Defence Research & Development (R&D) andDirector General, Research and Development.The SA to RM is assisted by the Chief ControllersNaval Systems and Armaments & CombatEngineering; Missiles & Strategic Systems;Aeronautics & Materials Science; ServicesInteractions; Life Sciences & Human Resources;Electronics & Computer Sciences; and Resources& Management. The Organisation has two tiersystem, viz. the Technical and Corporate Hqrs atNew Delhi; and laboratories/ establishments,regional centers, field stations, etc. located atdifferent stations all over the country.

8.3 DRDO Headquarters: DRDO Hqrs,under the Department of Defence Research &Development, is organized in two different typesof Hqrs Directorates. Technical Directoratesinclude Directorates of Aeronautics; Armaments;Naval Systems; Combat Vehicles andEngineering; Electronics and Computer Sciences;Materials; Interaction with Services for Business;International Cooperation; TechnologyAcquisition; Missiles; Naval Research andDevelopment; Life Sciences; Civil Works andEstates; and Technical Examination Cell. TheseDirectorates act as ‘single window’ to facilitate

T he DRDO has emerged as one of the premier scientific andtechnological organisations in the country with a mission

to design, develop and lead to production of state-of-the-artweapon systems, platforms and allied equipment and also toprovide combat support for meeting the current requirementsof the Armed Forces.

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laboratories and establishments, functioningunder them, in obtaining approvals of new projectsfrom the Government, facilitate in monitoring andreview of ongoing projects and also to co-ordinatewith other laboratories and directorates. Besidesthese, Scientific Advisers to Chief of the ArmyStaff (COAS), Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Chiefof the Naval Staff (CNS) and DeputyChief of Integrated Defence Staffalso act as Technical Directors torender services to their respectiveChiefs. Corporate Directorates, likeDirectorates of Personnel; HumanResource Development; MaterialsManagement; Planning &Coordination; ManagementServices; Rajbhasha andOrganisation & Methods; Budget,Finance & Accounts; Security &Vigilance; Extramural Research &Intellectual Property Rights; and a Centre forTechnology Extension & Cooperation assist

laboratories in improvement of their infrastructure,creation of new facilities, induction of manpower,answering Parliament Questions, coordinatingwith other ministries/departments, etc. and alsoin getting Government approvals for taking upprojects in their respective areas. Recruitment andAssessment Centre (RAC) and Personnel

Assessment Centre (PEACE)undertake fresh recruitments andassessment on periodic basis forthe promotion of scientists andtechnical staff for all laboratories &Hqrs of DRDO under DefenceResearch Development Service(DRDS) and Defence ResearchTechnical Cadre (DRTC),respectively.

8.4 DRDO Laboratories/Establishments: DRDO executesvarious programmes/ projects

through a network of fifty laboratories/establishments, field stations, regional centres of

DRDO executesvarious programmes/projects through anetwork of fiftylaboratories/establishments, fieldstations, regionalcentres of militaryairworthiness, etc.located all over thecountry.

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military airworthiness, etc. located all over thecountry. These are engaged in R&D activities inthe field of aeronautics, armaments, missiles,combat vehicles, advanced computing &networking, electronic warfare, life sciences,advanced materials, composites and underwatersensors/ weapons and warshiptechnology. DRDO has twosocieties, namely, AeronauticalDevelopment Agency (ADA) andSociety for Integrated TechnologyApplications & Research (SITAR).ADA was set up in 1983 atBangalore to undertake design anddevelopment of advancedtechnology aircraft. SITAR designsdigital components and devicesrequired for various projectsincluding high performancecomputing. Defence Institute ofAdvanced Technology (DIAT),earlier an establishment of DRDO,attained status of DeemedUniversity in 2005. The Instituteorganizes courses on wide range oftechnologies including regular long and short termcourses for newly recruited scientists and PostGraduate Programmes to meet defencerequirements in general and weapon systems inparticular. These are also administered andfunded by the DRDO. Gallium Arsenide EnablingTechnology Centre (GAETEC) at Hyderabad is afoundry, set up for design, development andfabrication of critical microwave components forvarious programmes undertaken by DRDO andDepartment of Space.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(HRD)

8.5 DRDO has adopted a policy of dynamicand systematic human resource development. AHuman Resource Consultative Body has beenconstituted to take an integrated approach for

development of HRD related policies andstrategies for implementation in organisationalsystem. A Manpower Planning Board managesthe scientific, technical, administrative and alliedcadres. Manpower requirement in all categoriesfor various projects is reviewed periodically.

Rationalisation of cadre structure,incentive schemes, trainingpolicies, enhanced promotionalopportunities, exit interviews aresome of the mechanisms throughwhich the organisation hasendeavoured to ensure optimumutilization of human resource, apartfrom attracting and retaining bestavailable talents in the country. Theorganisation has various schemesfor awarding scientists, engineers,technical and administrative staff fortheir path-breaking research andexcellence in performances.

8.6 Every year, scientists arerecruited through an annualcompetitive examination at national

level called Scientist Entry Test (SET). In additionto this, talents are also searched through campusinterview, scholarship schemes throughAeronautic Research and Development Board(ARDB) and Ph D scholars under Registration ofStudent with Scholastic Aptitude (ROSSA).

8.7 Manpower Strength: DRDO is a projectbased Organisation and follows a very dynamicsystem of manpower planning. AuthorisedRegular Establishment (RE) is reviewed afterevery two years to meet the contingentrequirements on account of workload and newprojects undertaken by the laboratories. Atpresent, the total manpower strength is about29,000, which includes about 7,500 engineersand scientists, 11,500 scientific and technicalstaff and 10,000 supporting staff from variouscadres. About 700 fresh engineers and

Rationalisation ofcadre structure,incentive schemes,training policies,enhanced promotionalopportunities, exitinterviews are some ofthe mechanismsthrough which theorganisation hasendeavoured to ensureoptimum utilization ofhuman resource, apartfrom attracting andretaining best availabletalents in the country.

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scientists are being inducted everyyear.

8.8 Knowledge and SkillsUpgradation: DRDO carries outResearch and Development(R&D) act iv i t ies inmultidisciplinary areas. Keepingchanging scenario at the globallevel in view, various trainingprogrammes are organized allover the country. Under thecontinuing education programme,165 courses were organized byDRDO labs/ establishments indi f ferent discipl ines. UnderResearch and Training scheme,a total of 88 personnel have beensponsored to undergo M.E./M.Tech courses in various disciplines at IIT,

I ISc and other engineeringinstitutions of repute. DefenceInstitute of Advance Technology(DIAT), Pune caters to advancedtechnology training needs in thearea of armaments; Institute ofTechnology Management (ITM),Mussoorie provides advancedmanagerial t raining to thescient ists, technologists,managerial staff and Servicepersonnel. Another centre atJodhpur imparts training toadministrative and allied cadres.HRD Cells have also been set upin each laboratory andestabl ishment to provide in-house training to the scientificand technical staff on various

specialized subjects.

Under the continuingeducation programme,165 courses wereorganized by DRDOlabs/ establishments indifferent disciplines forvarious categories.Under Research andTraining scheme, atotal of 88 personnelhave been sponsoredto undergo M.E./M.Tech courses invarious disciplines atIIT, IISc and otherengineeringinstitutions of repute.

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PROJECTS MONITORING ANDREVIEW MECHANISM

8.9 DRDO undertakes mission mode projectsinvolving deliverables for the Services, technologydevelopment projects to develop technologydemonstrators, science and technology projectsfor emerging technologies and infrastructureprojects for setting up infrastructure facilities. Toexecute these projects, DRDO interacts withDefence Public Sector Undertakings, R&Dlaboratories, private entrepreneurs, etc foravailing the best talent and expertise in thecountry. To complete the projects, “concurrentengineering” approach has been adopted intechnology intensive projects to minimize time lagbetween development and productionisation ofthe systems.

8.10 DRDO has instituted several reviewmechanisms tom o n i t o rprogrammes andprojects regularly.There is an in-house apex levelbody called “DRDOResearch Council”(DRC), chaired bythe ScientificAdviser to RakshaMantri, to reviewthe progress ofmajor ongoingprojects in all thelabs/ estts. Inaddition, CorporateReviews coveringtechno-managerialaspects are alsocarried out by ahigh levelcommittee for theimprovement of

health of labs/establ ishments.Staff projects forArmy are reviewedby the Vice Chief ofArmy Staff, twice ayear. For all majorp r o g r a m m e s /projects, there arem u l t i - t i e r“ P r o g r a m m eM a n a g e m e n tBoards”, havingr e p r e s e n t a t i o nfrom the Services,DRDO laboratoriesand in some casesfrom academicinstitutions and other national researchlaboratories. These Boards periodically monitorand review the programmes and help in earlydetection of bottlenecks and suggest mid-coursecorrections.

PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

8.11 DRDO had made great strides towardsmaking the country self-reliant in the areas ofmilitary technology. A number of systems andequipment have been developed, productionisedand inducted into the Services in the pastcategorized broadly into major disciplines, likemissiles, aero-systems, electronic systems,combat vehicles, armaments, naval systems,advanced materials, and life sciences. Progressof some of the leading programmes and projectsduring the current financial year is given insucceeding paragraphs.

(A) Missile Programmes: Integrated GuidedMissile Development Programme (IGMDP)was sanctioned in 1983 for design,development and productionisation ofdifferent types of state-of-the-art missiles to

DRDO has made greatstrides towardsmaking the countryself-reliant in theareas of militarytechnology. Over thepast few decades, ithas enabled our ArmedForces toprogressively enhancetheir combateffectiveness throughdevelopment of thestate-of-the-art weaponsystems andtechnologies.

There is an in-houseapex level body called“DRDO ResearchCouncil” (DRC),chaired by theScientific Adviser toRaksha Mantri, toreview the progress ofmajor ongoing projectsin all the labs/ estts.For all majorprogrammes/ projects,there are multi-tier“ProgrammeManagement Boards”,having representationfrom the Services,DRDO laboratories andin some cases fromacademic institutionsand other nationalresearch laboratories.

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provide self-reliance in thishigh technology field.Technological goal of thisProgramme was to ensurethat the systems will becontemporary at the time oftheir induction into theServices. The Programmeenvisaged the design anddevelopment of missilesystems, Prithvi, Trishul,Akash and Nag. In addition,development of Dhanush,Agni, BrahMos and Astraseries of missiles have alsobeen taken up. The status of variousmissiles is as under:

(a) Prithvi Missile: Prithvi, a tactical battlefieldSurface-to-surface missile, has two

versions of ranges 150 km & 250km with about 1 tonne and 500 kgpayloads, respectively. Armyversion of Prithvi has already beeninducted into the Indian Army. AirForce version of Prithvi missile isunder induction. Design anddevelopment of compositewarheads for Prithvi missileconsisting of pre-fragmentedincendiary, blast cum earth shocksubmunition have been completed.Production order for thesewarheads has been placed onDirectorate General of Ordnance

Factories (DGOF).

(b) Agni-I Missile: With a range of 700 km,surface-to-surface Agni-I missile has singlestage solid rocket motor and can carry one

Integrated GuidedMissile DevelopmentProgramme (IGMDP)envisaged the designand development ofmissile systems,Prithvi, Trishul, Akashand Nag. In addition,development ofDhanush, Agni,BrahMos and Astraseries of missiles hasalso been taken up.

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tonne warhead. It can be configured to firefrom road/ mobile launcher. With thedevelopment of Agni-I, the range gapbetween Prithvi-II & Agni-II has beenbridged. Agni–I has been inducted intoServices.

(c) Agni-II Missile: The range for Agni-II ismore than 2000 km. The salient features ofthe test firings are mobile launch capability,multi-staging, state-of-the-art control andguidance, re-entry technology andsophisticated on-board packages includingadvanced communication. Agni–II has alsobeen inducted into Services.

(d) Dhanush Missile: It is a Naval version ofPrithvi missile with a range of 250 kmand a payload of about 500 kg. It can carryboth conventional as well as non-conventional warheads. Indian Navy hasaccepted to have Dhanush on its off shorePatrol Vessel (OPV). The process ofweaponisation of INS Suvarna with theDhanush missile is nowcomplete.

(e) Akash Missile: Mediumrange (25 km), surface-to-airmissile, Akash has multipletarget handling capacity withdigitally coded commandguidance system. ElectronicWarfare trials evaluationhave been completed.Battery Level Radar – III onT-72 chassis are undervarious stages of fabrication.Development of Akashweapon system is nowcomplete. The technology transferdocuments with quality norms are alsoready and the weapon system can beproductionised after Users’ trials andinduction phase.

(f) Trishul Missile: It is a low level quickreaction surface-to-air missile for the IndianArmy, Air Force and Navy. So far, 82successful developmental flight trials havebeen conducted, including 3 trials during thecurrent year providing warheadperformance, repeated guidanceperformance capability and salvo firingcapability. With the completion of aboveflight trials, the design and development ofthe Trishul Missile is complete.

(g) Nag Missile: Nag is a third generation anti-tank missile with “top-attack” and “fire andforget” capability. So far, 62 developmentalflight trials have been carried out including5 flight trials during 2006. The last four Userassisted flight trials were undertaken fromPokharan range to show the missilecapability at 4 km and 2 km range in dayand night on actual target (Derelict VijayantaTank).

(h) BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile:BrahMos (a Joint Venture withRussia) is the best in the family ofcruise missiles. It has supersonicspeed with a range of 290 km andhigh level of performance. Startingfrom 2001, several flight trials havebeen carried out to test the missilesystem from land mobile complexand from naval warship against seaand land targets. There have been11 flight trials and all the flight trialshave been successful. The missilearmed with a live warhead,impacted on the target shipaccurately, destroying it completely.The flight also demonstrated the

indigenously developed Fire ControlSystem. The system has been accepted byIndian Navy for induction in their ships. TheArmy version was successfully flight tested

BrahMos (a JointVenture with Russia) isthe best in the familyof cruise missiles. Thesystem has beenaccepted by IndianNavy for induction intheir ships. The Armyversion wassuccessfully flighttested on November30, 2005 and May 31,2006.

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on November 30, 2005 andMay 31, 2006.

(i) Astra Missile: Astra is abeyond visual range, air-to-air missile being indigenouslydesigned and developed toengage and destroy highlymanoeuvering supersonicaerial targets. It has a rangeof about 80 km anddesignated to be a missile forLCA and other Indian AirForce fighter aircraft. Fiveseekers have been tested forperformance.

(j) Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile(LRSAM): It is joint developmentprogramme of DRDO, Indian Navy and IAI,

Israel. It has a range of 70 km usingdual pulse rocket motor and activeradar seeker in terminal phase andinertial/ mid-course update forguidance.

(B) Aeronautical Systems:

(a) Light Combat Aircraft(LCA), Tejas: A multi-role fighteraircraft, Tejas, is being designedand developed by AeronauticalDevelopment Agency (ADA),Bangalore. LCA belongs to lightcategory of aircraft with all-up weight(AUW) of 12,000 kg with modernweapons and avionics system on

board. It incorporates advancedtechnologies such as unstableaerodynamics to provide higher agility,

A multi-role fighteraircraft, Tejas, is beingdesigned anddeveloped byAeronauticalDevelopment Agency(ADA), Bangalore.LCA belongs to lightcategory of aircraftwith all-up weight(AUW) of 12,000 kgwith modern weaponsand avionics systemon board.

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digital fly-by-wire flight control system,advanced avionics, multimode radar andcomposite materials in order to meet thelong term operational requirementsspecified by Indian Air Force (IAF). IAF hasplaced an order on Hindustan AeronauticsLimited (HAL), worth Rs. 3,000 crore, forprocuring 20 LCA to form one Squadron oftheir fighting force.

(b) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for Navy:Development of LCA, Tejas gave a spin-offfor similar type of aircraft, with modification,for Indian Navy. The project to develop LCAfor Navy was sanctioned in the year 2003which is to be completed in March 2010.The project cost is Rs. 948.90crore in which DRDO’s shareis Rs. 561.67 crore and shareof Navy is Rs. 387.23 crore.LCA Naval version will havemodified version of landinggears and nose droping downto an angle of 4 degrees.

(c) Kaveri Engine for LCA: Thescope of the project is todesign, develop, test andtype certify the Kaveri engineto meet the specific needs ofthe LCA. Design of theengine, sub-systems, andcomponents has beencompleted and sixteen Kaveriengines and equivalent sets have beenfabricated. Kabini (Kaveri Core Engine) hasalso been tested on the high altitude testbed in Russia where it was established thatthe thrust and fuel consumptionperformances were close to the designintent. As on date, a total of about 1500hours of testing has been carried out onthese prototype engines. Jet Fuel Starter(JFS) system for starting Kaveri engine has

been indigenously developed by HAL, withassistance from Gas Turbine ResearchEstablishment (GTRE), Bangalore and isbeing integrated with Kaveri engine atGTRE, Bangalore.

(d) Kaveri Engine for Naval Ship: KaveriMarine Gas Turbine (KMGT) was tested atthe Naval Facilities at Vizag and engineperformed satisfactorily in the desiredenvironment. Presently, turbine blade andengine volute are being modified to achievethe desired output of 19.5 MW.

(e) Arrester Barrier: DRDO developed 20 Tonarrester barriers have been installed atvarious Air Force bases. Presently, an order

of 40 ton class arrester barrier hasbeen placed by IAF on AerialDelivery Research & DevelopmentEstablishment (ADRDE), Agra.These arrester barriers will beinstalled at 6 IAF bases, which willbe operating sophisticated aircraft-SU 30 MKI.

(f) Combat Free Fall (CFF)Parachute: These have beendeveloped for deployment of Armytroops in enemy area for meetingany contingencies during war andpeace time. System consists ofprotective clothing and parachutewhich can withstand the conditionsupto a height of 30,000 feet. User

trials have been completed for induction ofthe system in Indian Army.

(g) Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV), Nishant:This has been developed primarily to carryout surveillance, reconnaissance, real-timeengagement of target by artillery fire, laserdesignators and limited electronicintelligence. The project has beencompleted successfully on the Qualitative

This has beendeveloped primarily tocarry out surveillance,reconnaissance, real-time engagement oftarget by artillery fire,laser designators andlimited electronicintelligence. An orderworth Rs 280 crorehas been placed onDRDO, which inassociation with HALwill produce theVehicles.

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Requirements (QRs) specified by the IndianArmy. An order worth Rs 280 crore hasbeen placed on DRDO for production of theVehicles in association with HAL.

(h) Early Warning Suite for Fighter Aircraft(EWSFA): It consists of an integratedwarning system and a jammer to beintegrated and mounted inside the aircraft.The basic purpose of the system is to warnpilot, during flight, for any threat either fromground or from air and to provide jammingof the identified threat. This system is beingintegrated in MIG 27 upgrade and LCAaircraft. Major activity relating to MIG 27aircraft has been completed, which includeslaying of looms in production aircraft.

(i) Upgrade of MIG 27 Aircraft: DRDOundertook the task of upgradation ofavionics of MIG 27 aircraft with HAL and

successfully completed the integration intwo flight test aircraft during the year. LineReplaceable Units (LRUs) like CoreAvionics Computer (CAC) and Backup CoreAvionics Computer (BCAC), LaserDesignation Pod (LDP), Photo Recee Pod,Multi Functional Displays (MFDs), etc havebeen integrated with required upgrade insoftware.

(j) Airborne Early Warning & Control(AWE&C) System: The programme wassanctioned by Government on October 6,2004 at an estimated cost of Rs. 1800 crorewith a time frame of 78 months forcommencement of user trials. Developmentof 1 prototype and 2 operational executivejet based AEW&C systems is envisaged.

(k) Hypersonic Technology DemonstrationVehicle (HSTDV): HSTDV is a first

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technology demonstration project in theHypersonic area undertaken by DRDO.Overall HSTDV system design review hasbeen completed. Aerodynamicconfiguration has been evolved. Scramjetengine test facility has been established andthe structural design of the airframe has alsobeen completed.

(C) Electronic Systems:

(a) Integrated Electronic WarfareProgramme, Samyukta: It is a jointprogramme of DRDO and Indian Army. Thisprogramme is software and integrationintensive and meant for indigenousdevelopment of an integrated EW systemcovering 1.5 MHz – 40 GHz. It hascommunication (Com) and Non-communication (Non-com) segments. Thesystem comprises vehicles having thecapabilities for surveillance, interception,monitoring, analysis and jamming of allcommunication and radar signals.

Com Segment: Core system has beensuccessfully demonstrated to the IndianArmy who placed order on Bharat ElectronicsLimited for production of three Com ControlCenter (CC) blocks at a total cost of Rs 425crore. Two Comunication Control Centerblocks had been productionised anddelivered to the users after successfuldemonstration and user trials.

Non-com Segment: Core systemdemonstration consisting of Control Center(Non-com) Electronic Support Measures,Electronic Counter Measures-low and highfrequency entities have been successfullydemonstrated to the Indian Army. As aresult, the Army has placed an order onBharat Electronics Limited for production oftwo Non-com Control Center blocks at acost of Rs. 430 crore.

(b) Electronic Warfare (EW) Programme,Sangraha: It is an integrated EW systemfor Indian Navy consisting of five EWsystems for the different platforms - Kite forKamov and Chetak helicopters, Eagle forDornier aircraft and Advance LightHelicopter (ALH), Homi for TU -142 aircraft,Porpoise for EKM submarines, and Ellorafor frigates.

(c) Sujav: It is a compact communicationelectronic warfare suit. The system has gotdirection finding, search and monitoringcapabilities covering 30-1000 MHz andjamming in 30-500 MHz frequency range.The system was deployed in J&K by Armyand Rajasthan sectors achievingsatisfactory performance. Indian Navy hasalso placed order for the production of 8such system (called Drishti) for off shoreand on shore applications. Indian Army hasplaced order for 7 Sujav clusters consistingof three Electronic Support Measure (ESM)and one Electronic Counter Measure (ECM)station. One Sujav clusters system hasbeen successfully evaluated in North Eastand Jammu region.

(d) Low Level Light Weight Radar, Bharani:This is a battery powered compact radarwhich provides 2D surveillance solution forArmy Air Defence weapon systems, mainlyin mountainous terrain against hostile aerialtargets, like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs), Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPVs),helicopters and fixed wing aircraft flying atlow and medium altitudes. The radar canbe transported by vehicles, mules or groupof men. It acts as an early warning systemto air defence weapon system. The systemis undergoing user evaluation.

(e) Weapon Locating Radar (WLR): WeaponLocating Radar is developed based on theproven Rajendra radar technology. Its

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primary roles are location of enemy guns,mortars and rocket launchers and own firedirection. The system is developed as a jointcollaboration between DRDO and BharatElectronics Limited. Its sub-systems havebeen fabricated by BEL based on the designof DRDO and delivered for integration toDRDO. The system is undergoing userassisted trials.

(f) Three- D Surveillance Radar System,Revathi: It is medium range 3D-surveillance radar to be fitted in ASWCorvette class of ships to detect air and seasurface targets. The radar is based onproven 3 Dimensional-Central AcquisitionRadar (3D-CAR) technologies. Basicobjective is to realise a production ready 3-dimensional radar meeting Navalrequirements. The system is realizedthrough tri-partite agreement involvingBharat Electronics Limited as the production

agency, Larsen & Toubro for antenna

stabilisation and other mechanical sub-

systems and DRDO as designer and

system integrator.

(g) Multifunction Phased Array Radar,Rajendra: It has been developed to provide

detection and tracking of multiple aircraft

targets, tracks and provides command

guidance of Akash missiles. Three versions

of the radars have been developed.Rajendra-I is mounted on modified BMP

vehicle with fixed antenna, Rajendra-II on

the modified BMP vehicle with slewable

antenna while Rajendra-III on T-72 vehicle.

(h) Combat Net Radio for ArmouredFighting Vehicle (AFV): Army had placed

order for 500 radios and these have been

delivered by Bharat Electronics in May/

June 2006 at an approximate cost of Rs.

34.0 crore.

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(i) Command Information Decision SupportSystem (CIDSS), Samvahak: It is a Corpsto Battalion level decision support systemto collect, collate, process and disseminateinformation between commanders ofvarious formations. The project has beensuccessfully completed on December 31,2006.Technology has been transferred toBharat Electronics Limited which is portingthe system on the designatedArmy Formations.

(j) Samrat: It is a technologydevelopment project for thedesign and development ofindigenous communicationEW receivers for search,monitoring, direction finding(single and multi-channel), analysis anddecoding in the High Frequency, Very HighFrequency and Ultra High Frequency rangesalong with associated system control and FLIGENERIC software. Technology has beendeveloped for compact low noise, highdynamic range HF (0.5-30 MHz) and V/UHF(20-3000 MHz) search-cum-monitoringreceivers for COMINT. State-of-the-artNarrow Band Signal Classifier, Demodulatorand Decoder Sub-system have beensuccessfully developed.

(k) Portable Non LethalDazzlers (PNLD): Twoversions of PNLDs aresuitable for counterinsurgency operations.These two versions havemaximum operation rangesfrom 50m for hand held and500m for weapon mountedsystems. Both the variantshave an integrated low powerred laser beam for aiming intwilight and dark conditions.Weapon mounted variant has

an integrated day sight also. All the variantsare completely non-lethal and producerandomly flickering green laser output tocause a temporary dazzling effect and havean inbuilt safety interlock to prevent misuse.

(l) MEMS-based Pressure Sensors andAccelerometer: Micro Electro MechanicalSystem (MEMS) based pressure sensors

for pressures of 10 and 30 barshave been developed, packagedand qualified for missileapplications. Similarly MEMS basedaccelerometers for accelerationlevel of 10 and 30 g have beenfabricated and performancedemonstrated. This is the first timein the country that MEMS pressure

sensors and accelerometers have beendeveloped for missile applications. MEMS-based Rate Gyro of grade 10 degree/hrwould be produced by mid-2007.

(m) Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG): Design anddevelopment facility for Ring LaserGyroscope has been established andprototype has been fabricated and qualified.

(n) Electronic Hydro Servo Valve (EHSV):Servo valve manufacturing facility forfabrication of servo valves for Prithvi, GSLV

and LCA has been established.These valves are banned items fromUSA and Europe.

(o) Fiber Optic Gyroscope(FOG): Gyroscope of 10 degree/hour has been developed andqualified. This has beensuccessfully tested in MBT Arjun.

(D) Combat Vehicles andEngineering:

(a) Main Battle Tank (MBT),Arjun: Production of state-of-the-art MBT Arjun has been

This is the first time inthe country that MEMSpressure sensors andaccelerometers havebeen developed formissile applications.

Production of state-of-the-art MBT Arjun hasbeen streamlined.Heavy VehiclesFactory of (OrdinanceFactory Board) OFB isfully geared up tomanufacture all 124tanks against thepresent Army indentunder technologytransfer mode fromDRDO.

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streamlined. Heavy Vehicles Factory ofOFB (Ordinance Factory Board) is fullygeared up to manufacture all 124 tanksagainst the present Army indent undertechnology transfer mode from DRDO.After successful Uservalidation trials duringsummer 2006, five tankshave been handed over toArmy in June 2006. UnitMaintenance Vehicle (UMV)and Unit Repair Vehicle(URV), developed by DRDO,as a support vehicle for MBTArjun, have been cleared forinduction into Army.

(b) Combat Improved Ajeya(CIA): Transfer of technologyof CIA to Heavy VehicleFactory (HVF), Avadi hasmatured. So far, 268 CIA tanks have beenmanufactured. These tanks are fitted withExplosive Reactive Armour (ERA) forenhanced protection, accurate GlobalPositioning System (GPS) for navigation ofthe tank and reconfigured Smoke GrenadeDischarger (SGD).

(c) Armoured Ambulance: After thedevelopment of ambulance, Indian Armyhad placed an indent for manufacture of 50numbers on Ordnance Factory, Medak andthese are under production.

(d) Bridge Layer Tank (BLT) T-72: Productionof 12 BLT T-72 is under progress at HVF,Avadi. Four tanks have been handed overto Army and the balance is likely to becompleted by mid-2007.

(e) Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT) Vehicle:The CMT Vehicle has been designed tomount and fire 81 mm Mortar from withinthe vehicle. An indent for 198 numbers wasplaced by the Indian Army on Ordnance

Factory, Medak at a cost of Rs. 284.54crore. All the vehicles have beenmanufactured and issued to Indian Army.

(f) Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV), Abhay:The prototype of Abhay, realizedunder a multi disciplinary, multi-labtechnology demonstrationprogramme, has been put throughextensive mobility and firing trials toprove its automotive and armamentsub-systems. The successfuldevelopment programme hasimparted a boost to the self-reliancein defence technology. Thetechnologies developed, such asfire control system, compositearmour, hydro-pneumaticsuspension and host of otherautomotive and armament sub-systems can be adopted for

futuristic ICV and light tracked vehicleprojects.

(g) Armoured Engineering ReconnaissanceVehicle (AERV): AERV is an all terrain, allweather engineer reconnaissance platformcapable of acquiring accurate data for avariety of combat engineering tasks suchas bridging, breaching and trackconstruction. The vehicle is equipped withstate-of-the-art instrument systems thatenable terrestrial and under water surveyin hatch down condition. An order forsixteen vehicles has been placed by theIndian Army. Ordnance Factory (OF),Medak and BEL are the prime productionagencies. Six AERVs have been suppliedso far and complete delivery is planned bymid-2007.

(h) Armoured Amphibious Dozer (AAD): Ithas been designed to carry out earthmoving tasks under combat environment toenhance mobility of the forces. An order

AERV is an all terrain,all weather engineerreconnaissanceplatform capable ofacquiring accuratedata for a variety ofcombat engineeringtasks such as bridging,breaching and trackconstruction. An orderfor sixteen vehicleshas been placed by theIndian Army.

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for six vehicles has been placed by theArmy. Pilot vehicle is under manufactureat OF, Medak.

(i) NBC Recce Vehicle: The NBC Reccevehicle, based on BMP-II, has beendeveloped for conducting survey ofradiological and chemical contaminatedareas. The equipment has been approvedfor induction into Services. Army has placedan order for eight vehicles.

(j) Propelled Mine Burrier: The project wastaken up to develop a Self Propelled Burrieron high mobility carrier vehicle for laying/burying indigenous influence mine AdrushyMk-I, Adrushy Mk-II, NDMK-I & HPD F2 antitank mines. Engineered prototype of thesystem has been realized which can lay fourtypes of anti tank mines.

(k) Automated Mobile Platform forMultipurpose Payload: The project entailsdevelopment of a remote control vehiclecapable of being driven over a range of500m line-of-sight both in cross-country andurban environment. Developing RemotelyOperated Vehicle (ROV) with stair climbingcapability, six degree of freedommanipulator arms actuated by slewing ringbearing and remote operation of payloadsintegrated on ROV has been completedsuccessfully. Two prototypes have beenrealized. Project has been successfullycompleted after technical trials.

(l) Modular Bridge, Sakav: This projectenvisages development of a mechanicallylaunched single span modular bridgingsystem based on TATRA vehicle fordeployment in all terrains. The span of theBridge ranges from 14m to 46m. 20msystem has been realized and designverification trials conducted. 46m Bridgesuperstructure has also been realized and

testing under simulated load conditioncompleted.

(m) Counter Mine Flail on T-72 Tank: Thisproject envisages to develop flail system onT-72 Tank Chassis to breach a mine fieldand create a vehicle safe lane of 4m width.First system on Tank based simulator hasbeen realized and technical trials have beencompleted successfully.

(n) Mountain Weather Forecast: A networkof meteorological observatories andAutomatic Weather Stations (AWS) hasbeen established in various sectors ofJammu & Kashmir, Siachen and HimachalPradesh in order to capture the weathersystems spatially and on real-time basis.Based on the data provided bymeteorological observation network, threedays weather forecast is issued for theentire western Himalaya including Siachen.A seven-day forecast is given to Army forKashmir Valley region. Two mountainmeteorology centers have been set up atSrinagar (Kashmir) and Sasoma (Siachen)to analyze the weather locally and fordissemination of the forecast to the end-users.

(o) Automatic Pit Profiling: The snow coverdistribution is inherently non-homogeneousdue to local climatic and topographicdifference. The knowledge of spatialvariability of the snow cover and underlyingweakness is essential for the understandingof avalanche formation mechanism. Snowand Avalanche Study Establishment(SASE) has developed software‘SNOWPACK PRO’ for obtaining theinformation regarding internal snow-packstructure and its spatial and temporalvariability from the output of high resolutionSnowMicroPen.

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(E) Armaments:

(a) Multi Barrel Rocket System (MBRS),Pinaka: The system comprises launcher,loader-cum-replenishment vehicle andcommand post with fire control computermounted on Kolos Tatra 8 X 8 (high mobilityvehicle). The system ischaracterized by “Shoot andScoot” capability with highrate of fire. It can fire a salvoof 12 rockets in 40 second. Itis an area saturation weaponwith a maximum range of37.5 km and it is muchsuperior to comparablesystems available in theworld. General Staffevaluation has beencompleted. Users haverecommended the system for induction intoServices. Army has a plan to induct Pinakaweapon system initially for 2 regimentshaving a production value of approximatelyRs. 1300 crore.

(b) Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL):DRDO has developed a UBGL compatiblewith 5.56 mm INSAS and AK-47 rifles. Usertrials have been completed and Troop trialsat three terrains have also been conductedsuccessfully during this year. The last onewas in desert terrain.

(c) Influence Mine Mk II: State-of-the-artInfluence Mine Mk-I to provide a full widthattack to immobilize a present day battletank was already developed by the DRDO.The intelligent anti tank mine incorporatingactive Influence Fuze Mk II is India’s answerto ever-increasing threat posed by theadversary’s battle tanks. The design anddevelopment of Mk II version of this minewith higher intelligence has beencompleted. All Transfer of Technology (ToT)

documents have been completed. An indentfor 20,000 mines at a cost of Rs. 96.76 crorehas been placed by the Army.

(d) Modern Sub Machine Carbine (MSMC):Development of MSMC, which is a part ofIndian Small Arms System (INSAS) family,

was taken up by DRDO. Variousaspects like, functioning, accuracy,penetration, etc. were demonstratedto the users. User trials wereconducted successfully in June2006.

(e) High Pressure ClosedVessel System for Evaluation ofGun Propellants: A systemcomprising closed vessel andinstrumentation has been designedand developed successfully for

recording of pressure up to 800 Mpa.Closed Vessel (CV) firings up to a loadingdensity of 0.45 g/ml were carried outsuccessfully.

(f) Multimode Hand Grenade: Hand grenadehas been developed which uses preformedcylindrical mild steel fragments to achieveuniform distribution. Success rate of >95%was achieved as required by users. Troopstrials have been successfully conducted.

(g) Bund Blasting Device (BBD): With a viewto hastening the process of forwardmovement of Army, DRDO has successfullydeveloped a man portable device calledBBD. Army has placed an indent for supplyof 240 sets (1440 units).

(h) Pitch-based Activated CarbonSpheroids: Pitch Based Activated CarbonSpheroids has been developed foradsorption of toxic warfare gases. ActivatedCarbon Spheroids is a strategic adsorbentmaterial and essential for the protection ofarmed forces in the event of a chemical war.

Army has a plan toinduct Pinaka weaponsystem initially for 2regiments having aproduction value ofapproximately Rs. 1300crore. Orders forvehicles/launchershave been placed onthe trade.

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(F) Naval Systems:

(a) System Simulation using DistributedComputing, Darpan: System levelsimulation capability has been establishedfor the sonar system and its environmenton a distributed computing environmentunder Project Darpan. Simulation modelsdeveloped can be run either as sequentialor as parallel programmes. Ported modelsare collected as library of components andmade available for System level simulation.

(b) Fire Control System: It replaces theRussian System of the ship with the state-of-the-art modular system capable of firing6000 rockets and torpedoes of the platform.The indigenous system costs Rs. 4 croreas against Rs. 30 crore for the foreignsystem. Helicopter Fire Control System(HFCS) has also been developed anddelivered to HAL to incorporate in the NavalLight Helicopter. The approximate cost ofindigenous HFCS system is Rs. 40 lakh asagainst Rs. 300 lakh for an importedsystem.

(c) Light Weight Mine: Design anddevelopment of Light Weight Mine has beentaken up for shallow (coastal) watersapplications. The development of all thesub-systems of Light Weight Mine has beencompleted. System integration is beingdone for evaluation in Harbour and Seatrials.

(d) Acoustic Silencer: An acoustic enclosurefor 500 kw Diesel Alternator has beendesigned, fabricated and installed on boardINS RANA. Naval HQs evaluated andrecommended for implementation on futureships under design. Acoustic Silencers forengine room blowers have been designed,fabricated and fitted on board INS RANAfor noise attenuation. Navy has accepted

the items and recommended forconsideration in all ships.

(G) Advanced Materials:

(a) Polymeric Rubbing Fenders: Thesefenders have been developed as a bettersubstitute of teak wood to protect hullstructures from impact. The material is acombination of polymers and has bothrigidity and resilience. Indian Navy hasinducted the item.

(b) Thixotropic Pigmented Paint: The paintwhen applied under immersed conditiondries within 3 hours and subsequent coatcan be applied after 4 hours. A portablehand held applicator device for applicationof the paint has been developed.

(c) Dynamic Seals and Rubber Holders:Twelve types of dynamic seals have beendeveloped for Kaveri engine nozzlehydraulic assembly, which have performedsatisfactorily in rig trials tests for 10,000cycles.

(d) βββββ Titanium Alloy for Orthopedic ImplantApplication: A titanium alloy (containingNiobium, Tantalum and Zirconium) hasbeen melted successfully with high strengthand low modulus. It is expected to havebiocompatibility for implant applicationsmuch better than alloy Ti6Al4V.

(e) Active Metal Brazing Alloy: Bondingceramic to metal is an importantrequirement in a number of defence andother strategic applications. The bonding isachieved by using an ‘active’ metal brazingalloy containing Titanium. DRDO hassuccessfully developed one such alloycontaining Silver, Copper & Titanium. Foilsof 0.1mm thickness have been producedthrough a combination of hot and coldrolling.

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(f) Electromagnetic Absorber Coatings andPanels: The DRDO has developedabsorber coatings of 3-3.5 mm thicknesswhich have reflection loss minimum 20 dBin 8-18 GHz and 10dB in 6.5–8.0 GHzfrequency regions and the absorber panelsof 12.5 mm thickness have reflection lossminimum 15dB in 8-18 GHz frequencyregion. In panels of 25 mm thickness, thereflection loss of minimum 20 dB in 7-18GHz and 10 dB in 2–7 GHz frequencyregion has been achieved.

(g) Nickel Coated Glass Fiber Chaff for 94GHz Radar: A low cost indigenous methodhas been developed for coating the glassfibers with Nickel having electricalresistance of less than 20 ohm/cm. Suchmetal-coated fine glass fibers are the mostadvance chaff material availableinternationally. At present, Air Force andNavy are importing the material.

(h) Rapid Repair of Runways:The user’s trials for RapidRepair of Runways wereconducted successfully at AFStation, Lohegaon, Pune. Itaimed at evaluation ofPavement ClassificationNumber (PCN – Air Forcespecification) of the repairedtrial slab and testing ofstandard cubes and beamscasted at trial site to check thefeasibility of Fast Setting &High Strength Resin System, for RapidRepair of Runways & ALGs under ambienttemperature conditions.

(i) Two Dimensional (2-D) Imaging ThermalTarget: Two dimensional imaging ThermalTarget in actual size (1:1) of T-72 tank hasbeen developed for the first time in India. Itrepresents thermal profile of an actual tank.

Four such targets were supplied andsuccessfully demonstrated during field trialsof 3rd generation heat seeking NAGMissiles.

(j) Synthetic Life Jacket Mk-1: A productionorder of the Indian Army for 15,000 numbersof Synthetic Life Jackets, Mk-1 has beenexecuted.

(k) Nuclear Defence Systems: Order forLimited Series Production (LSP) of 8 NBCRecce Vehicles costing Rs. 47.44 crore and16306 Radiac meter Personal LocketDosimeters and 135 Reader for Radiacmeter Personal Locket Dosimeters costingRs. 7.63 lakh have been received from theusers and are at different stages ofexecution.

(H) Life Sciences Systems/Products:

(a) High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema(HAPO) Bag: HAPO is a hazard associated

with rapid ascent to altitude higherthan 2700m. To provide emergencytreatment to soldiers affected byHAPO operating at high altitudes,DRDO has developed a HAPO bag.The upgraded version of the samehas been recently successfully triedat HAMRC, Leh and Kardungla.

(b) Combat Free FallOxygen System and ProtectiveClothing: It has been developed forparatroopers consists of pre-breather console, portable bailout

oxygen system, demand oxygen regulatorand oxygen mask, helmet, jumpsuit, gloves,boots, goggles, jack-knife. The system hasundergone successful user trials and shallgo for production.

(c) Water Testing Kit: Field kit has beendeveloped for analysis of water sample fordrinking purposes. The kit is provided with

To provide emergencytreatment to soldiersaffected by HAPOoperating at highaltitudes, DRDO hasdeveloped a HAPObag. An upgradedversion has recentlybeen tried successfullyat HAMRC, Leh andKardungla.

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Reagents for 100 tests. The tests are semi-quantitative and on accept/ reject basis. Itprovides tests for PH, turbidity, totalhardness, chloride, iron, fluoride, nitrate,residual chlorine and coliform bacteria. Thekits are cheap, convenient to carry on hill-top and tests can be performed by semi-skilled persons.

(d) Air Crew Survival Jacket: It is worn as theoutermost garment over normal flyingoverall that houses personal RescueBeacon (PRB) which is activatedautomatically/ manually by the pilot in theevent of an emergency ejection and aids toquickly trace the geographical location ofthe ejected pilot. The user trials of AircrewSurvival Jacket for Mirage 2000, Jaguar,Kiran Mk I & II, Kiran Mk IIA and HPT-32have been completed. The item has beenaccepted for induction into service.

(e) Ration Scales of Armed Forces: Existingration scales in all the 3 wings of the defenceforces were reviewed for (i) Army: Part I –at plains, high altitude (9000-15000 ft),extreme altitude (>15000 ft) Part II – underdesert Conditions and Part-III – During basicmilitary training (ii) Navy:sailors, submarines, marinecommandoes & divers and(iii) Air Force.

(f) Induction of StandardizedYoga Package in DefenceForces: Yoga package forNavy developed to promoteperformance was inducted inthe Western and EasternNaval Command. Around100 personnel at eachformation have been trainedas Yoga instructors.

(g) Automatic Chapati MakingMachine: Five automatic

chapatti making machines and doughkneader were installed at different units andusers were trained in operation andmaintenance of the same. The machineswere installed at RR Hospital, New Delhi,Tpt Coy ASC, New Delhi, HQrs 9 Corps,Jyole, HP, DRDL, Hyderabad and DFRL,Mysore.

INTERACTION WITH SERVICES

8.12 To interact with Services and businessdevelopment, a position of Chief ControllerResearch & Development has been created inDRDO HQrs. The objective is to bring in morefocus the interaction between DRDO, the threeServices including HQrs Integrated Defence Staff(HQIDS) and the set up of DG (Acquisition) inMOD to align the various projects andprogrammes of DRDO with those of Long TermProspective Plans and immediate needs of theServices.

INTERACTION WITH INDUSTRIESAND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

8.13 Continuing the tradition of transferring dualuse technologies developed by DRDO to the

industry for commercial exploitation,several technologies have beentransferred during the year. Someof the important ones are : Aloe VeraCream (ALOCAL), Multipurpose DryChemical ABC Powder, ReportPouch Processing Technology,NBC Filter-FAS RV 220M,Polymeric Rubbing Strakes & PolyList Dock Blocks, PolyoxyPropylene Triol & TriacthyleneGlycol Dimethacrylate,Polyurethane Sealant, AcousticRubber Tiles, Field Water TestingKit, Palladium Impregnated Carbon& Impregnated Carbon, DepaTechnical and Depa Spray.

DRDO maintains closeliaison with industriesby way of transfer oftechnologies.Continuing thetradition oftransferring dual usetechnologiesdeveloped by DRDO tothe industry forcommercialexploitation, severaltechnologies havebeen transferredduring the year.

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PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL ANDINTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

8.14 DRDO has been regularly participating inimportant exhibitions at the national andinternational levels. During the year, DRDOparticipated in DEFEXPO India 2006, besidesother events such as Aerodrome India, IITF 2006,etc. Major International exhibitions in which DRDOproducts were exhibited during 2006 are the AsianAerospace and Defence Exhibition at Singapore,Defence Service Asia 2006 at Kualalumpur andAfrica Aerospace and Defence Exhibition at CapeTown, South Africa.

FOREIGN COLLABORATION

8.15 At present, DRDO has MOU/ Agreementswith 33 countries for collaboration in the field ofdefence technologies. The major foreign partnerswith DRDO are Russia, USA, France, Israel,Germany, UK, Singapore, Kazakhstan andKyrgyzstan. The areas of collaboration are:missile technologies, avionics and aircrafttechnologies, microwaves, laser systems, newmaterials, nano-materials, stealth, hypersonic andnaval systems. While all collaborations withforeign countries are made under the overallsupervision of the Ministry of Defence, DRDO hasJoint Working Groups for collaboration with itsmajor foreign partners. The annual meetings ofthree such groups, viz., Indo-US Joint TechnologyGroup, Indo-Russian R&D Sub-Group and Indo-Israel Managing Committee, are being organizedregularly.

BASIC RESEARCH

8.16 Four Research Boards are functioning inDRDO to provide thrust to basic research in areasof strategic importance. These are: AeronauticalResearch & Development Board (AR&DB);Armament Research Board (ARMREB); NavalResearch Board (NRB); and Life SciencesResearch Board (LSRB).

8.17 Aeronautical Research & DevelopmentBoard (AR&DB): The AR&DB was establishedin February 1971. The board is currently funding95 projects with a ceiling of Rs 5 crore per year inupstream area of Aeronautics R&D at 21academic & research institutions in the country.Funding distribution is about 27% to IndianInstitutes of Technology (IITs), 38% to NationalAeronautical Laboratories (NAL), 10% to IndianInstitute of Science (IISc), and 25% to otherinstitutions. Three Centres of Excellence havebeen set up at IIT-Mumbai, NAL and IISc-Bangalore in the areas of systems, design andengineering, composite structure technology andcomputational fluid dynamics with linkages atother organizations.

8.18 Armament Research Board (ARMREB):Under the ARMREB, 70 projects have beensanctioned to various academic institutions andother R&D organizations covering fields of highenergy materials, sensors, ballistics, combustion& detonics, modeling/ simulation and other fieldsrelated to armaments. Out of these, 30 projectshave been completed and remaining are beingpursued.

8.19 Naval Research Board (NRB): The NRBcontinued to support the basic research applicableto naval/ marine technologies. Since its inceptionin 1996, 51 projects at a total cost of Rs 11.03crore have been given to the academic/ researchinstitutions. During the year 17 more new projectshave been sanctioned for a sum of Rs 4 crore.

8.20 Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB):The LSRB has been sponsoring research anddevelopment projects to various researchinstitutes in the country for expanding anddeepening the knowledge base of life sciences.So far, a total of 19 projects have beenrecommended for funding during the year. Threepatents have been filed and one is under process.Some of the projects supported by LSRB are

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pertaining to evaluation of natural products foranti-hypoglycemic activity, flight simulation taskperformance, food bio-preservatives, molecularidentification, multi drug resistance in cancer,gene expression in drug resistance, etc.

8.21 Centres of Excellence: DRDO obtainedthe Government approval in 2005 to establishCentres of Excellence (CE) at various academicinstitutions/ universities for creating a strongDRDO – academia link, which is consideredcrucial for driving innovative technologicalsolutions for defence applications. These Centerswould assist DRDO in the highly specialized areasof science. The genesis of establishing Centre ofExcellence is to get benefit from the vastresources of an academic institute in terms ofknowledge base of faculty, researchinfrastructure, and young and enthusiasticscientific manpower.

8.22 The following Centres have been setup:

(i) Science and Synthesis of High EnergyMaterials for use as Explosives andPropellants, at University of Hyderabad,Hyderabad.

(ii) DRDO-BU CE in Life Sciences at BharathiarUniversity (BU), Coimbatore.

(iii) Centre for Millimeter Wave andSemiconductor Devices and Systems atUniversity of Calcutta, Kolkata

8.23 Contract for Acquisition of ResearchServices (CARS): DRDO has introduced aninstrument known as Contract for Acquisition ofResearch Services (CARS) for the procurementof research services from academic institutions.Using this instrument a laboratory can seek theexpertise and access the facilities of academicinstitutions. Under this scheme a laboratory isauthorized to award a project worth Rs. 10 lakh

to an individual or institution. DRDO laboratoriesare spending nearly Rs. 8 crores per year underCARS.

EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS(ER/ IPR)

8.24 Extramural Research (ER): DRDO isactively involved in exploiting knowledge/expertise available with academia for short/ longterm programme of DRDO. Under its ER scheme,the enhanced funding coupled with intellectualresources available in academic institutionscatalyse the generation and growth of new ideasleading to innovative technologies.

8.25 The ER Scheme has enlarged itsacademic reach and due care has been taken foravailability of intellectual and infrastructuralresources. So far, during the current year, 45new projects with an aggregate value of Rs. 18crore have been sanctioned. The projects arespread over 28 academic/ research institutionsof repute in the country. 85 national andinternational conferences organized by academicinstitutions and R&D centers on a variety of topicsof interest to DRDO have been supported by it,involving funds amounting to Rs. 89 lakhs.

8.26 Intellectual Property Right (IPR): Toaccord selective protective legal cover tointellectual property generated through researchactivities of DRDO, 79 IPR applications (including13 in foreign countries) were filed on products/processes in the field of materials, electronics,bio-medical sciences and food technology. Duringthe year, 55 patents were granted and 50 patentswere accepted for grant. In addition, 3 copyrightsand 3 designs were registered in India. Topromote IPR awareness, 6 awarenessprogrammes/ workshops/ patent-clinics were heldin different laboratories.

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INTER-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS

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9.1 The following inter-Service organisationsfunction directly under Ministry of Defence:-

(i) Military Engineer Services

(ii) Armed Forces Medical Services

(iii) Directorate General DefenceEstates

(iv) Office of the ChiefAdministrative Officer

(v) Directorate of PublicRelations

(vi) Army Purchase Organisation

(vii) Services Sports ControlBoard

(viii) Armed Forces Films and Photo Division

(ix) National Defence College

(x) School of Foreign Languages

(xi) History Division

(xii) College of Defence Management

(xiii) Defence Services Staff College

(xiv) Ministry of Defence Library

MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES

9.2 The Military Engineer Service (MES) is thelargest Government construction agency in thecountry with a current annual workload worthmore than Rs. 6,500 crore. It is the premierengineering arm of the Defence Services whichprovides works services to the Army, Navy, AirForce, Coast Guard, Defence Research and

Development Organisation, Directorate Generalof Quality Assurance, Ordnance Factories,Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and other Centraland State Government Undertakings.

9.3 MES functions under the overall controlof an Engineer-in-Chief, who is theadviser to the Ministry of Defenceand the three Services onconstruction engineering. It isstructured to design works whichare executed under themanagement of DirectorateGeneral of Works. It has expertisein a wide spectrum of civil works,ranging from conventional buildingsand factories to sophisticated

complex laboratories, marine works, jetties,dockyards, wharves, workshops, slipways, airfields, roads, blast pens, etc.

9.4 Major works taken up by the MES duringthe year are given below:-

(a) Paramvir: Construction of a state-of-the-art Officers Mess at Delhi with a Conventioncentre, two auditoria, exhibition area andbasement parking facilities for officialfunctions, conferences, exhibitions, mediabriefings; is at present under progress.

(b) World Military Games: Work is in progressfor creation of infrastructure for theproposed 4th Military World Games to beheld at Hyderabad and Mumbai fromOctober 14–21, 2007.

I nter-Service Organisations are responsible fordeveloping and maintaining resources and services

which are common to the three services in order toeconomise on costs and cater better services.

MES functions underthe overall control ofEngineer-in-Chief, whois the adviser to theMinistry of Defenceand the three Serviceson constructionengineering.

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9.5 Married Accommodation Project(MAP): At present Phase 1 of the project, underwhich 58,391 dwelling units, at an estimated costof Rs. 5,329.30 lakh are being constructed fordefence services personnel.

9.6 Conservation of Energy: This is nowstatutory requirement as per the EnergyConservation Act 2001. Accordingly, based on acareful cost-benefit analysis, MES has focusedinitially on Hospitals, Shopping Complexes andWater Supply Installations. This isbeing achieved by conductingenergy audit by an accreditedagency of the Bureau of EnergyEfficiency. The first case of Army Rand R Hospital has yielded anannual savings in electricity tariff tothe tune of approximately Rs. 70lakh. Solar energy based heatingand external lighting devices arenow being incorporated in all new projects.

9.7 Rain Water Harvesting: In the wake ofdepleting ground water resources and directionsof the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA),it has been made mandatory to incorporaterainwater-harvesting schemes in all projects inconsultation with the local CGWA. Some of thestations where such works are already beingexecuted are in Jamnagar, Belgaum, Chennaiand Pathankot.

9. 8 Recycling Waste Water: In an effort toconserve water, wastewater subjected to certainminimum treatment is now proposed to be utilisedfor flushing and gardening requirements. A pilotproject has been executed in Taliamura andbased on the experience gained, planning isunderway for similar projects at Aurangabad,Jamnagar, Agra and some other stations.

9.9 Wind Energy: In coastal areas, whereverhigh wind speeds are available, wind energy canbe harnessed using windmills. MES intends to

harness this alternative source of energy and isplanning to install a wind power generator upto10 KW capacity as a pilot project.

ARMED FORCES MEDICALSERVICES (AFMS)

9.10 The Armed Forces Medical Services(AFMS) consist of the Medical Services of theArmy, Navy and Air Force and a Director General,

Armed Forces Medical Services.Each Medical Service is under aDirector General Medical Service(DGMS) in the rank of Lt. Gen orequivalent. The Director General,Armed Forces Medical Services isthe medical advisor to the Ministryof Defence and is also the chairmanof the Medical Services AdvisoryCommittee. The personnel of theArmed Forces Medical Services

(AFMS) include officers of the Army MedicalCorps, Army Medical Corps (Non-tech), the ArmyDental Corps and the Military Nursing Service.AFMS provide comprehensive health care to theserving Armed Forces personnel, their familiesand dependents. In addition, personnel of paramilitary organisations, while posted in the field andother Central Police/ Intelligence forces operatingin the disturbed areas of the country, are providedtreatment by the AFMS. The Armed Force MedicalServices are also providing medical care to theex-servicemen and their dependents to the extentpossible.

9.11 Important policy decisions taken duringthe year:-

(a) The age of retirement of Army MedicalCorps (Non-Tech) officers of the rank ofselect grade Col has been enhanced from56 years to 57 years in November 2006.

(b) Orders for appointment of ex-Armed ForcesDoctors of eminence as Honorary

The age of retirementof Army Medical Corps(Non-Tech) officers ofthe rank of selectgrade Colonel hasbeen enhanced from56 years to 57 years inNovember 2006.

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Consultants to the Armed Forces MedicalServices were issued in June 2006.

9.12 HIV/AIDS Prevention and ConrolProgramme in Armed Forces:

Armed Forces have a very comprehensive andvibrant HIV/AIDS prevention and controlprogramme because of which the incidence of HIVin Armed Forces has been stemmed over the last3-4 years. To consolidate the programme,following activities/ achievements have takenplace during the year:-

(a) Health education activities : Thebackbone of the programme was intensiveinformation, education & communication(IEC) activity, which aimed at raising theawareness level of Armed Forcescommunity regarding the threat of thisdisease and modes of itsprevention. These IEC nodesorganised lectures, groupdiscussions, peer trainingworkshops, exhibitions andquiz competitions for schoolchildren to create awarenessregarding HIV/AIDS.

(b) Blood Banks: An important component ofthis programme has been the enhancementof blood banking services in the ArmedForces Hospitals. All the blood samplescollected from the voluntary donors in theArmed Forces are screened for HIV,Hepatitis B&C, Syphillis and Malaria as pernational guidelines on the subject.

(c) All medical, para medical personnel andsupportive staff in medical establishmentof Armed Forces, who are exposed toblood and blood products from a HIVpositive person while carrying out theirduty, are provided anti retro viraltreatment for one month and followed up.There have been no serological

conversions detected in them, afterinstitution of this measure.

(d) Armed Forces initiated a programme forestablishment of Immuno DeficiencyCentres (IDC) in 10 selected militaryhospitals. These centres provideinvestigation, treatment and follow up of allHIV positive persons in the Armed Forces.The centres are equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities fordetection and treatment of HIV/AIDS cases.

9.13 Post Retirement Rehabilitation: Toprovide assistance in post retirement rehabilitationof AFMS officers and PBORs, a Placement Cellhas been established in the office of DGAFMS.

DIRECTORATE GENERAL DEFENCEESTATES (DGDE)

9.14 The Directorate GeneralDefence Estates, New Delhi,performs an advisory role to theMinistry of Defence on all mattersof lands (acquisition, hiring &management) and Cantonments.

9.15 While the DGDE supervises the activitiesof various Cantonment Boards through PrincipalDirectors, Command and Cantonment ExecutiveOfficers, the management of defence land whichincludes custody of all defence land records,procurement of immovable property and thepayment of compensation, dealing with litigationmatters is carried out through the PrincipalDirectorates and Defence Estates Officers.About 17 Lakh acres of total Defence land isspread across the country. Directorate Generaland its subordinate offices maintain record thereofas per the classification and use. Out of this, 0.68lakh acre of land is directly under the managementof the Directorate General.

9.16 An amount of Rs.111.22 crore has beenallotted for acquisition of land for the year 2006-

About 17 Lakh acres oftotal Defence land isspread across thecountry.

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07. Apart from paying the amount ofcompensation that landlords are entitled tostatutorily, the Government has also decided totake steps for rehabilitation of persons, largeareas of whose land are acquired for defencepurposes.

9.17 Directorate General Defence Estates isalso responsible to control, monitor and supervisethe Cantonment Administration. There are 62Cantonments in India located in 19 States andthe National Capital Territory of Delhi. TheCantonment Boards are “Body Corporate”functioning under the Cantonments Act, 2006which has been given effect to from December18, 2006. Apart from providing parity betweenelected and non-elected members, the Act alsoprovides reservation of seats for SC/ST andWomen in the Boards. All the 62 Cantonmentsare varied at present as on December, 2006.

9.18 The resources of the Cantonment Boardsare meagre as the bulk of the immovable propertyin the Cantonment is Governmentowned, on which no property taxcan be levied. Boards, however,receive Service charges in respectof Central Government properties.Due to restrictions on buildingactivities, neither industries cancome up nor can trade andbusiness achieve any significantgrowth in cantonment areas. TheCentral Government providesfinancial assistance by way ofgrant-in-aid to a certain extent tosupplement the revenues of thedeficit Boards. During the financialyear 2005-06, Rs. 30.9825 crore have beenallocated on this account to various financiallydeficit Cantonment Boards.

9.19 Most of the Cantonment Boards aremaintaining hospitals or dispensaries catering tothe needs of civil population of the Cantonment

as well as the adjoining areas. The total numberof hospitals/ dispensaries maintained is 69.

9.20 Towards ‘computerization of DefenceLand Records’ a milestone was achieved inNovember, 2006 when Raksha Rajya Mantrireleased the “Raksha Bhoomi Software” in theDGDE under a project jointly undertaken byDGDE and NIC. The project is underimplementation in 62 Cantonment Boards and isproposed to be taken up in all Defence EstatesCircles. Once Data Base is created, it will provideaccess to voluminous and up-dated Defence LandRecords throughout the country for optimumutilization of land.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEFADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

9.21 The office of Chief Administrative Officer(CAO) is responsible for providing civilian manpowerand infrastructural support to the ServicesHeadquarters and the Headquarter offices of Inter-

Services Organisations (ISOs) underthe Ministry of Defence. JointSecretary (Training) also dischargesthe functions of the ChiefAdministrative Officer (CAO) andDirector (Security).

9.22 The CAO’s Office hasthe following six Divisions:-

(i) Administration Division

(ii) Personnel Division

(iii) Manpower Planning andRecruitment Division

(iv) Training, Coordination and Welfare Division

(v) Finance and Materials Division

(vi) Estates and Works Division

9.23 The Administrative Division providesadministrative cover to about 10,000 civilianemployees employed in Army Headquarters and

Towards‘computerization ofDefence Land Records’a milestone wasachieved in November,2006 when RakshaRajya Mantri releasedthe “Raksha BhoomiSoftware” under aproject jointlyundertaken by DGDEand NIC.

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26 Inter-Services Organisations. A GrievancesCell is functioning within the AdministrationDivision to examine the grievances of serving/retired Armed Forces HQs civilian employees andto ensure their speedy settlement.

9.24 The Personnel Division provides civilianmanpower to the Service Headquarters and Inter-Service Organisations and deals with themanagement of their manpower.

9.25 Manpower Planning and RecruitmentDivision is responsible for framing policy onrecruitment rules in consultation with DOP&T andeffecting direct recruitment against all vacantcivilian posts in the Service Headquarters andISOs through prescribed channels.

9.26 Finance and MaterialsDivision provides material supportto ISOs which includes procuringand provisioning of officeequipment, stores, furniture andstationery. These responsibilitiesin respect of Army Headquartershave been transferred from CAO’sOffice to ADG (Adm & Coord), ArmyHQ w.e.f. July 1, 2006 in order toensure better administration andgreater user satisfaction.

9.27 The Defence HQ Training Institutefunctioning under the Chief Administrative Officercaters to the training needs of the civilianpersonnel posted in Service Headquarters andin Inter-Services Organisations. During the year,1,079 civilian employees have been impartedtraining in diverse areas to upgrade their skill andefficiency. To some extent, the Institute has alsofulfilled the need of training of service officers inareas which are relevant to functioning inHeadquarters.

9.28 Estates & Works Division performs theEstate functions in respect of residential

accommodation of Service Officers posted atArmed Forces HQs.

9.29 The Office of the Chief Security Officer,Ministry of Defence functions under thesupervision of JS (T) & CAO. It is primarilyresponsible for physical security, access controland prevention of breaches of security and firewithin Defence Headquarters Security Zone.Keeping in view the present threat perception anumber of security measures have been taken toprevent any untoward mishap/ incident, firehazard in the DHQ Security Zone. Efforts arebeing made to procure and install latest andmodern security equipment.

DIRECTORATE OF PUBLICRELATIONS (DPR)

9.31 The Directorate of PublicRelations is the nodal agency for thedissemination of information to themedia and the public about theimportant events, achievements andmajor policy decisions of theMinistry, Armed Forces and InterServices Organisations under theMinistry of Defence. TheDirectorate with its headquarters in

New Delhi and 25 regional offices across thecountry is responsible for providing media supportand services so as to ensure adequate publicityin the print as well as the electronic media. Italso facilitates media interaction with theleadership and senior officials of the Ministry ofDefence and Armed Forces by conducting regularinterviews, press conferences and press tours.

9.32 The Directorate conducted a five weekDefence Correspondents’ Course for the mediapersons to enhance their knowledge aboutdefence matters. Thirty three journalists from printand electronic media from all over the countryattended the course.

CAO is responsible forproviding civilianmanpower andinfrastructural supportto the ServicesHeadquarters and theHeadquarter offices ofInter-ServicesOrganisations.

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9.33 The Directorate brings outa fortnightly journal, viz, SainikSamachar for the Armed Forces in13 languages (Assamese, Bengali,English, Gorkhali, Hindi, Kannada,Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi,Tamil, Telegu and Urdu). Thejournal brought out special issueson Army Medical Corps,International Seminar on DefenceFinance and Economics, ArmyDay, Republic Day, IndependenceDay, Air Force Day and Navy Day.

9.34 The Broadcasting section ofthe Directorate coordinates ‘Sainikon Ke Liye’, a40 minute programme broadcast daily on AllIndia Radio for the Armed Forces personnel. TheDirectorate’s Photo Section provides photographsof each and every defence related event to theprint media.

9.35 The Directorate accorded wide publicityto important events such as the successful testof Missile Defence System, Joint andInternational Defence Exhibition Def Expo 2006.Commissioning of INS Shardul, handing over ofFast Attack Craft to Maldives, Day at Sea of PrimeMinister and Defence Minister,colour presentation to EasternFleet, Inauguration of Army WideArea Network by the President,commissioning of first UAVSquadron of Indian Navy,International Seminar on DefenceFinance and Economics, test flightsof BrahMos, Trishul, Prithvi andLakshya missiles etc., DefenceMinister’s historic visits to Germany,France, China, Japan andMaldives, rescue and relief operations by theArmed Forces during flood and heavy rains in theStates of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,Chattisgarh and Operation Sukoon launched to

evacuate stranded Indian citizensfrom the war torn Lebanon werealso given wide publicity.

9.36 Other important calendarevents such as Republic DayCelebrations, Independence Daycelebrations at Red Fort,Combined Commanders’Conference and NCC Rallyaddressed by the Prime Ministerand Defence InvestitureCeremonies at RashrapatiBhawan were also publicizedadequately

ARMY PURCHASE ORGANIZATION

9.37 Army Purchase Organization (APO) in theMinistry of Defence is entrusted with theresponsibility of the procurement and timelysupply of dry food rations for the consumption ofDefence Forces. APO procures rice and wheatthrough the Food Corporation of India and sugaris allotted by the Directorate of Sugar out of levyquota. Other items like pulses, animal ration,edible oils and vanaspati, tea and milk productsare procured from the Central and State Public

Sector Undertakings and national/state level cooperative consumer/marketing federations by way ofinvitation of tenders and placingcontracts. Whole milk powder,butter tinned and desi ghee areprocured from members of theNational Cooperative DairyFederation of India throughnegotiated contracts. Tinned itemslike vegetables, fruits, jams, milk,meat and fish, coffee, egg powder,

etc are procured from registered suppliersincluding private parties through open tender. Theindented quantities are procured specially duringthe flush season when availability is high and

Army PurchaseOrganization isentrusted with theresponsibility of theprocurement andtimely supply of dryfood rations for theconsumption ofDefence Forces.

The Directorate ofPublic Relations is thenodal agency for thedissemination ofinformation to themedia and the publicabout the importantevents, achievementsand major policydecisions of theMinistry, Armed Forcesand Inter ServicesOrganisations.

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prices are low. During the year, Rs. 1011.66 crorewas provided to the Army HQrs for procurementof above items.

SERVICES SPORTS CONTROL BOARD

9.38 Services Championships: ServicesSports Control Board (SSCB) conducts and co-ordinates various sports activities in the threeServices. A total of four teams (Army Red, ArmyGreen, Indian Navy and Air Force) participate in19 Services Championships conducted under theaegis of SSCB. During the period from April 1,2006 to December 31, 2006, 16 Inter ServicesChampionships out of a total 19 disciplines havebeen conducted.

9.39 National Championships: SSCB isaffiliated to 28 National Sports Federations andparticipates in 38 National championshipsincluding 10 in junior sections. During the year,our teams won overallchampionship in Basketball, WeightLifting, Kayaking & Canoeing andTaikwando and were Runners-upin Athletics, Handball, Squash,Water Polo and Diving and third inCycling and Swimming events.

9.39.1 National Games: Theservices participated in the 33rd National Gamesat Guwahati in February 2007 as the onlyInstitutional team and topped the medals tally witha total of 142 medals (59 Gold, 46 Silver and 37Bronze).

9.40 International Championships:

(i) SAF Games – 10th South Asian Gameswere held at Colombo, Sri Lanka fromAugust 18-27, 2006. 58 Sportsmen and 4officials from Services were selected torepresent India in the said Games.

(ii) Asian Games – 15th Asian Games were heldat Doha, Qatar from December 1-15, 2006.

83 Services athletes/ officials were part ofthe Indian contingent and won 2 Gold, 4Silver and 9 Bronze medals.

9.41 Best Services Sportsman: On the basisof performance in Services, National andInternational championships of the precedingyears, one best sportsman is selected from thethree Services. Nb Sub V Johanson of MEGBangalore and member of Services Boxing teamwas adjudged “Best Services Sportsman” for theyear 2005-06 and the trophy was presented onOctober 18, 2006 during the CombinedCommanders’ Conference.

9.42 Arjuna Award: Nb Sub Tarundeep Raiof ASI Pune was conferred with Arjuna Awardfor the year 2005-06 in Archery.

9.43 Dronacharya Awardees: Two Servicescoaches MWO Balwan Singh of 412 AF Stn andSub Ismail Baig of CME Pune were conferred with

“Dronacharya Award” for the year2005-06 for their contribution incoaching in the field of Kabaddi andRowing respectively.

ARMED FORCES FILM &PHOTO DIVISION (AFFPD)

9.44 The Armed Forces Film & Photo Division(AFFPD) is an Inter-Service Organisation of theMinistry of Defence, primarily responsible to meetthe requirements of Services HQrs and otherDefence Organisations with regard to production,procurement and distribution of training films,production of photographs, art work etc to meetthe needs of training, weapon trials, security,defence research, intelligence and records. It isalso responsible for photo and video coverage ofceremonial functions and other important activitiesof the Ministry of Defence.

9.45 The AFFPD has a very rich collection ofrare films and historical photographs. This material

The Services toppedthew medals tally inthe 33rd NationalGames at Guwahatiwinning a total of 142medals.

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inherited from British is of great historical value andis maintained and preserved in the Central DefenceFilm Library of this Division. Photographs depictthe Indian forces in action in various theatres ofSecond World War, Parades, Ceremonies,Festivals, Personalities and training activities etc.Some important films titled Battle of Britain, Battleof Russia, Battle of China, Desert Victory,Japanese Surrender, Nazis Strikes, BurmaChampaign etc are also preserved alongwith manyother important films.

9.46 The Central Defence Film Library (CDFL)of this Division is responsible for distribution oftraining films to various units/ formations/ trainingestablishments/ commands, to meet their specifictraining requirements. The Library holds 578 titlesin 35 mm sizes, 165 in 16 mm sizes and 260 invideo formats. During the year, 2200 CDs havebeen distributed to various Army Establishments.Till date, approx 15250 negatives have beenexposed and approximately 10,000 photographshave been prepared.

9.47 At present, the AFFPD have 36 film on itsproduction schedule, out of which 12 filmshave been completed. 10 films of English versionwill be completed shortly with similar number ofHindi version.

9.48 This year, a five series filmtitled ‘Combat First Aid Series’ of HQAMC Centre & School has beenmade bilingually. Released at HQrsAMC Centre & School, Lucknow theseries has been appreciated forits usefulness in saving preciouslives of soldiers.

9.49 The Mobile Cinema Unit ofthis Division also procures/distributes Documentary films/ News Magazinesto the troops in the forward areas. During theyear, MCU has issued 48 films on 35 mm format,77 films on VHS format and 1145 films on CD

format to Defence establishments on loan basisand Central Defence Film Library (CDFL) has alsoissued 205 films on 35 mm format, 155 films on16mm format, 800 films on VHS format and 400films on CD format to various Defenceestablishments.

NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE (NDC)

9.50 National Defence College (NDC) wasinaugurated on April 27, 1960 by the then PrimeMinister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Located in theheart of Delhi, the College has established aname for itself as a centre of excellence onmatters relating to national security and strategicstudies. The institution endeavours to provide anacademic and professional setting conducive tohigher learning.

9.51 The NDC runs a 47-week course everyyear for selected senior Defence and CivilServices officers from India and Defence officersfrom friendly foreign countries. The Course isstructured to cover socio-politics of India,economy, science, technology, internationalsecurity environment, global issues, India’sstrategic/ immediate neighbourhood and militarydimensions of national security.

SCHOOL OF FOREIGNLANGUAGES (SFL)

9.52 The School of ForeignLanguages has been the pioneer inforeign language teaching in India,since 1948. At present, the Schoolis engaged in imparting training in18 foreign languages to personnelof the three Services. It also catersto the needs of other Ministries and

Departments of the Government of India.Besides, civilian students are also admitted forCertificate of Proficiency, Advanced Diploma andInterpretership Courses.

NDC runs a 47-weekcourse every year forselected seniorDefence and CivilServices officers fromIndia and Defenceofficers from friendlyforeign countries.

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9.53 The languages taught on regular basis atthe SFL are Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese,Chinese, French, German, Persian, Pushto,Russian, Spanish, Sinhala,Japanese, Thai, Malay, Hebrew,Vietnamese.

9.54 The School of ForeignLanguages is the controllingorganisation for other DefenceInstitutions where foreign languagesare taught namely National Defence Academy,Khadakwasla and Army Education Corps TrainingCentre and College, Pachmarhi. It conductsexaminations and issues diplomas to thesuccessful candidates. For the Indian ForeignService (IFS) probationers, it is obligatory toqualify the Advanced Diploma (IFS) examinationsconducted by the Institute. The School of ForeignLanguages also conducts examination inregimental language, Nepali, at various Serviceunits all over the country.

9.55 In addition, technically intensive courses inRussian, French and German languages have beensuccessfully conducted by the School for Navalpersonnel at their establishments in Mumbai, Goa,Jamnagar, Lonawala, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Kochiand Port Blair.

HISTORY DIVISION

9.56 The History Division established in 1963,functions as the record and reference office of theMinistry of Defence and the Indian Armed Forces.During the current year, about 3500 operationalrecords were received from the ServiceHeadquarters and various Formations/ Units. Morethan 350 service officers and scholars visited theDivision to consult records in connection with theirresearch assignments pertaining to military history.The Division provided information relating tomilitary history in respect of over 260 queriesreceived from various Formations, Units andscholars from India and abroad.

9.57 The Division provides two Researchfellowships under the Research FellowshipScheme of the Ministry of Defence to encourage

research in military history. So farseventeen research fellows havebenefited under the scheme.

COLLEGE OF DEFENCEMANAGEMENT (CDM)

9.58 The College of DefenceManagement is a tri-service category “A” trainingestablishment in existence for over three decadesnow. It is entrusted with the responsibility ofinstilling contemporary management thoughts,concepts and practices in the senior leadershipof the Armed Forces. It is possibly the onlyinstitution, which imparts exclusive and qualitytraining in defence management in the developingnations.

9.59 Osmania University recognises the corecourse of CDM, namely the Higher DefenceManagement Course for the award of the Masterof Management Studies (MMS) degree.

9.60 The following courses are conducted byCDM, Secunderabad:-

(a) Higher Defence Management Course(HDMC): This is a 44 week duration course

SFL is engaged inimparting training in 18foreign languagesmainly to personnel ofthe three Services.

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and is attended by 90 officers of the rank ofColonel/ Lieutenant Colonel and equivalent.

(b) Senior DefenceManagement Course(SDMC): This is a six weekduration course and isattended by 33 officers of therank of Brigadier/ Colonel andequivalent.

(c) Defence ManagementSeminar (DMS): This is oftwo week duration and isattended by 20 officers of the rank of MajorGeneral and equivalent.

(d) Assignment Oriented ManagementTraining (AOMT): CDM conducts fourAOMT workshops of one week duration onProject Management, FinancialManagement, OperationalResearch and SystemsAnalysis and a workshop onQuantitative Aids to DecisionMaking of two week durationfor middle level officers.

DEFENCE SERVICESSTAFF COLLEGE (DSSC)

9.61 The Defence Services Staff College(DSSC) is one of the oldest military institutions in

India. It was established in 1905 in Deolali andhas been functioning at Wellington since 1950.

The DSSC imparts training tomiddle level officers of the threeServices besides a few civilianofficers and officers from friendlyforeign countries. The collegeconducts a 45-week trainingprogramme from June to April everyyear. The Staff Course at DSSCaims at imparting training inoperational and staff functions in anInter-Service as well as Joint

Service environment.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE LIBRARY

9.62 The Ministry of Defence Library providesliterature on subjects relevant to planning andpolicy formulation in the Ministry of Defence, three

Services Headquarters, Inter-Service Organizations and otherallied Defence Establishmentslocated in Delhi. It specialises inDefence and related subjects,besides catering to the needs ofgeneral readers. The readingmaterial for the library is selectedby a Book Selection Committee.During the year, the library added

2205 books and subscribed to 127 journals/periodicals and 23 newspapers.

CDM is entrusted withthe responsibility ofinstilling contemporarymanagement thoughts,concepts and practicesin the seniorleadership of theArmed Forces.

The Staff Course atDSSC aims atimparting training inoperational and stafffunctions in an Inter-Service as well asJoint Serviceenvironment.

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RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

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RECRUITMENT IN THE ARMEDFORCES

10.1 The Armed Forces epitomize the idealsof service, sacrifice, patriotism and compositeculture of the country. Recruitment to the ArmedForces is voluntary and open to all citizens of Indiairrespective of caste, class, religion andcommunity provided the laid down physical,medical and educational criteria are met.

10.2 Recruitment of Commissioned Officersin the Armed Forces through UPSC:Commissioned Officers in the Armed Forces arerecruited mainly through the UPSC whichconducts the following two All India CompetitiveExaminations: -

(i) National Defence Academy(NDA) and Naval Academy(NA): The UPSC holdsentrance examination twice ayear for entry into the NDAand NA. Candidates oncompletion of 10+2examination or while in the12th standard, are eligible tocompete. Successfulcandidates join the NDA orNA as per their option exercised at the timeof applying. On completion of the course,they are sent to the respective Serviceacademies for their pre-commissiontraining.

(ii) Combined Defence ServicesExamination (CDSE): CDSE is conductedby the UPSC twice a year. Universitygraduates are eligible to appear in theexamination. Successful candidates join theIndian Military Academy/Air Force Academyand Naval Academy for Regular andOfficers Training Academy (OTA) for ShortService Commission.

ARMY

10.3 Apart from the UPSC entries, thecommissioned officers are recruited in the armythrough the following manner:-

(a) University Entry Scheme (UES): Final/pre-final year students in the notified

engineering disciplines are eligibleto apply for Permanent Commissionin the Technical Arms of the Armyas Commissioned Officers underthe UES. Eligible candidates areselected through a campusinterview by the Screening Teamsdeputed by the Army Headquarters.These candidates are required toappear before SSB and MedicalBoard. Successful candidates

undergo one year pre-commission trainingat the Indian Military Academy (IMA),Dehradun. Cadets through this entry arealso entitled to two years’ ante-dateseniority on commissioning.

Recruitment to the Armed Forces is voluntaryirrespective of caste, class, religion and

community provided the laid down physical, medicaland educational criteria are met with.

The Short ServiceCommission(Technical) EntryScheme providesavenue for recruitmentto eligible technicalgraduates/ postgraduates intoTechnical Arms.

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(b) Technical Graduates Course (TGC):Engineering graduates/ post graduatesfrom notified disciplines of engineering areeligible to apply for Permanent Commissionthrough this entry. After the SSB and theMedical Board, the selected candidates arerequired to undergo one year pre-commission training at the IMA, Dehradunbefore being commissioned. Cadetsthrough this entry are also entitled to twoyears ante-date seniority on commissioning.

(c) Short Service Commission (Technical)Entry: The Short Service Commission(Technical) Entry Scheme provides avenuefor recruitment to eligible technicalgraduates/ post graduates into TechnicalArms. After SSB and Medical Board, theselected candidates are required to undergoapproximately 11 months pre-commissiontraining at OTA, Chennai. On completion of

training, they are inducted as Short ServiceCommissioned Officers. Cadets throughthis entry are also entitled to two years’ante-date seniority on commissioning.

(d) 10+2 Technical Entry Scheme (TES):Candidates who have qualified 10+2 CBSE/ICSE/ State Board Examination withminimum aggregate of 70% marks inPhysics, Chemistry and Mathematics areeligible to apply for commission under the10+2 (TES). On being successful in the SSBand being declared fit by the medical board,they undergo one year basic military trainingat IMA, Dehradun and thereafter undergothree years engineering degree course inrespective streams before gettingPermanent Commission. On beingcommissioned they are further put throughone year of specialised training for the Arm/Service into which they are commissioned.

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(e) Women’s Special Entry Scheme Officers(WSES-O): Eligible women candidates arerecruited in the Army as Short ServiceCommissioned Officers through the(WSES-O). Commission is granted in Corpsof Electronics and Mechanical Engineers,Engineers, Signals, Army Education Corps,Army Ordnance Corps, Army Supply Corps,Military Intelligence Corps, Judge AdvocateGeneral’s Branch and Army Air Defence.Women are offered Short ServiceCommission in three streams viz. NonTechnical, Technical and Specialist for aperiod of ten years, extendable by additionalfour years purely on voluntary basis. Thewidows of Service personnel who meet the

laid down eligibility criteria are eligible forrelaxation of age by four years and 5% seatsare reserved for them. However, this entryis being terminated and is being termed asShort Service Commission (WomenTechnical/Non Technical) with revisedterms and conditions, and increasedduration of training of approximately 11months in order to bring them at par withthe Short Service Commission maleofficers. The first batch will be inducted inApril 2008. The applicants for Non Technicaland Specialist streams would be requiredto apply through UPSC and after writtenexamination would come up for SSBinterview as is being done for Short Service

Table No. 10.1

(1) NDA Army 422

Air Force 128

Navy 74

Total 624

(2) IMA IMA(Direct Entry) 479

ACC 122

SCO 24

PC(SL) 60

Total 685

(3) OTA WSES(O) 151

SSC(NT) 240

NCC 94

JAG 8

Total 493

(4) Tech. Entries UES 83

SSC(Tech) 49

10+2 TES 177

TGC 98

Total 407

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Commission male officers. However,widows of Service personnel are exemptedfrom written examinations and would needto apply directly to Additional DirectorateGeneral of Recruiting/IntegratedHeadquarters of Ministry ofDefence (Army).

(f) NCC (Special) Entry Scheme: Universitygraduates possessing NCC ‘C’ Certificatewith minimum ‘B’ grade and 50% marks ingraduation examination are eligible to applyfor Short Service Commissionthrough this entry. Suchcadets are exempted fromwritten examinationconducted by the UPSC andare directly put through theSSB interview followed by amedical board. Candidatesmeeting the qualitativerequirements have to applythrough NCC Directorates atthe State level. Afterscreening, the concernedDirectorate General of NCCforward the applications of’deserving cadets to theRecruiting Directorate of IntegratedHeadquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army).

10.4 Service Entries: Recruitment of PBORinto officer cadre is done through SSB in thefollowing entries: -

(a) Commission Through Army CadetCollege (ACC) Entry: The eligible OtherRanks (ORs) from the three Services,having 10+2 pass qualification, can applyfor regular commission. After qualifying inwritten examination conducted by theIntegrated HQs of Ministry ofDefence (Army), the aspirants are screenedby SSB and the medical board. Successfulcandidates are trained at ACC, Dehradun,

for three years, at the end of which they geta graduation degree. This is followed by oneyear pre commission training at IMA,Dehradun. Permanent Commission isgranted in all Arms/ Services.

(b) Induction Under Special CommissionedOfficers (SCO) Scheme: Under this entry,JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs in the age group of 30-35 years, with a Senior School CertificatePass (Class 10+2 Pattern) qualification, areeligible for commission after screening by

SSB and medical board. They haveto undergo pre-commission trainingof one year duration at IMA,Dehradun. The officers socommissioned can earn promotionupto the rank of Colonel. The rulesfor substantive promotion andacting promotion are the same asfor regular officers. These officersare employed in units as sub unitcommanders/ Quarter Masters andon various Extra RegimentalEmployment appointments upto therank of Major. They retire at the ageof 57 years after service of about20-25 years as officer. The scheme

not only improves the career prospects ofthe existing JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs but alsohelps in making up the deficiency of officersin the Army to a certain extent.

(c) Induction Through PermanentCommission (Special List) [PC(SL)]Cadre:The eligible PBOR are granted PC(SL) after selection by the SSB andsuccessful completion of four weeksorientation training at the IMA.

10.5 Intake: During the year, intake ofcandidates for pre commission training as officersis given in table 10.1.

10.6 Recruitment of PBOR : Recruitment ofPBOR in the Army is carried out through open

Under SpecialCommissionedOfficers Entry Scheme,JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs inthe age group of 30-35years, with a SeniorSchool Certificate Pass(Class 10+2 Pattern)qualification, areeligible forcommission afterscreening by SSB andmedical board.

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rallies. After the preliminary screening of aspiringcandidates at rally site followed by documentchecking and physical fitness test their medicalexamination is conducted by Recruiting MedicalOfficers at the rally site. This is followed by awritten examination for the medically fitcandidates. Successful candidates are sent torespective training Centres for training.

10.7 There are eleven Zonal Recruiting Offices,two Gorkha Recruiting Depots and OneIndependent Recruiting Office in addition to 47Regimental Centres which carry out recruitmentthrough rallies in their respective areas ofjurisdiction. Efforts are made so thateach district of the country iscovered by recruitment rallies atleast once in a recruitment year.During the recruiting year 2005-06,the recruiting organisation hasenrolled 27911 recruits for theArmy.

10.8 Some of the importantdecisions taken in the recent past/major developments in the area of recruitment ofPBOR in the Army are given in the following paras:-

(a) Recruitment of Clerical Categories on AllIndia Basis: Clerical categories are beingrecruited based on All India Merit List. Arevised procedure is being followed as atrial measure for the year April 1, 2006 toMarch 31, 2007. Based on the experiencegained, continuation of the system will bereviewed.

(b) Revised Educational QualitativeRequirement for the Soldier (GeneralDuty) Category: The education standardsfor Soldier (General Duty) category hasbeen revised to 45% marks in aggregatewith a minimum of 32% marks in eachsubject in 10th class. Relaxation in

education standards wherever applicable atpresent will continue to apply.

INDIAN NAVY

10.9 Recruitment of Officers: Apart fromUPSC Entries, Commissioned officers arerecruited through Non UPSC entries for bothPermanent Commission (PC) and Short ServiceCommission (SSC) cadres. For such entries, theapplications are invited and short listed atIntegrated Headquarters of the Ministry ofDefence (Navy). The short listed candidates arethen sent for SSB interviews. Thereafter, a meritlist, comprising qualified candidates, is prepared

as per the availability of vacancies.Recruitment for the Non-UPSCentries is made for the followingBranches/ Cadres of the Navy:-

(i) Executive: Short ServiceCommission for Air Traffic Control/Law/ Logistic/ Naval ArmamentInspectorate (NAI)/ Hydro cadresand also Permanent Commissionfor Law/ NAI Cadres.

(ii) Engineering (Including NavalArchitects): Short Service Commissionthrough University Entry Scheme (UES),Special Naval Architects Entry Scheme(SNAES) & SSC (E) Schemes. PermanentCommission through 10+2 (Tech) Scheme.

(iii) Electrical Engineering: SSC entrythrough UES and SSC(L) Schemes.Permanent Commission is through 10+2(Tech) Scheme.

(iv) Education Branch: PermanentCommission and Short ServiceCommission schemes exist for this branch.

(v) 10+2 (Tech) Scheme: The Scheme is aPermanent Commission entry forcommission in the Engineering andElectrical branches of the Indian Navy.

Women are beinginducted into the Navy,as Short ServiceCommission officersin the Executive (ATC,Law & Logistic Cadres)and the EducationBranch.

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Under the scheme, candidates with 10 +2(PCM) pass qualification, after selectionthrough the Services Selection Board, aresent to the Naval Academy for the NavalOrientation Course. Thereafter, theyundergo a four-year Engineering course atINS Shivaji/ Valsura. On successfulcompletion of the course they are grantedPermanent Commission in the Electricaland Engineering branches of the Navy.

(vi) University Entry Scheme (UES): TheUES has been re-launched w.e.f. August2005 course, as a Short ServiceCommission Scheme. Final and Pre-Finalyear Engineering students are eligible forinduction into the technical Branches/Cadres of the Navy. Naval selection teamsvisit AICTE approvedengineering colleges, acrossthe country, to shortlist thecandidates. The short listedcandidates, based on All Indiamerit, are called for interviewat the Services SelectionBoard. The successfulcandidates, thereafter, are putthrough the medical tests.Final selection is based on all India meriton the basis of marks obtained in the SSBinterviews.

(vii) Women Officers: Women are beinginducted into the Navy, as Short ServiceCommission (SSC) officers in the Executive(ATC, Law & Logistic Cadres) and theEducation Branch.

(viii) Recruitment through NCC: Universitygraduates possessing NCC ‘C’ certificate,with minimum ‘B’ grading and 50% marksin the graduation degree examination, areinducted into the Navy as regularcommissioned officers. These graduatesare exempted from appearing in the CDSE

and are selected through the SSB interview

only. They join the Naval Academy for

Naval Orientation Course (NOC) along with

the CDSE cadets.

(ix) Special Naval Architecture Entry Scheme:Government has recently approved the

induction of 45 Naval Architect officers into

the Naval Architecture Cadre of the

Engineering Branch of the Indian Navy, as

Short Service Commission Officers, under

a Special scheme of ‘Special Naval

Architects Entry Scheme’ (SNAES). An

empowered Naval team visits IIT

Kharagpur, IIT Chennai, Cochin University

of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and

Andhra University, where B Tech (Naval

Architecture) course is conducted, to select

the candidates through campus

interviews. The selected candidates

undergo medical examination at the

nearest Military Hospital and, if

found fit, are sent for training.

10.10 Recruitment of Sailors:Recruitment of sailors in the Navy

is also carried out through a

process of a written examination, physical fitness

test and medical examination.

10.11 Types of Entries: The various entries, for

recruitment of sailors, are as follows:-

(i) Artificer Apprentices (AAs) – 10+2 (PCM).

(ii) Direct Entry (Diploma Holders) [DE (DH)] –

Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/

Electronics/ Production/ Aeronautical/

Metallurgy/ Shipbuilding.

(iii) Matric Entry Recruits – Matriculation.

(iv) Non-Matric Entry Recruits – Below Matric.

(v) Direct Entry Petty Officer (Outstanding

Sportsmen).

Recruitment of sailorsin the Navy is alsocarried out after aprocess of a writtenexamination, physicalfitness test andmedical examination.

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INDIAN AIR FORCE

10.12 Officers’ Selection in Indian Air Force:UPSC Entries for Indian Air Force is confined toFlying Branch only. For Technical and Non-Technical branches recruitment is carried outthrough various direct entries by AirHeadquarters. The details of such entries/schemes are given in the following paras.

10.13 Aspiring Engineering Graduates, bothMen and Women, undergoEngineering Knowledge Test (EKT)held at different Air Force Stationsfollowed by selection tests at AirForce Selection Boards.Candidates selected forAeronautical Engineering Branchesundergo basic training at Air ForceAcademy (AFA) followed byspecialised training at Air ForceTechnical College (AFTC),Bangalore. On successfulcompletion of 74 weeks training, they are inductedin Electronics and Mechanical streams. Final/ pre-final year students in the specified Engineeringdisciplines are eligible for induction throughUniversity Entry Scheme (UES).

10.14 Post Graduate and Graduate candidates,both Men and Women, aspiring to join Non-Technical Branches viz., Administration, Logistics,Accounts, Education and Meteorology undergoa Common Entrance Test (CET)held twice a year at various AirForce Stations followed byselection tests at Air ForceSelection Boards. Selectedcandidates undergo 52 weeks oftraining.

10.15 Service EntryCommission (SEC): ErstwhileBranch Commissioning Entry andSenior Non-Commissioned Officer

(SNCO ) Commissioning Entry were merged toService Entry Commission (SEC) for bothTechnical and Non-Technical Branches to providean opportunity for deserving adequatelyexperienced Airmen to become commissionedofficers. Under this entry, serving Airmen withminimum 10 years of service (five years in the caseof Education Instructors) of technical and non-technical trades of the rank of Sergeant and above,upto the age of 42 years and with minimum

educational qualification of 10+2, areeligible to apply for commissioning.All those who qualify in CommonScreening Test (CST) held twice ayear undergo selection tests at AirForce Selection Boards. Finallyselected candidates undergo 74weeks/ 52 weeks of training to becommissioned in AeronauticalEngineering Branches/ Non-Technical Branches.

10.16 Selection of Airmen: Theselection of suitable candidates for enrolment asAirmen is carried out through a centralizedselection system on All India basis by CentralAirmen Selection Board, located at New Delhi withthe help of fourteen Selection Centres spread allover the country. Besides, the scheduledSelection Tests are held periodically on all Indiabasis, Recruitment Rallies are also conducted indifferent parts of the country to provide an

opportunity to even remote and lowresponse areas.

COAST GUARD

10.17 Recruitment of Officers:The recruitment of officers into theCoast Guard is in two main streamsi.e. General Duty and Technical.General Duty has two sub branchesi.e. General Service and GeneralDuty (Pilot Navigator).

UPSC Entries forIndian Air Force isconfined to FlyingBranch only. ForTechnical and Non-Technical branches,recruitment is carriedout through variousdirect entries by AirHeadquarters.

The recruitment ofofficers into the CoastGuard is in two mainstreams i.e. GeneralDuty and Technical.General Duty has twosub branches i.e.General Service andGeneral Duty (PilotNavigator).

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10.18 The selection of officers is made througha Selection Board. Candidates responding to avacancy advertisement are short-listed in aprescribed ratio for a preliminary screening testand a screening interview by a PreliminarySelection Board. The candidates short-listed byPreliminary Selection Board are then subjectedto tests, personal interview, psychological andgroup tasks by Final Selection Board at NOIDAin Uttar Pradesh. The successful candidatesopting for General Duty (Pilot/ Navigator) arefurther subjected to Pilot Aptitude Battery Test atthe Air Force Selection Board.

10.19 Recruitment of PersonnelBelow Officers Rank: The CoastGuard has the following types ofentries for personnel below officersrank :-

(a) Direct Entry Diploma Holder(3 years diploma)

(b) Navik(General Duty)12th

(Science stream pass entry)

(c) Navik(Domestic Branch)(10th

pass)

10.20 The recruitment is madethrough various centers spread all over India. Thecandidates are selected for the availablevacancies on the basis of written, medical andphysical fitness test. Relaxation of age andqualification is admissible for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classesas per existing Government orders.

10.21 Recruitment of Women: Women arerecruited only as officers. The selection processfor women candidates is similar to that for the malecandidates. Women officers are posted in non-sea going posts and are also being inducted aspilots.

10.22 Training of Coast Guard Personnel:The basic training for Coast Guard is undertaken

at naval institutions. For specialised training onsubjects which are specific to Coast Guard likeSearch and Rescue/Pollution Control, MaritimeLaw Enforcement etc., a permanent Coast GuardTraining Centre is being planned during the XIPlan. At present Coast Guard mandated trainingis being conducted at Coast Guard TrainingCentre, Kochi as an interim arrangement.

TRAINING FOR DEFENCE SERVICES

10.23 A large number of training institutions inthe Defence Sector work in coordination with oneanother. The important ones are described in the

following paragraphs:

SAINIK SCHOOLS

10.24 Sainik Schools wereestablished as joint venture of theCentral and State Governments.These are under the overallgovernance of Sainik SchoolsSociety. At present there are 20Sainik Schools located at Nagrota(Jammu & Kashmir), Sujanpur Tira(Himachal Pradesh), Kapurthala(Punjab), Kunjpura (Haryana),Chittorgarh (Rajasthan), Ghorakhal

(Uttarakhand), Rewa (Madhya Pradesh),Gopalganj & Nalanda (Bihar), Tilaiya (Jharkhand),Goalpara (Assam), Purulia (West Bengal),Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Balachadi (Gujarat),Satara (Maharashtra), Korukonda (AndhraPradesh), Imphal (Manipur), Bijapur (Karnataka),Amravatinagar (Tamil Nadu) and Kazhakootam(Kerala). Sainik School Punglwa in Nagaland, the21st member of the Sainik School family, is allset to start functioning from the academic sessioncommencing from April 2007.

10.25 The objectives of Sainik Schools includebringing quality public school education within thereach of the common man, all round developmentof a child’s personality and to remove regional

The objectives ofSainik Schools includebringing quality publicschool educationwithin the reach of thecommon man, allround development ofa child’s personalityand to remove regionalimbalance in theofficers’ cadre of theArmed Forces.

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imbalance in the officers’ cadre of the ArmedForces. The Sainik Schools prepare boysacademically, physically and mentally to joinArmed Forces through the National DefenceAcademy (NDA).

10.26 Sainik Schools admit boys in classes VIand IX. Their age should be 10-11 years for classVI and 13-14 years for class IX as on 1st July ofthe year in which admission is sought.Admissions are made strictly in the order of meriton the basis of an All India Entrance Examinationheld in January each year.

10.27 The entrance examination includes awritten examination and an interview. Admissionis further subject to the candidates being foundmedically fit according to medical standardsprescribed for entry to National Defence Academy.

10.28 Admission to class XI on the basis of classX Board examination results was introduced inSainik Schools from the academic session 2006-07 in order to achieve optimum utilization ofavailable infrastructure and to provide a morecompetitive environment to the aspiring cadets.

10.29 Sainik Schools are wholly residentialschools run on public school lines. All the SainikSchools are also members of the All India PublicSchools Conference. They offer a commoncurriculum and are affiliated to the Central Boardof Secondary Education, New Delhi and followthe 10+2 pattern of education.

10.30 The schools impart instructions in Englishmedium although knowledge of English is not apre-requisite for admission. The schools offer onlyscience stream at the plus-two level, enablingcandidates to appear for the NDA entranceexamination.

MILITARY SCHOOLS

10.31 The Five Military Schools affiliated toCBSE are functioning at Ajmer, Bangalore,

Belgaum, Dholpur and Chail. The MilitarySchools admit boys in class VI, based on theresults of an all India Entrance Examination.While 67% seats are reserved for the wards ofJCOs/ ORs called ‘entitled category’, of the 33%non-entitled category seats, 20% are reserved forwards of service officers.

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY(NDA)

10.32 The National Defence Academy (NDA) isthe country’s premier inter-service training institution.It has the unique distinction of being one of the firstinstitutions in the world to impart combined trainingto officer cadets of the Armed Forces.

10.33 The three years course at the NDA iscovered in six semesters during which a bond offriendship and respect for each other’s servicedevelops. On conclusion of this training, thecadets proceed to their respective ServiceAcademies for further training before beingcommissioned as officers in the Armed Forces.

RASHTRIYA INDIAN MILITARYCOLLEGE (RIMC)

10.34 The Rashtriya Indian Military College(RIMC) was founded on March 13, 1922, with theobjective of providing the necessary preliminarytraining for boys of Indian birth or domicile, wishingto become officers in the Armed Forces of India.The institution now serves as a feeder institute tothe National Defence Academy.

10.35 Selection for RIMC is through a writtenexamination cum viva voce conducted throughthe State Governments. Seats for respectiveStates are reserved based on population. Theintake into the RIMC is biannual, in January andJuly. The maximum strength of RIMC is 250. Theintake is at Class VIII for boys in the age groups11½ to 13 years. The college runs classes inscience stream on 10+2 CBSE pattern.

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INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY (IMA),DEHRADUN

10.36 Founded in 1932, Indian MilitaryAcademy, Dehradun aims at the fullestdevelopment of intellectual, moral and physicalqualities of persons joining the Army as officers.

10.37 The various modes of entry into IMA are:-

(a) On graduation from NDA.

(b) On graduation from Army Cadet College,which is a Wing of the IMA itself.

(c) Direct Entry graduate cadets, who qualify theUnion Public Service Commission Exam andget through the Services Selection Board.

(d) For Technical Graduate’s Course (TGC).

(e) Under University EntryScheme (UES) forengineering college studentsin Final/ Pre-Final year ofstudies.

(f) Through 10+2 TechnicalEntry Scheme (TES)

10.38 The IMA also impartstraining to Gentlemen Cadets fromfriendly countries.

OFFICER TRAININGACADEMY (OTA), CHENNAI

10.39 Established in 1963, the Officers TrainingSchool (OTS) was redesignated as OfficersTraining Academy (OTA) from January 1, 1988on completion of 25 years of its existence. Itsmain task, before 1965 was to train GentlemenCadets for grant of Emergency Commission.From 1965 onwards, the Academy has startedtraining cadets for Short Service Commission.

10.40 With the entry of women officers in theArmy since September 21, 1992, around 100lady officers now get commissioned from OTA

every year in Army Service Corps, ArmyEducation Corps, Judge Advocate General’sDepartment, Corps of Engineers, Signals andElectrical and Mechanical Engineers.

10.41 The OTA impart pre-commission trainingfor the following:-

(a) Short Service Commission (Non Technical)for Graduates.

(b) Short Service Commission (Technical) forGraduates.

(c) Short Service Commission (Woman) forGraduate/ Post Graduate Lady Cadets.

ARMY WAR COLLEGE, MHOW

10.42 Re-designated as the Army War Collegefrom January 15, 2003, the earlierCollege of Combat was created outof Infantry School and establishedas an independent institution onApril 1, 1971. A premier all armstactical training Institution forofficers, the AWC performs theimportant functions of evaluation ofnew concepts and doctrines in thefields of tactics and logistics.

Courses:

(a) Higher CommandCourse: The course aims to train officersfor higher command, with particularreference to command of a division and forholding senior staff appointments. Thecourse of 40 weeks duration is run only forIndian officers from the three Services. 55officers are trained every year.

(b) Senior Command Course: The courseaims to train selected Major/ LieutenantColonels and equivalent rank officers of allarms and services in tactical employmentof a Battalion/ Combat Group as part of a

Army War College, is apremier All ArmsTactical TrainingInstitution for officersand performs theimportant functions ofevaluation of newconcepts anddoctrines in the fieldsof tactics and logistics.

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Brigade or Combat command incooperation with air and other arms andservices, as also, in the training andadministration of a unit in peace and war.Each course is of 13 weeks duration.Approximately 10% vacancies are offeredto friendly foreign countries, Para MilitaryForces and Central Police Organizations.Three such courses are conducted everyyear.

(c) Junior Command Course: This courseaims to train officers of all arms and servicesin the tactical employment of a RifleCompany/ Combat Team as part ofBattalion Group or Combat Group, incooperation with air and other arms andservices, as also in training andadministration of a sub unit in peace andwar. A course is of 10 weeks duration andtrains 400 officers. Approximately 10%vacancies are offered to friendly foreigncountries, Para Military Forces and CentralPolice Organizations. Four such coursesare conducted every year.

(d) Formation Commanders OrientationProgramme (FCOP): Theaim of the programme is toprepare potential divisionalcommanders for command oftheir formations. Theprogramme is run for fourweeks every year and ismeant only for IndianOfficers.

JUNIOR LEADERS WING(JLW), BELGAUM

10.43 The Junior Leaders Wing at Belgaum istraining junior officers, JCOs and NCOs in Sub-Unit level Tactical and Special MissionTechniques to enable them to carry out assignedoperational missions in varied terrain under

severe stress and strain and be able to commandand administer their Sub-Units effectively in warand peace. It trains officers and NCOs of Army,Para Military Forces, Central Police Organisationsand friendly foreign countries in commando typeof operations and makes them capable of eitherforming part of special mission groups or leadingindependent missions in all types of terrain andoperational environment.

JUNIOR LEADERS ACADEMY (JLA),BAREILLY

10.44 Junior Leaders Academy was set up in1998 with the aim of imparting institutionalisedtraining in leadership and related subjects to theJunior Leaders i.e. JCOs and Sr NCOs of all armsand services with a view to making them moreeffective.

10.45 Courses: The following courses areconducted for JCOs/ NCOs of all Arms andServices:-

(a) Junior Leaders Course (JLC): It is a sixweek course for newly promoted JCOs andSenior NCOs (approved for promotion to beJCOs). Six courses are conducted to train

3,240 students.

(b) Potential SubedarMajors (PSMs) OrientationCourse: It is a four week coursefor 108 newly promoted SubedarMajors or Senior Subedars(approved for promotion to SubedarMajors). Six couses are conductedannually to train 640 students.

JUNIOR LEADERSACADEMY (JLA), RAMGARH

10.46 Considering the need for more trainingfacilities, it was decided to raise another JLA atRamgarh in Bihar in 2001. The JLA Ramgarh hasbeen organized on the same lines as JLA Bareilly.

The aim of the HighAltitude WarfareSchool is to trainselected personnel inall aspects of highaltitude mountainwarfare and developtechniques for fightingin such terrains.

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The institution has been imparting training fromFebruary 2003 to 648 candidates every year.

HIGH ALTITUDE WARFARE SCHOOL(HAWS), GULMARG

10.47 The aim of the School is to train selectedpersonnel in all aspects of high altitude (HA)mountain warfare and develop techniques forfighting in such terrains. HAWS conducts twoseries of courses, viz, Mountain Warfare (MW)and Winter Warfare (WW) at Sonamarg andGulmarg respectively for officers, JCOs andNCOs. The training periods broadly run fromJanuary to April (WW Series) and May to October(MW Series). Personnel from the school havescaled some of the important peaks in the worldincluding Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga amd Mt.Mckinley in the USA.

COUNTER INSURGENCY & JUNGLEWARFARE SCHOOL (CIJW),VEIRANGTE

10.48 The CIJW conducts courses for Officers,JCOs/ NCOs in counter insurgency techniques,language courses in Assamese, Bodo,Nagamese, Manipuri/ Tangkhul as also impartsPre-induction Training (PIT) for all units prior toinduction into insurgency areas.

COUNTER INSURGENCY PREINDUCTION TRAINING

BATTLE SCHOOLS

10.49 Since the capacity of CIJW School waslimited and on account of peculiar operationalsituation and administrative problems ofmovement of units, it was considered necessaryto impart training to units at places closer to theirareas of operation, more Corps Battle Schoolsfrom within the resources of the Army have beenestablished at Kheru, Sarol and Bhalra for unitsmoving into Northern Command and at

Thakurbari for units moving into Assam andMeghalaya. Besides training for counterinsurgency, these schools especially in theNorthern Command are training units for their rolealong the line of control and high altitude.

INFANTRY SCHOOL, MHOW

10.50 The Infantry School is the largest andoldest military training institution of the IndianArmy. Courses conducted at Infantry schoolsare Young Officers Course, Platoon WeaponCourse, Mortar Course, Anti Tank & GuidedMissile Course, Medium Machine Gun &Automatic Grenade Launcher (J/N) Course,Section Commanders Course, Automatic DataProcessing Course, Sniper Course andSupport Weapon Course. The institution istraining Officers, JCOs and ORs of not onlyinfantry but other arms and services also,besides Para Military Forces and Civil PoliceOrganisations. The institution is at presenttraining more than 7,000 Officers, JCOs andNCOs in a year.

COLLEGE OF MATERIALSMANAGEMENT

10.51 The College owes its lineage to IndianArmy Ordnance Corps (IAOC) School ofInstruction established at Kirkee in October, 1925.The School was later re-designated as IAOCTraining Centre in February, 1939 and shifted toits present location at Jabalpur. In January, 1950,The IAOC School became the Army OrdnanceCorps (AOC) School. The AOC School wasrenamed as College of Materials Management(CMM) and affiliated to the University of Jabalpur(Rani Durgavati Vishwa Vidhyalaya) in 1987. TheCMM attained an autonomous status in 1990. TheCollege is also registered as a ‘GovernmentCollege’ with the University Grants Commission.It also has the approval of All India Council ofTechnical Education (AICTE).

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10.52 The National Assessment andAccreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomousbody constituted under the UGC Act has awardedFive Star (Highest) Accreditation to the College.The college imparts necessary institutionaltraining to all ranks of AOC and civilians entrustedwith management of Ordnance support in theIndian Army. It also imparts training in handlingunit administration and material management toselected Officers, JCOs and Other Ranks of allarms and services.

SCHOOL OF ARTILLERY, DEOLALI

10.53 The School of Artillery, Deolali, theacademic centre for various sub-disciplines of thescience and methodology of artillery warfareimparts technical training to Officers, JCOs andNCOs on artillery weapons and systemsincluding training of pilots for Air Observation Postduties. Besides, the review of doctrines, studyand trials of artillery equipment, both Indian andforeign, is also carried out,

10.54 Apart from a large number of Officers,JCOs and NCOs of the Indian Army, the schoolhas also trained several officers and personnelfrom friendly foreign countries during the year.

ARMY AIR DEFENCE COLLEGE,GOPALPUR

10.55 The Army Air Defence College (AADC)earlier functioned as a wing of School of Artillery,Deolali till October, 1989, when it was moved toGopalpur before separation of Air DefenceArtillery from the main branch of Artillery. Thecollege trains personnel of Air Defence Artillery,other arms and armed forces personnel of friendlyforeign countries in Air Defence related subjects.

10.56 The AADC conducts a number of courses.Some of the courses are Long Gunnery StaffCourse (Officers), Young Officers Course,Electronic Warfare Course, Senior Command Air

Defence Course, Long Gunnery Staff Course,Junior Commissioned Officer/ Non CommissionedOfficer, Technical Instructors Fire Control Course,Aircraft Recognition Course, Unit Instructors andCrew Based Training and Automated DataProcessing Course.

ARMY SERVICE CORPS (ASC)CENTRE AND COLLEGE,BANGALORE.

10.57 Army Service Corps Centre (South) andArmy School of Mechanical Transport weremerged with ASC Centre at Bangalore to establishArmy Service Corps Centre and College atBangalore on May 1, 1999. It is a premier traininginstitute imparting basic and advanced training inmultifarious disciplines viz logistics management,transport management, catering, automated dataprocessing etc to Officers, Junior CommissionedOfficers, Other Ranks and recruits of ArmyService Corps as well as other arms and services.

10.58 Since 1992, the ASC College has beenaffiliated to Rohilkhand University, Bareilly foraward of diplomas/ degrees in Logistics andResource Management.

ARMY EDUCATION CORPS TRAININGCOLLEGE AND CENTRE,PACHMARHI

10.59 The AEC Training College & Centre,Pachmarhi is a Defence Seat of Excellence inEducational Training in the Armed Forces. Onlyone of its kind, it is both a Category ‘A’establishment and a Cat ‘A’ Regimental Centre.It is also an Autonomous College affiliated toBarkatullah University, Bhopal with academic andadministrative powers to design, conduct, test andaward its own courses and degrees.

10.60 The Department of Map Craft runs a tenweek long Map Reading Instructors Course for

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AEC Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank(PBOR) of all Arms and Services of Indian Army,Para Military Forces personnel and personnelfrom friendly foreign countries.

10.61 The 12-week long Unit EducationInstructors (UEI) Course trains ORsfrom all Arms and Services of theIndian Army to be effectiveinstructors in their Units.

10.62 The Foreign LanguageWing (FLW), which is one of thethree Divisions of the AEC TrainingCollege & Centre, a premier nodeof foreign language training, not onlyin the Armed Forces but also in thenational academic environment hastwo digitized language labs, eachwith a capacity of 20 students.

MILITARY MUSIC WING, PACHMARHI

10.63 The Military Music Wing (MMW) raisedin October, 1950 under the patronage of the thenC-in-C Gen (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa,OBE as a part of the AEC Training College &Centre, Pachmarhi has a rich treasure of morethan 200 musical compositions to its credit andhas also excelled in maintaining the standard ofmilitary music in India through a diverse range ofcourses designed to train the recruit bandsmen,pipers and drummers .

REMOUNT AND VETERINARY CORPSCENTRE AND SCHOOL, MEERUT

10.64 The Remount and Veterinary Corps(RVC) Centre and School, located in Meerut,aims at training officers and PBORs of all Armsand Services on animal management andveterinary aspects. Eleven courses for officersand six for PBORs are conducted. The totalstrength of students being trained is 250.

ARMY SPORTS INSTITUTE (ASI),PUNE

10.65 With a view to producing prospectivemedal winners at international sporting events,the Army Sports Institute at Pune has been set

up alongwith Army Sports Nodesin selected disciplines at variousplaces in the country. Appropriatefunds have been earmarked forstate-of-the-art infrastructure andequipment coupled with food,habitat, foreign exposure andtraining under foreign coaches.

ARMY SCHOOL OFPHYSICAL TRAINING,PUNE

10.66 Army School of PhysicalTraining(ASPT) a premier institution impartingsystematic and comprehensive instruction topersonnel of the Army regarding the conduct ofphysical training in units and sub units, alsoimparts basic training in Sports and Games witha view to improving the standard in the Army andcomplement physical training through recreationin games and sports. These courses are attendedby Officers, JCOs and ORs of the Army, ParaMilitary Forces and service personnel fromfriendly foreign countries. In collaboration withNational Institute of Sports ASPT has started sixallied sports in Boxing, Volleyball, Basketball,Swimming and Life Saving, Judo and YogaCourses for PBORs.

COMBAT ARMY AVIATOR TRAININGSCHOOL (CAATS), NASIK ROAD

10.67 Combat Army Aviator TrainingSchool(CAATS) raised at Nasik Road in May 2003aims to train aviators in aviation skills and handlingof aviation units in various operations of war, to

With a view toproducing prospectivemedal winner atInternational sportingevents, the ArmySports Institute hasbeen set up at Punealongwith Army SportsNodes in selecteddisciplines at variousplaces in the country.

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train aviation instructors to develop StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs) and also to assistArmy Training Command in development ofAviation Tactical Doctrine in synergy with groundtroops. The courses identified to be run in theSchool are Pre-Basic Pilot Course, Basic ArmyAviation Course, Pre-Qualified Flying InstructorCourse, Aviation Instructor Helicopter Course,Helicopter Conversion on type, FlightCommanders Course and New EquipmentCourse.

COLLEGE OF MILITARYENGINEERING (CME), PUNE

10.68 The College of Military Engineering atPune is a premier technical institution conductingtraining for personnel of the Corps of Engineers,other Arms and Services, Navy, Air Force, ParaMilitary Forces, Police and Civilians. Besides,personnel from friendly foreign countries are alsotrained. CME is affiliated to Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) for the award of B. Tech and M.Tech degrees. All India Council for TechnicalEducation (AICTE) also recognizes the graduateand post graduate courses run by the CME. TheCollege trains on an average 1500 officers and800 PBORs every year.

MILITARY COLLEGE OFELECTRONICS AND MECHANICALENGINEERING (MCEME),SECUNDERABAD

10.69 The role of MCEME is to provide technicaleducation to all ranks of EME, including civilians,in various disciplines of engineering, weaponsystems and equipment with special reference totheir maintenance, repairs and inspection and toprovide training in management and tactics atsenior, middle and supervisory levels. TheMCEME is designed to train 1760 personnel (allranks). It conducts 13 courses for officers and61 different courses for PBORs.

10.70 As part of the continuous up-gradation ofthe existing training infrastructure training bayshave been renovated and tubular models of SubSystems/ Sub Assemblies of equipment havebeen placed. Certain integrated bays forequipment with all training aids have also beenestablished.

10.71 Computer Based Training Packages(CBTs) and digitised charts have been developedwhich contain exhaustive technical information onthe functioning, repair, maintenance, servicingaspects and the correct usage of the electricaland electronics portion of equipment being taughtat MCEME.

CORPS OF MILITARY POLICECENTRE AND SCHOOL, BANGALORE

10.72 The role of the School is to train officersand PBORs on military and police duties in law,investigation, traffic control etc. Four courses forofficers and fourteen courses for PBORs arebeing conducted. The total strength of studentsbeing trained is 910.

ARMY AIRBORNE TRAININGSCHOOL (AATS), AGRA

10.73 The Army Airborne Training School(AATS) was previously designated as Army AirTransport Support School (AATSS). In responseto the need to concentrate all Airborne Trainingunder one single agency, the Army Air TransportSupport School was redesignated as ArmyAirborne School with effect from January 15,1992.

MILITARY COLLEGE OFTELECOMMUNICATIONENGINEERING (MCTE), MHOW

10.74 MCTE, Mhow trains signal Officers inCombat Communication, Electronic Warfare,Communication Engineering, Computer

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Technology, Regimental Signal Communicationsand Cryptology. Besides the five TrainingFaculties and Wings, the College has aDepartment of Administration to provideadministrative and logistic support to the staff andthe students, a Conceptual Studies Cell to evolvecommunication doctrines and produce trainingmaterial, a modern and well-stocked library, andan in house printing press. Trainees are providedwith an opportunity to study and train in a formalsetting to equip them with the requisite skills,knowledge and abilities for current as well asfuture tasks.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCETRAINING SCHOOL ANDDEPOT (MINTSD), PUNE

10.75 The Military IntelligenceTraining School and Depot(MINTSD) is a premier establishmentresponsible for imparting training onIntelligence Acquisition, CounterIntelligence and Security aspects toall ranks of the Indian Army, Navy,Air Force, and Para Military Forcesand personnel of friendly foreigncountries. Civilian officers of theDepartment of Revenue Intelligence are alsotrained at this establishment. The School has thecapacity to impart training to 90 officers and 130Junior Commissioned Officers/ NonCommissioned Officers of all the arms at a time.The School trains approximately over 350 Officersand 1100 Junior Commissioned Officers/ NonCommissioned Officers every year.

ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICALENGINEERING SCHOOL (EME),VADODARA

10.76 The EME School conducts post graduatelevel courses for officers and diploma andcertificate level courses for PBOR. A number of

foreign officers and PBOR from friendly foreigncountries have been attending various coursesconducted at EME School.

INSTITUTE OF MILITARY LAW,KAMPTEE

10.77 The Institute of Military Law wasestablished at Shimla. In 1989, the institute wasshifted to Kamptee. The charter of duties of theSchool includes a comprehensive system of legaleducation for officers of all arms and services ofthe Army. The School undertakes wide ranging

research, development anddissemination work in the field ofMilitary and allied laws.

ARMOURED CORPSCENTRE AND SCHOOL,AHMEDNAGAR

10.78 In 1948, the TrainingWings, the Recruits Training Centreand Armoured Corps Depot andRecords were shifted toAhmadnagar where the fightingVehicles School was alreadyfunctioning and they were all

amalgamated to form the Armoured Corps Centreand School and Armoured Corps Records. It hassix wings namely School of Armoured Warfare,School of Technical Training, Basic TrainingRegiment, Driving and Maintenance Regiment,Automotive Regiment and Armament andElectronics Regiment for Specialized training inthese disciplines.

FOREIGN TRAINING

10.79 With the interest of foreign armies fortraining in Indian Army establishments increasingconsiderably, the Army personnel fromneighbouring countries, South East Asia, CentralAsian Republics (CAR), African continent and afew developed countries are being trained in India.

The MilitaryIntelligence TrainingSchool and Depot isresponsible forimparting training onIntelligenceAcquisition, CounterIntelligence andSecurity aspects to allranks of the IndianArmy, Navy, Air Forceand Para MilitaryForces.

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10.80 Under the Indian Technical and EconomicCooperation (ITEC) programme of Ministry ofExternal Affairs, the Government of India providesassistance to the developing and under developednations. Courses are also availed by Nepal andBhutan under Special Aid Programme of theMinistry of Defence. Under this programme,

personnel from developing countries get trainingin service institutions either free of cost or atsubsidized rates. Developed western countriesalso send their officers for training in theseinstitutions on reciprocal and self financing basisby paying cost of training and other relatedcharges.

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RESETTLEMENT AND WELFARE OF

EX-SERVICEMEN

Raksha Pension Adalat organised at Bhopal

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11.1 The Department of Ex-servicemen (ESM)Welfare formulates various policies for the welfareand resettlement of ESM in the country. TheDepartment has two Divisions, Resettlement andPension Division and is assisted by two InterServices Organisations, Directorate General ofResettlement (DGR) and Kendriya Sainik Board(KSB). While the KSB, which is headed byRaksha Mantri as an ex-officio President of theBoard, lays down general policies for the welfareof ESM and their dependents and also foradministration of welfare funds, the office ofDirectorate General of Resettlement implementsvarious policies/ schemes/ programmes of theGovernment. The Directorate General ofResettlement has five Director ResettlementZones (DRZs) in five Army Commands.

11.2 The KSB/ Directorate General ofResettlement are also assisted in their task byvarious Rajya SainikBoards(RSBs)/ Zila Sainik Boardswhich are under the administrativecontrol of respective StateGovernments. The Government ofIndia bears 50% of the expenditureincurred on the organization ofRSBs while the remaining 50%expenditure is borne by therespective State Governments,since the welfare and resettlementof ESM is the joint responsibility ofthe Central Government as well as the StateGovernments.

11.3 The 26th meeting of the Kendriya SainikBoard was held under the Chairmanship ofRaksha Mantri in New Delhi on June 28, 2006.Besides others, Governors of Goa, Punjab andChandigarh (UT), Lt. Governors of Andaman &Nicobar and Pondicherry, Chief Ministers ofHaryana, Jharkhand and Delhi attended themeeting. The focus of the meeting was on theconcerted efforts to be made by the Central andState Governments to provide re-settlement andwelfare facilities to ex-servicemen, widows andtheir dependents.

RESETTLEMENT

11.4 The primary thrust of the DirectorateGeneral of Resettlement, Kendriya Sainik Board,Rajya Sainik Boards and Zila sainik Boards is ondignified resettlement of ex-servicemen. Effortsare made to explore various avenues for their

employment. To re-settle/ re-employ ex-servicemen, the CentralGovernment arranges thefollowing:-

(a) Training programmes toreorient retiring Defence personneltowards civil employment;

(b) Reservation of posts forproviding employment opportunitiesin government/ semi-government/public sector organisations and

assistance in employment with corporatesector;

T he Department of Ex-servicemen Welfareformulates various policies for the welfare and

resettlement of ESM in the country.

The primary thrust ofthe Directorate Generalof Resettlement,Kendriya Sainik Board,Rajya Sainik Boardsand Zila Sainik Boardsis on dignifiedresettlement of ex-servicemen.

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(c) Schemes for self-employment; and

(d) Assistance in entrepreneurship and settingup small scale industries.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

11.5 Training for preparing ex-servicemen andretiring service personnel for their resettlementin civil life is one of the major functions entrustedto the Directorate General of Resettlement. Thisyear the Directorate General of Resettlement hasintroduced some new courses, which will providenationally/ internationally accepted certification tofacilitate retired persons to get quick employmentwithin/ outside the country. The programmeincludes courses on information technology,managerial science, technical skills and agro-based industries.

11.6 Officers’ Training: TheDirectorate General ofResettlement organizesemployment-oriented trainingprogrammes for officers to enhancetheir qualifications and enable themto seek suitable employment afterretirement. The ResettlementTraining Programmes range fromvocational courses of three months’duration to degree/ diplomacourses, via distant learningprogramme, of up to one yearduration. The courses areconducted in multifarious fields likeInformation Technology, Security Services,Entrepreneurship Development, BusinessAdministration, Personnel Management, HotelManagement, Tourism, Human ResourcesDevelopment, Law, Insurance and miscellaneoustopics. Recently, management courses of sixmonths duration have been introduced atManagement Development Institute, Gurgaonand Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad,Indore, Bangalore and Kolkata. These courses

have received an overwhelming response fromofficers and resulted in good job placements inthe corporate sector. Computer diploma coursesof six months have also been introduced in variousinstitutions across the country. Besides this,especially designed twelve week programmes inTraining the Trainers, Disaster Management andSupply Chain Management have also beenintroduced for officers looking to build successfulnew careers in the corporate/ self-entrepreneurialsectors. In order to provide resettlementopportunities to Senior Officers of the rank ofBrigadier equivalent and above, DGR has alsointroduced Independent Directors’ Courses at MDIGurgaon and Bombay Chartered AccountantsSociety, Mumbai jointly with SP Jain Institute of

Management & Research. A totalof 11 Lt Generals and 12 MajGenerals attended the IndependentDirectors Course at MDI heldrecently.

11.7 Junior CommissionedOfficers (JCOs)/ Other Ranks(ORs) Equivalent Training:Resettlement Training Programmesfor Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks and their equivalentare carried out under two differentheads, viz. Vocational Training andITI Training. The training coursesare conducted in diversified fieldsfor a duration of upto one year in

government, semi-government and privateinstitutes spread all over the country. The salientfields covered are Security Services,Management, Information Technology, Travel &Tourism including Adventure Tourism,Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management,Technical (including medical) trades, non-technical trades, secretarial support services,agro-based industry and many othermiscellaneous trades. For the Year 2007-08, 24

Ex-ServicemenTraining scheme isprimarily meant forthose ESM who couldnot avail the facility ofresettlement trainingwhile in service. Thecourse is free of costfor the ESM and thestipend paid to eachtrainee has also beenenhanced from Rs.700/- to 1000/- from theyear 2006-07.

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week Management courses in renownedManagement Institutes have also beenintroduced for Personnel Below Officers Rank(PBOR) to improve their employment avenueswithin/ outside the country. Three day capsuleson Second Career Transition/ Preparation havealso been introduced in all Regimental Centresacross the country for retiring PBOR in order toarm them with sufficient information for a smoothtransition to a second career in the civil market.The courses are conducted free of cost to thePBOR and the institutes are paid directly throughthe DGR budget.

11.8 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) Training: Underthis scheme, funds are allotted to Rajya SainikBoards for conducting vocational training for ESMin their States. The scheme is primarily meantfor those ESM who could not avail the facility ofresettlement training while in service. Thescheme has also been extended to the widow/one dependent of an ESM, irrespective of whether

Naval Placement Cell at Visakhapatnam

his death is attributable to military service or not.The list of courses has been increased to include67 disciplines and virtually covers every fieldunder which an ESM could find suitable job. Thecourse is free of cost for the ESM and a stipendis paid to each trainee, the quantum of which hasbeen enhanced from Rs. 700/- to Rs. 1000/- fromthe year 2006-07.

11.9 The details of personnel imparted trainingin various fields during the last three years aregiven in Table No. 11.1: -

Table No. 11.1

SCHEME 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07Till Feb.

Officers’ Trg* 679 994 1345

PBOR Trg* 3016 5066 7369

* Training provided by Directorate General (DGR) to

retiring officials while in service.

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RE-EMPLOYMENT

11.10 The Central and State Governments providea number of concessions to ex-servicemen for their

re-employment inCentral/ StateGovernment posts.These includereservation of posts/relaxation in ageand educationalq u a l i f i c a t i o n s ,exemption frompayment ofa p p l i c a t i o n /

examination fees, and priority in employment to thedisabled ESM and dependants of deceased servicepersonnel on compassionate grounds.

11.11 With a view to providing re-employmentto ex-servicemen, Ministry of Defence hasdecided to observe the year 2007 as the “Year ofPlacement of Ex-servicemen”. During the year,a special drive will be launched by DirectorGeneral, Resettlement to provide re-employmentto ex-servicemen. This will include organisingseminars, training courses and close interactionwith the industry and business houses, seekingtheir assistance in providing re-employment to ex-servicemen in private sector.

11.12 Reservation in Government Jobs: TheCentral Government has reserved 10% of Group‘C’ posts and 20% of Group ‘D’ posts for ESM,while central PSUs and nationalised banks provide14.5% reservation in Group ‘C’ and 24.5% in Group‘D’ posts. 10% posts of Assistant Commandantsin paramilitary forces are also reserved for ESM.In Defence Security Corps, 100% vacancies arereserved for ESM. In addition, most of the StateGovernments provide reservations to ESM in StateGovernment jobs.

11.13 Security Agencies: The DGR registers/sponsors private ex-servicemen security agencies

for providing security guards to various PSUs andindustries in the private sector. The scheme offersgood self-employment opportunities to retiredofficers and ex-PBORs in a field where they havesufficient expertise. Besides, some States haveset up ESM Corporations which are also providingsecurity services. The Department of PublicEnterprises (DPE) has issued instructions to allPSUs to get security personnel through State Ex-servicemen Corporations located in theconcerned State orDGR sponsoredSecurity Agencies.Through thisscheme about1800 ESM securityagencies havebeen empanelledand approximatelyover 1,30,000 ESMhave gainedemployment.

11.14 Placement of JCOs/ ORs: The Ex-servicemen, who have been providedemployment through Directorate GeneralResettlement and Zila Sainik Welfare Offices inthe States during the last five years are given inTable No. 11.2.

Table 11.2

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Central Govt 6844 5513 5459 4999 2436

State Govt 2219 3096 2517 2000 607

Private Sector 3064 3079 2963 2937 1014

Security Agencies 8679 9543 10939 12,110 14,000

11.15 Officer’s Employment: During theyear 2006, 528 officers have been registeredwith the DGR for employment assistance and2376 off icers have been sponsored for

With a view toproviding re-employment to ex-servicemen, Ministry ofDefence has decidedto observe the year2007 as the “Year ofPlacement of Ex-servicemen”.

The Department ofPublic Enterprises hadissued instructions toall PSUs to get securitypersonnel throughState Ex-servicemenCorporations locatedin the concerned Stateor DGR sponsoredSecurity Agencies.

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various employment opportunities. To spreadawareness about employment potential inex-defence personnel, seminars had beenorganized in conjunction with the Chambersof Commerce at New Delhi on August 3, 2006and at Kolkata on October 3, 2006. Toexp lore employment avenues for ex-servicemen in private sector, a seminar wasconducted by the DGR on January 12, 2007on “Defence – Industry Partnership inHuman Resource Management” TheSeminar was attended by eminent membersof Associated Chambers of Commerce andIndustry of India.

SCHEMES FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT

11.16 As it is not feasible to provide Governmentjobs to all ex-servicemen after their retirementfrom the Armed Forces, Government hasformulated several schemes for encouraging andgiving financial support by way of loans to ex-servicemen entrepreneurs intending to set upsmall and medium industries. Major self-employment schemes are SEMFEX-II, SEMFEX-III and National Equity Fund Scheme. Applicationsfor sanction of loans are submitted by ex-servicemen directly to concerned Zila SainikBoards in the States. These applications arescrutinised and those which satisfy eligibilitycriteria and other terms and conditions arerecommended for sanction of loan through SmallIndustries Development Bank of India (SIDBI),Central Cooperative Banks, State LandDevelopment Banks and Regional Rural Banksaided by National Bank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD) and the State Khadi andVillage Industries Board (KVIB)/ Banks aided bythe Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC).

11.17 SEMFEX –II Scheme: The Scheme hasbeen implemented with the assistance of NationalBank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(NABARD). It envisages to set up agriculture andallied activities including Small Road and WaterTransport Operators and also village, cottage, tinyand small scale industries in rural areas. There isno upper limit for loan in respect of projects underfarm sector including agro/ food processing units.The financial assistance in case of non-farmsector activities is available upto SSI limit forsetting up industries in rural areas. NABARDprovides interest free soft loan assistance tobanks to meet the margin money requirement.The primary lending institutions are CommercialBanks, Regional Rural Banks, State Co-operativeBanks, State Cooperative Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Banks, etc. This scheme isoperative from the year 1988-89. Since inception,Rs. 159.08 crore has been sanctioned to 28629ex-servicemen/ widows up to December, 2006.

11.18 SEMFEX –III Scheme: The Scheme isoperative in collaboration with the Khadi andVillage Industries Commission (KVIC). Themaximum loan limit for individual entrepreneurs,cooperative societies/ institutions and trusts is Rs.25 lakh per project to set up industries/ servicesector activities in rural areas. The financialassistance is available through the ScheduledCommercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Co-operative Banks, private Commercial Banks andother Financial Institutions of State and CentralGovernments, as approved by the KVIC. Themargin money grant (subsidy) is provided at therate of 30% of the project cost for the loan up to alimit of Rs. 10 lakh and above this amount up toRs. 25 lakh to the extent of 10% of the projectcost. The ex-servicemen borrowers are requiredto invest only 5% of the project cost as marginmoney. The KVIC Central Office has allocatedState/ UT – wise margin money grant to the StateKVIBs and the Regional KVICs to provide subsidyto the borrowers through the financial banks. Thisscheme is operative from the year 1992-93. Sinceinception, loan amounting Rs. 13.29 crore has

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been sanctioned to 1086 ex-servicemen/ widowsup to December, 2006.

11.19 National Equity Fund Scheme (NEF):The scheme has been launched in collaborationwith Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI). The financial assistance is available toset up projects in tiny/ small scale industrial sector,service enterprises and also for undertakingexpansion, technology up-gradation,modernisation and revival of viable sick units inSmall Scale Industry (SSI) Sector. The maximumloan limit is Rs 50 lakh per project. Soft loanassistance is available up to 25% of the projectcost subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh perproject. SIDBI provides re-finance to the financingbanks. Loan is available throughscheduled Commercial Banks,State Cooperative Banks, selectUrban Cooperative Banks, etc. Theprojects can be set up irrespectiveof location in rural and urban areas.Loan up to Rs. 25 lakh is providedunder Credit Guarantee FundScheme without colaterals and/ orthird party guarantee to small scaleindustrial ventures including thoseengaged in IT/ Software Industry.This scheme is operative from theyear 2000-01. Since inception, Rs2.39 crore loan has beensanctioned to 46 ex-servicemen/ widows up toDecember, 2006.

11.20 Herbal Farming Scheme: Growingherbal plants is more remunerative than growingcertain cereals and horticultural crops. Therefore,ESM are being educated, motivated andencouraged to involve themselves in herbalfarming.

11.21 Allotment of Army Surplus Vehicles:Ex-Servicemen and widows of Defence personnelwho died while in service, are eligible to apply forallotment of an Army surplus phased out Class

V-B Vehicles. 1867 Army Surplus Vehicle wereallotted to ex-servicemen/ widows during the year2006.

11.22 Coal Transportation Scheme: DGRsponsors Ex-Servicemen Coal TransportCompanies for the execution of loading andtransportation of coal in various coal subsidiariesof Coal India Limited (CIL). The unemployedretired officers and JCOs registered with DGR,are selected to form ESM Coal TransportCompanies and are sponsored to respective coalsubsidiaries for five years, extendable by anotherfour years. Presently, 97 such companies areoperating under the various coal subsidiaries ofCIL. The functioning of these companies is

monitored by DGR.

11.23 Coal Tipper Scheme: Thewidows of Defence personnel, whodied while in service due to causesattributable to military service, can besponsored by DGR for attaching onetipper truck in their name with an ESMCoal Transport Company. Eligiblewidow/ disabled soldier is required tomake a deposit of Rs.85,000/- withany of the nominated coal transportcompany. The company pays themRs. 3000/- per month for a period offive years, after which the depositedamount of Rs.85,000/- is paid back

to widow/ disabled soldier. At present 520 widows/disabled Ex-Servicemen are availing the benefit ofthis Scheme.

11.24 Allotment of Oil Product Agencies:Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas hasreserved 8% of the Oil Product Agencies, i.e. LPGDealership, Petrol Pumps, KeroseneDistributorship etc. for widows and dependantsof those who died due to causes attributable tomilitary service and disabled soldiers withdisability of 20 percent and above attributable tomilitary service.

To encourage thewards of widows andex-servicemen to takeup higher technicaland professionaleducation, the PM’sScholarship schemeprovides a scholarshipof Rs 1250/- p.m. toboys and Rs. 1500/-p.m. to girls for aduration ranging from2 to 5 years.

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11.25 Mother Dairy Milk and Fruit &Vegetables Shops: Junior CommissionedOfficers (JCOs)/ Other Ranks (ORs) are allottedMother Dairy Milk shops and fruit & vegetableshops in the National Capital Region. 290 milkshops, 352 fruit & vegetable shops and 31combined shops are being operated by Ex-Servicemen (ESM). Dependent sons (where theEx-Servicemen are not eligible) are alsoconsidered for allotment of fruit & vegetable shopsin and around Delhi.

11.26 Management of CNG Stations inNational Capital Region (NCR): The scheme formanagement of CNG stations belonging toIndraprastha Gas Limited was launched as a pilotproject in July 2001 which has been extended toretired officers also. This scheme is at presentavailable in Delhi only.

11.27 Reservation in CSD: The CanteenStores Department of India (CSDI) has reserved

15% of the 30 selected CSD items and theMinistry of Defence has reserved 10% of the 262selected items manufactured by Ex-ServicemenEntrepreneurs under the Defence PurchaseProgramme for which manufacturing units of Ex-Servicemen alone are eligible.

11.28 PM Scholarship Scheme: A newscholarship scheme, the “Prime Minister’sScholarship Scheme” was launched onNovember 14, 2006 from the academic year2006-07 to encourage the wards of widows andex-servicemen to take up higher technical andprofessional education. The scheme provides ascholarship of Rs 1250/- p.m. to boys and Rs.1500/- p.m. to girls pursuing a recognisedprofessional and technical course for a durationranging from 2 to 5 years. A total number of 5000scholarships would be available to be funded fromNational Defence Fund, out of which 4000scholarships would be for wards of widows/ ex-servicemen from armed forces and the remaining

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1000 for the wards of central para-military forcesand Railway Protection Force administered byMinistry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Railwaysrespectively. Scholarships to 150 selected wardsof ESM were awarded by the Prime Minister onNovember 14, 2006.

PUBLICITY

11.29 Wide publicity of policies and variousschemes sponsored by DGR is of paramountimportance so as to reach each unit and Ex-Servicemen/ Widows across the length andbreadth of the country through exhibitions/seminars and ex-servicemen rallies. This is doneby the DGR by means of publications of itsperiodical magazine Sainik Punarvas News Fliers,Brochures, Leaflets, Articles in Sainik Samacharand Baatcheet.

11.30 The DGR had put up a stall at theDEFEXPO 2006 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

and Aero India 2007 at Bangalore to spreadawareness about schemes concerning Ex-Servicemen. DGR also participated in IndiaIndustrial trade fair held at Kolkata from January9 to 28, 2007 on the theme of “Access toexcellence in Human Resource”.

WELFARE

11.31 Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB): TheKendriya Sainik Board (KSB) under thechairmanship of Raksha Mantri is the nodalagency to look after the welfare of ex-servicemenand their families in liaison with Rajya SainikBoards/ Zila Sainik Boards. The KSB alsoadministers various welfare activities financedfrom interest earnings of the Armed Forces FlagDay (AFFD) Fund. The Fund has a corpus of Rs125.22 crores. Financial assistance is providedto institutions, such as, paraplegic homes atKirkee and Mohali, the Red Cross Society,Cheshire Homes, Military Hospitals, St. Dustan’s

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After Care Organisation and Homesfor taking care of old and physicallyhandicapped ex-servicemen andtheir dependents. Financialassistance is also provided toindividual ex-servicemen and theirfamilies who are in a state of penuryto meet their specific needs. DGRalso funds the running of WarWidows Hostels, scholarships toex-servicemen’s orphans and othersuch philanthropic activities. The details of thefinancial assistance/ welfare measures providedto various institutions out of the AFFD uptoOctober 31, 2006 are given in Table No.11.3.

Table No.11.3

(a) PRC Kirkee Rs. 17,98,223/-

(b) PRC Mohali Rs. 4,04,068/-

(c) Cheshire Homes Rs. 89,000/-

(d) Military Hospitals Rs. 72,000/-(Vocational Trg Centre)

(e) St. Dunstan’s After Care Rs. 9,00,000/-

(f) All India Gorkha Ex- Rs. 4,00,000/-Servicemen WelfareAssociation, Dehradun

(g) Serious Diseases Rs. 42,90,000/-

(No. of beneficiaries 72)

11.32 Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre(PRC)

Pune, PRC at Mohali and Queen Mary’s Technical

Institute, Pune are providing medical treatment

and rehabilitation training to disabled paraplegic/

tetraplegics war casualties and soldiers with injury

in spine sustained during Military duties.

11.33 Assistance from Raksha Mantri’sDiscretionary Fund: A portion of the earnings

of Armed Forces Flag Day Fund is set apart as

Raksha Mantri’s Discretionary Fund, which is

used to provide financial assistance to poor and

needy ex-servicemen for various

purposes, viz, medical treatment,

daughter’s marriage, house repair

and education of children and

monthly financial assistance upto a

period of two years to old and infirm

ex-servicemen and widows of ex-servicemen living in penury. Out of

an amount of Rs. 1,25,98,246/-

allocated for Raksha Mantri’s

Discretionary Fund for 2006-07, Rs.

98,41,200/- has been provided upto November

22, 2006 as financial assistance covering 745

cases.

11.34 Concessions and Facilities: Following

concessions and facilities are available to eligiblepersonnel :-

(a) Free educational facilities to children of

Defence personnel killed or disabled in

action, in schools/ colleges recognized by

the Central or State Governments.

(b) 27 seats in the MBBS, one seat in BDS and

one seat in engineering stream are

available through KSB to dependants/

wards of certain categories of defence

personnel through Ministry of Health and

Family Welfare.

(c) 25% seats are reserved for the wards of

serving and ex- servicemen personnel in

Sainik Schools.

(d) States/ UTs have made reservation of seats

in professional colleges/ITIs/ Polytechnics

for wards of serving and retired defence

personnel.

(e) Two educational grants viz (i) Educational

Grant of Rs 900/- per month per child (upto

class XII) is provided to the wards of war

widows/ war disabled and personnel whose

death/ disability is attributable to service;

The Kendriya SainikBoard under thechairmanship ofRaksha Mantri is thenodal agency to lookafter the welfare of ex-servicemen and theirfamilies in liaison withRajya Sainik Boards/Zila Sainik Boards.

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and (ii) Rs 450/- per month

per child (upto class XII) to the

wards of personnel whose

death/ disability is non-

attributable to service, peacetime casualties (died inharness), housed in 35 War MemorialHostels to enable them to pursue theirstudies. An amount of Rs. 14,86,800/-covering 155 cases and Rs. 2,62,620/-covering 51 cases has been provided bythe KSB out of AFFD Fund (upto October31, 2006).

(f) Medical facilities to Ex-servicemen: Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme(ECHS) came into effect on April 1, 2003. Itaims to cover approximately 85 lakhbeneficiaries, which includes pensionersand their dependents, and covers alldiseases.

Of the 227 ECHS Polyclinics approved bythe Government, 226 have beenoperationalised. All the polyclinics havebasic facilities available which include ECG,X-Ray, dental chairs and laboratory forbasic diagnostic tests.

The ECHS has a membership of 13 lakhincluding dependents. At present, buildingsfor 40 polyclinics have been constructedand 24 are under construction. In addition,land at 139 stations has already beenacquired.

607 hospitals/ diagnostic centres have beenempanelled all over the country in additionto military/ Govt hospitals/ medical collegesto which the ECHS patients can be referred.

(g) Travel Concessions: The followingconcessions are available to War Widows/Gallantry Award Winners, which can beavailed on production of identity card issuedby KSB:-

(i) Rail Travel Concession:

(a) 75% concession in rail farefor travel in second class isavailable to widows of personnelkilled in war and action againstterrorist and extremists.

(b) Free Rail travel is available in first Class/AC 2 tier to the recipients of Param VirChakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra,Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and ShauryaChakra along with companion. Suchpasses are issued by the Railwayauthorities.

(c) Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra andVir Chakra awardees are also allowed freeRail travel in AC II tier/ AC III tier of Rajdhaniand Chair Car of Shatabdi/ Jan ShatabdiExpress trains along with a companion inthe same class. Such passes are issuedby the Railway authorities.

(ii) Air Travel Concession:

(a) 75% concession is allowed to recipients ofGallantry Awards of Level I and Level II viz.Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Maha VirChakra and Kirti Chakra, Victoria Cross,George Cross, Distinguished ServiceCross, Military Cross, Distinguished FlyingCross and George Medal.

(b) 75% concession is available to permanentlywar disabled officers who have beeninvalidated of service and the dependentmembers of their families.

(c) 75% concession to war widows of Post-Independence era.

(h) Reservation of House Sites/ Houses:Majority of States have made reservationsfor serving/ retired Armed Forces personnelin allotment of house sites/ houses.

(i) Sainik Rest House Facilities: Over 252Sainik Rest Houses have been built in the

Of the 227 ECHSPolyclinics approvedby the Government,226 have beenoperationalised.

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country, which provide transit facilities to ex-servicemen and their dependants atnominal rates. The details of amountprovided so far for constructionof SainikRest Houses during 2006-07 upto October31, 1996, out of AFFD Fund are given inTable No. 11.4.

Table No. 11.4

SRH Bagdogra (West Bengal) Rs. 35,00,000/-

SRH Somajiguda (Andhra Pradesh) Rs. 50,00,000/-

SRH Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) Rs. 15,00,000/-

Total Rs. 1,00,00,000/-

(j) Cash Award/ Annuity/ Cash, in lieu ofLand for Gallantry/ Non Gallantry AwardWinners : The States/ UTs p r o v i d eCash Award/ Annuity/ Cash in lieu of landfor Gallantry/ Non gallantry Award winners.

PENSION TO ARMED FORCESPERSONNEL

11.35 As on April 1, 2006 the number of Defencepensioners is estimated to be about 21.5 lakh. Thepension is disbursed through all branches of the 27Public Sector Banks, 4 Private Sector Banks viz.HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, UTI Bankand IDBI Bank, 640 Treasuries, 61Defence Pension Disbursing Offices(DPDOs), 2 Post Offices and 5 Payand Accounts Offices (PAOs)scattered all over India. For theArmed Forces pensioners residing inNepal, disbursement of pension isdone through 3 Pension PaymentOffices in Nepal. The eligibilityconditions, rates etc. of different typesof pension are detailed in thesucceeding paragraphs.

11.36 The annual expenditure onDefence pensions is given in TableNo. 11.5:-

Table No.11.5

Year Pension Disbursed (Rs. Crore)

2006-07 (RE) 13806.00

2007-08 (BE) 14649.00

RETIRING/ SERVICE PENSION

11.37 For Commissioned officers the retiring/service pension is calculated at 50% of theaverage reckonable emoluments drawn duringthe last 10 months. In the case of PersonnelBelow Officers Rank (PBOR), it is calculated withreference to the maximum of the scale of pay ofthe rank and group held for 10 months precedingretirement. Retiring pension is subject to aminimum of Rs. 1275/- p.m. and maximum of upto50% of the highest pay applicable to ArmedForces personnel. For pre 96 pensioners, as perthe formula evolved under the modified parity, witheffect from January 1, 1996, pension shall not beless than 50% of the minimum pay (maximum inthe case of PBOR) in the revised scale of pay ofthe rank held by the pensioners at the time ofretirement.

11.38 Weightage: To compensate for truncatedcareer, the Armed Forces personnel are given

weightage for computing servicepension. In the case ofCommissioned Officers, theminimum period of qualifyingservice required to earn retiringpension is 20 years. The officersare given benefit of weightageranging from 3 to 9 years dependingon the rank. The minimum periodof qualifying service for PersonnelBelow Officers Rank to earn retiringpension is 15 years. Earlier theywere given a uniform weightage of5 years. However, with effect fromJanuary 1,2006, a weightage of 10,8 and 6 years for the ranks Sepoy,

To compensate fortruncated career, theArmed Forcespersonnel are givenweightage forcomputing servicepension. With effectfrom January 1,2006, aweightage of 10, 8 and6 years for the ranksSepoy, Naik andHavaldar respectivelyis given subject to amaximum qualifyingservice of 30 years.

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Naik and Havaldar respectively is given subjectto a maximum qualifying service of 30 years.JCOs continue to get uniform weightage of 5years. The benefit is given only in respect ofservice Pension.

COMMUTATION OF PENSION

11.39 Armed Forces personnel are permittedhigher commutation of their pension at the rate of43% for officers and 45% for PBORs as comparedto 40% for civilians.

FAMILY PENSION

11.40 Family pension is admissible to ArmedForces personnel who die duringservice or after retirement withpension, at a uniform rate of 30%of reckonable emoluments lastdrawn subject to a minimum of Rs.1275/- p.m. with effect from January1, 1996. With effect from January1, 1998 ordinary family pension isadmissible to dependant parents,widowed/ divorced daughters whofulfill the prescribed eligibilitycriteria.

11.41 With effect from July 27,2001, family pension admissibleunder the Employees PensionScheme, 1995 and the FamilyPension Scheme, 1971 under theEmployees Provident Fund Act, 1952 have beenallowed in addition to the family pensionadmissible under the relevant Pension Regulationin the case of re-employed ex-servicemenpensioners.

DISABILITY PENSION

11.42 A person who is released or retired fromservice on account of a disease or injury, whichis attributable to or aggravated by military service,is entitled to disability pension if the disability

assessed by the Medical Board is 20% or more.On invalidment from service on account of causesattributable to or aggravated by military service,the extent of disability or functional incapacity isdetermined at 50%, if the disability is less than50%, 75%, if it is between 50 and 75% and 100%if it is between 76 and 100%.

11.43 Disability pension consists of twoelements viz., the service element and disabilityelement. Service element is related to the lengthof service rendered by the individual at the timeof invalidment and the disability element is paidin the form of compensation for the disablementand depends on the degree of disablement. The

rate of disability element of thedisability pension for 100% disabilityis Rs. 2600/- p.m. forCommissioned Officers, Rs. 1900/- p.m. for Junior CommissionedOfficers and Rs. 1550/- p.m. forother ranks. For individuals who areretained in service despite disabilityand retire/ are discharged onattaining the age of retirement or oncompletion of tenure, the samerates are applicable with effect fromJanuary 1, 1996.

11.44 With effect from August 30,2006, Emergency CommissionedOfficers, Short Service RegularCommissioned Officers and Short

Service Commissioned Officers i.e. non–regularofficers have been brought at par with regularcommissioned officers in the matter of grant ofdisability pension w.e.f. August 30, 2006.

WAR INJURY PENSION

11.45 Considering the supreme sacrifice madeby the Armed Forces personnel during war orwar like situation or action against extremists,anti-social elements etc, war injury pension isgranted to the personnel who sustain injury or

In the event of death ofArmed Forcespersonnel in war orwar like operations,counter insurgencyoperations, actionagainst terrorists,extremists etc. thefamilies are grantedLiberalised FamilyPension at the rateequal to reckonableemoluments last drawnby the deceasedpersonnel at the timeof death.

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disability during such operations. Serviceelement is equal to retiring/ service pension towhich he/ she would have been entitled to onthe basis of his/ her pay on the date ofinvalidment but counting service upto the dateon which he/ she would have retired in that rankin the normal course including weightage asadmissible. War injury element is payable equalto reckonable emoluments last drawn for 100%disablement. However, the aggregate of serviceelement and war injury element does not exceedlast pay drawn.

CONSTANT ATTENDANCEALLOWANCE

11.46 Personnel with 100% disability are paid aConstant Attendance Allowance at the rate of Rs.600/- per month on the recommendation of theMedical Board.

SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION

11.47 If the death of a Service personnel hasoccurred on account of causes attributable to oraggravated by military service the family is paidspecial family pension at the rate of 60% ofreckonable emoluments drawn by the deceasedsubject to a minimum of Rs. 2550/- p.m. Widowswho got remarried on or after January 1, 1996are also eligible for special family pension subjectto certain conditions.

LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION

11.48 In the event of death of Armed Forcespersonnel in war or war like operations, counterinsurgency operations, action against terrorists,extremists etc. the families are granted LiberalisedFamily Pension at the rate equal to reckonableemoluments last drawn by the deceased

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personnel at the time of death. If the personnelis not survived by widow, but is survived bychildren, they are entitled to liberalised familypension at the rate equal to 60% reckonableemoluments last drawn by the deceased subjectto fulfilment of prescribed conditions.

EX-GRATIA AWARDS IN CASES OFDEATH OF CADETS (DIRECT)

11.49 Ex-gratia awards are payable subject tocertain conditions in the event of death of a cadetdue to causes attributable to or aggravated bymilitary training at the following rates :

(a) Ex-gratia lump sum of Rs. 2.5 lakh

(b) An ex-gratia of Rs. 1275/- per month inrespect of both married and unmarriedpersonnel, to Next of Kin (NOK) in additionto above.

11.50 The ex-gratia lump sum is admissible incases of death of cadets occurring on or afterAugust 1, 1997. However, the benefit of revisedmonthly ex-gratia amount as mentioned at (b)above, is admissible to pre August 1, 1997 casesalso with financial benefit with effect from August1, 1997.

EX-GRATIA AWARDS IN CASES OFDISABILITY OF CADETS (DIRECT)

11.51 Ex-gratia awards arepayable subject to certainconditions in the event ofinvalidment of cadet (Direct) onmedical grounds due to causesattributable to or aggravated bymilitary training at the followingrates:

a) Monthly ex-gratia of Rs. 1275/- per month.

b) Ex-gratia disability award @Rs. 2100/- per month for

100% disability during the period ofdisablement. The amount is reducedproportionately from the ex-gratia disabilityaward in case the degree of disablement isless than 100%.

c) Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) ofRs. 600/- per month for 100% disabilityon the recommendation of InvalidingMedical Board.

11.52 The ex-gratia disability awards areapplicable with effect from August 1, 1997.However, the benefit is admissible to pre August1, 1997 cases also, with financial benefit witheffect from August 1, 1997.

STEPS TAKEN FOR REDRESSAL OFGRIEVANCES OF DEFENCEPENSIONERS

11.53 It has been the constant endeavour ofGovernment to strengthen the mechanism forprompt and effective redressal of the grievancesof the Defence pensioners. In order to achievethis end, several steps were initiated in the recentpast. Some of the steps taken in this regard areas under:

(i) More agencies involved in handling thepension matters of Defence pensionershave initiated action to computerize the

records.

(ii) Pension sanctioning atPCDA(P) is fully computerized.PCDA(P) Allahabad has placed therelevant orders and instructionsrelating to pension on their web site(www.pcdapension.nic.in) whichalso provides a calculator so thatthe pensioner could find out correctentitlement.

(iii) Regular Defence PensionAdalats are organised in different

Regular DefencePension Adalats areorganised in differentparts of the country toredress the grievancesof the Armed forcespensioners. Inaddition, mini pensionadalats are held by theDefence PensionDisbursing Offices.

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parts of the country to redress thegrievances of the Armed forces pensioners.In addition, mini pension adalats are heldby the Defence Pension Disbursing Offices.

(iv) A single window system has beenintroduced in DPDOs which facilitateshassle free and prompt release of firstpaymentcheques on any working day afterretirement.

(v) Endorsements of family pension on PPOof retirees prior to 1989, numbering about2 lakhs were pending. A special drive hasbeen launched for joint notification of familypension in the pending cases of pre-1989retirees.

(vi) Role of Medical Adviser (Pension) has beendispensed with for adjudicating disabilitypension claims. The recommendation of theMedical Boards, as approved by theprescribed authorities would be treatedas final.

(vii) In March 2006, orders have been issued toexempt the NRI pensioners/ familypensioners settled abroad from personal

appearance at the time of first drawal ofpension/ family pension provided theIndian Embassy/ Mission abroad issues anidentification certificate to that effect.

11.54 Invalid Pension:

A. Eligibility Conditions: Invalid Pension isadmissible where an individual is invalidedout of Military service with a disability neitherattributable to nor aggravated by militaryservice, if the service actually rendered is10 years or more. Invalid gratuity is paidwhen the service rendered is less than 10years. In case of non-regular officersreleased in low medical category DisabilityPension is granted

B. Rates:

(i) Invalid Pension: Amount equal tothe service element of disability pension thatwould have been admissible in case thecauses were attributable to or aggravatedby military service.

(ii) Invalid Gratuity: Half a month’sreckonable emoluments for each sixmonthly period of qualifying service.

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12

COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES

AND CIVIL AUTHORITIES

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12.1 Apart from the main responsibility ofsecuring the borders of our country, the ArmedForces render timely assistance to civil authorities,for the maintenance of law and order and/ oressential services, as well as in rescue and reliefoperations during natural calamities. The detailsof assistance provided by the Armed Forcesduring the period are given in the succeedingparagraphs.

ARMY

12.2 (a) Leh: A total of 15 columns weredeployed at Leh and Kargil to restorenormalcy.

(b) Vadodara: During communal violence inVadodara in May 2006, four Army columnsfrom Vadodara and Ahmedabad weredeployed in Mandvi – Fathepura andRavpura for maintenance of law and order.

(c) Gharsana: At the time of the agitation ofthe farmers of Gharsana and adjoiningareas against the non-availability ofadequate water for irrigation, two columnswere deployed in October 2006. Duringcurfew, flag marches were carried out bythe columns.

12.3 Maintenance of Essential Services:Due to general strike by Governmentmedical officers of Maharashtra, teamof 20 doctors was deployed to assistcivil administration of Pune to deal withserious cases requiring urgent medicalattention.

12.4 Assistance to ForeignCountries: The following instancesof rendition of aid by the Indian Armyto the foreign countries underline theinternational dimension of the IndianArmy’s response and relief capacity :-

(a) Philippines Mudslide: In theaftermath of extensive mudslides inLeyte (East Philippines) in February2006, approximately 30 tonnes ofdisaster relief supplies, includingmedicines were dispatched in an IL-76 sortie to Philippines.

Apart from the main responsibility of securing theborders of our country, the Armed Forces render

timely assistance to civil authority, with requisitealacrity and professionalism for the maintenance oflaw and order and/ or essential services, as well as inrescue and relief operations during natural calamities.

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(b) Indonesia Earthquake:Following extensiveearthquake in Jakarta(Indonesia) in May, 2006,approximately 86 tonnes ofdisaster relief supplies,including medicines were despatched in twoIL-76 sorties and INS TABAR to Indonesia.

(c) Lebanon: During the crisis in Lebanon,3200 blankets and 225 tents were sent inAugust 2006.

12.5 Flood Relief - 2006: During the monsoonof 2006, rescue and relief aid has been providedto a number of flood affected areas inMaharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh andJammu and Kashmir. A total of 77 columns and114 engineer task forces were deployed in floodaffected areas.

12.6 Village Malwa – Barmer District:Assistance for dewatering operations in village

Malwa, Barmer District was

provided as under :-

(a) Fourteen pumping sets for

dewatering;

(b) Ten medical teams for

inoculation of affected villagers; and

(c) 1500 tents as also assistance in tent

pitching.

12.7 Trafficability of Roads: Four JCBs,

Two Dozers and Fifteen Tippers ex Border

Roads Task Force (BRTF) were provided to

restore the following roads damaged during the

monsoon:-

(a) Barmer – Chautan,

(b) Shiv – Harsani.

(c) Harsani – Myziar.

(d) Gadra – Munaboo Myziar.

(e) Jodhpur – Ramgarh.

A total of 77 Armycolumns and 114engineer task forceswere deployed in floodaffected areas.

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12.8 Nasik (Maharashtra): Eight ArmyAviation Helicopters were pressed into serviceover two days for rescuing about 300 maroonedvillagers in the affected areas of Nasik.

12.9 Jammu and Kashmir:

(a) Leh: Leh witnessed unprecedented rainfallduring the year leaving a trail of destruction.The Army helped, amongst other things, inevacuation of more than 650 villagers.

(b) Valley: A total of nine columns and twelveengineer task forces alongwith equipmentwere deployed from September 3 to 6, 2006for evacuation of people to safer places,widening of water channels, and diversionof flood waters. Approximately 1780villagers were evacuated, medical aid was

provided to 167 persons and 1600 food/water packets were distributed.

OP SADBHAVANA AND OPERATIONGOOD SAMARITAN

12.10 The Army has undertaken a large numberof civic action programmes aimed at winning the“Hearts and Minds” of the people in Jammu andKashmir as well as in the North East as part of astrategy for conflict prevention. In Jammu andKashmir and North East, these projects are beingimplemented under OPERATION SADBHAVNA,and in the North East also under OPERATIONGOOD SAMARITAN / Military Civic Actions(MCA).

12.11 Allocation of Funds: Funds allocated forOperation Sadbhavana and Operation Good

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Samaritan for Jammu and Kashmir and NorthEastern States are given in Table No. 12.1.

12.12 Thrust Areas: The Army approached theproblem of conflict prevention in a very plannedmanner by identifying the specific thrust areas,such as Human resource development,Infrastructure development initiatives and effortsin the social sector. The efforts made towardsthe goals have had an immense impact on thepsyche of the people who have come forward incombating terrorism.

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTACTIVITIES

12.13 Jammu and Kashmir: Some of theinfrastructure projects being executed by the Army

during the year are:-

(a) Rural electrification of 118 villages.

(b) Construction of 17 foot bridges/ bridges andculverts.

(c) Construction of bus-stand, public toilets andcommunity centres/ community halls at thethree regions of Jammu and Kashmir.

(d) Maintenance of green houses for 28 villagesin Ladakh Region.

(e) Renovation of masjid/ monasteries in fivevillages.

12.14 PM’s Re-Construction Plan:

(a) Micro Hydel Projects (MHP): Under thePrime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan for

Table 12.1

S. No. Operation Jammu and Kashmir North Eastern States

(1) Op Sadbhavana (by MOD) 51.95 Crore 10.00 Crore

(2) Op Samaritan (by MHA) - 1.5 Crore

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Jammu and Kashmir, the Army has

undertaken the task of construction of 1000

Micro Hydel Projects (MHP) in Jammu and

Kashmir. Of these, a total of 300 Micro

Hydel Projects are planned underOPERATION SADBHAVANA. A total of 265

Micro Hydel Projects have been planned

under Border Area Development

Programme (BADP), for which Rs. 5.3 crore

has already been allotted by the Ministry of

Home Affairs. Additional 435 Micro HydelProjects are being funded by Ministry of NonConventional Energy Sources (MNES) atan approximate cost of Rs. 8.7 crore. Thefunds have been released to the Army andwork on the project is in full swing. Thedetails of the projects completed are givenin table No. 12.2.

(b) Bridge on Jhelum River: A Foot bridgeacross River Jhelum with a span of 90

Table No. 12.2

Op SADBHAVANA BADP MNS

Allotted Completed Bal Allotted Completed Bal Allotted Completed Bal

LadakhRegion 50 50 - 08 02 06 42 03 39

KashmirRegion 150 150 - 197 197 - 203 203 -

JammuRegion 100 100 - 60 60 - 190 131 59

Total 300 300 - 265 259 06 435 337 98

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metres has been planned to connect villageDhulanja with National Highway 1A. Workon the project which will cost Rs.50 Lakhhas commenced and is likely to becompleted by May 2007.

12.15 Model Villages: Three model villages arebeing developed in Jammu and Kashmir atTithwal, Churunda and Khari-Karmara. Thesevillages will be provided with electricity, watersupply, repair and augmentation of Governmentschool, provision of community developmentcentre, vocational training centre and medicalfacilities. All work in Tithwal model village hasbeen completed, whereas work in model villageChurunda and Khari-Karmara is in progress. Amodel village at Yorub/ Phek at a cost of Rs. 60lakh and another model village at Thingat are alsobeing developed.

12.16 Sports Infrastructure: The sportsfacilities being developed at Moirang/ Bishenpurinclude construction of out door stadium for water

sports, accommodation for sports persons,gymnasium, refreshment centre and solarlighting.

12.17 Infrastructure Projects: Majorinfrastructure projects being undertaken by theArmy in the North Eastern States includeestablishment of 9 community developmentcenters, 28 Vocational Training Centres,construction/ renovation of four bridges andculverts, 27 water supply schemes and provisionfor the six toilet blocks in selected villages.

EFFORTS IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR

12.18 Empowerment of Women: WomenEmpowerment Centres (WEC) have been openedat various regions providing vocational trainingin knitting, tailoring, embroidery, shawl weaving,gabba making, carpet weaving etc. Computereducation, coaching for the National Open Schoolexaminations and education in health care arealso provided at WECs. WECs exist at 47 villages

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in the three regions of Jammu andKashmir.

12.19 Health Care: Artificial LimbCentres at 46 locations and PrimaryHealth Centres are maintained toprovide health care to the localpeople in J&K and North East. 102veterinary camps have also beenheld.

INDIAN NAVY

12.20 Initiatives of the Indian Navy towardspromoting Defence-Civil Cooperation are detailedin the succeeding paragraphs.

12.21 Operation Sahayata: OperationSahayata was launched in Maharashtra, Gujarat,Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan to providehumanitarian relief and rescue to the peopleaffected by unprecedented floods.In Maharashtra, about 600 peoplewere rescued, medical teamsprovided first aid and food packetswere distributed. In Gujarat, a divingteam evacuated 130 people fromHazira Gas plant. IN helicoptersflew sorties from Mumbai andDaman for dropping food and waterpackets around Surat. In AndhraPradesh, two diving teams deployed inBhadrachalam and Konavaram rescued about 180

people. 1900 food packets weredistributed to people in inaccessibleareas by helicopters which alsotransferred medical teams to distantrelief camps. In Rajasthan, threediving teams recovered 66 bodies inBarmer district.

12.22 Some other initiativesinclude:-

(a) Employment of the physically challenged.

(b) Programmes like medical check-ups, naturewalks etc for senior citizens.

(c) HIV awareness workshops.

(d) Running schools for physically challengedchildren and providing mid-day meals tounder privileged children.

AIR FORCE

12.23 Disaster Relief: Duringthe period June-September 2006,the helicopter fleet reacted withvigour to provide succour to thevictims in flood affected areas byflying, 957 hrs in 834 sortiesairlifting 519 tons of relief suppliesand evacuating 2792 persons inAndhra Pradesh, Assam,

Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, MadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

12.24 During the current year, IAF flew 325sorties, airlifting 254 seriously injured and sickcitizens in mercy missions. Most notable of thesewere evacuation of injured tourists from Srinagarand bringing in rescue teams for saving the life ofa small child who fell into a ditch in a small villagein Haryana.

Operation Sahayatawas launched inMaharashtra, Gujarat,Andhra Pradesh andRajasthan to providehumanitarian relief andrescue to the peopleaffected byunprecedented floods.

834 sorties involving957 hours were flownfor flood reliefoperations wherein 519tons of relief supplieswere airlifted and 2792persons wereevacuated.

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13

NATIONAL CADET CORPS

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13.1 The National Cadet Corps (NCC) wasestablished under the NCC Act, 1948. It hascompleted 58 years of existence. The NCC strivesto provide the youth of the country opportunitiesfor all round development with a sense ofcommitment, dedication, self-discipline and moralvalues, so that they become good leaders anduseful citizens and can take their appropriate placein all walks of life in the service of the nation.

13.2 The total sanctioned strength of NCCcadets is 13 lakh. The wing-wise distribution ofthe cadet strength is as under: -

(a) Army Wing - 971286

(b) Air Wing - 66350

(c) Naval Wing - 67912

(c) Girls Wing - 189008

The NCC’s presence can be felt in almost all thedistricts of the country covering 8410 schoolsand 5251 colleges.

TRAINING OF CADETS

13.3 Training Camp: CampTraining is an important part of NCCcurriculum. The camps help indeveloping camaraderie, teamspirit, dignity of labour, selfconfidence and the most importantaspects of unity and discipline. Thevarious types of camps conductedin NCC are as listed below: -

(a) Annual Training Camps (ATC): AnnualTraining Camps are conducted at StateDirectorate level so as to ensure that aminimum of 50% of enrolled strength ofcadets, numbering approximately 6.5 lakhs,attend at least one camp per year.Approximately 900 such camps areconducted in a training year.

(b) National Integration Camps (NIC): A totalof 37 NICs were scheduled in the trainingyear 2006-07. A total of 23,240 cadets fromall States and Union Territories participatedin these NICs in the current training year.In addition, special NICs have beenscheduled/conducted at the followingplaces: -

(i) Special NIC Leh: A special NIC wasconducted at Leh from July 19 to 30, 2006in which a total of 200 cadets from all partsof the country participated.

(ii) Special NIC Nagrota: A special NIC wasconducted at Nagrota (J&K State) fromOctober 4 to 15, 2006 in which 310 cadets

from all parts of the countryparticipated.

(iii) Special NIC Chakabama:A special NIC in the North East wasconducted at Chakabama(Nagaland) from November 28 toDecember 9, 2006 with theparticipation of 200 cadets from theNorth East Region and 400 cadetsfrom other parts of India.

T he NCC strives to provide the youth of thecountry opportunities for all round development

with a sense of commitment, dedication and self-discipline, so that they become good leaders anduseful citizens and can take their appropriate placein all walks of life in the service of the nation.

Camp Training is animportant part of NCCcurriculum. Thecamps help indevelopingcamaraderie, teamspirit, dignity of labour,self confidence, Unityand Discipline.

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(iv) Special NIC Lakshadweep: Special NICwas conducted from April 13 to 24, 2006with the participation of 200 cadets from allover India including 20 cadets fromLakshadweep islands.

(c) Vayu Sainik Camp (VSC): The annual AllIndia Vayu Sainik Camp was conducted atAir Force Station Jalahalli (Bangalore) fromOctober 6 to 16, 2006, with the participationof 420 Senior Division (SD) and 180 SeniorWing (SW) cadets.

(d) Nau Sainik Camp (NSC): The camp wasconducted at Visakhapatnam fromNovember 4 to 15, 2006. One officer andeight cadets from Singapore alsoparticipated in the camp alongwith 405 SDcadets and 163 SW cadets from the 17State NCC Directorates.

(e) Thal Sainik Camps (TSC): Two concurrentTSCs are conducted at Republic Day

Parade ground, Delhi Cantt every year i.e.for SD/JD boys and SW/JW girls. 640 Boyand 640 Girl cadets take part in thesecamps. This year the camps wereconducted from September 15 to 26, 2006.

(f) Leadership Camps: These camps areconducted on an all India basis. There arefour Advance Leadership Camps (ALC),one each for SD, JD, SD Naval Wing boysand SW girls and three Basic LeadershipCamps, one each for SD boys, SW girls andJW girls. A series of such camps impartingtraining to 3220 boy and girl cadets wereconducted during the year.

(g) Rock Climbing Camps: Eight rockclimbing camps are held every year toexpose the cadets to the basics of rockclimbing and to inculcate spirit of adventure.Four of these camps are held at Gwalior inMadhya Pradesh and another four camps

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at Neyyar Dam nearTrivandrum in Kerala. 1080boy and girl cadets attendedthese camps between Mayand November 2006.

(h) Republic Day Camp –2007:The Republic Day Camp-2007 wasconducted from January 1 to 29, 2007 atDelhi. The Camp was attended by 1850cadets from all over India, besides cadetsof friendly foreign countries, with whomNCC has a Youth Exchange Programme.Inter Directorate competitions connectedwith institutional training, culturalcompetitions and National IntegrationAwareness presentations were conductedduring the camp. The camp wasinaugurated by the Vice-President of Indiaon January 8, 2007. As a regular feature,Prime Minister’s Rally was held on January27, 2007 during the camp. The camp

culminated with an interaction ofselected cadets with the Presidentat the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

13.4 Attachment Training:The NCC cadets derive first handexperience of immense value by

attachment to the Armed Forces units. Duringthe year, attachments conducted were asunder:-

(a) 440 officers and 20,000 cadets wereattached to the regular Army units. Thisincludes women officers and 560 SW girlcadets.

(b) 120 cadets were attached to Indian MilitaryAcademy, Dehradun from December 18 to29, 2006 and 48 girl cadets were attachedto Officers Training Academy, Chennai fromSeptember 19 to 30, 2006.

(c) 1000 girl cadets were attached to variousMilitary Hospitals.

The NCC cadets derivefirst hand experienceof immense value byattachment to theArmed Forces units.

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(d) 38 SD and 12 SW cadets of Air Wing wereattached to Air Force Academy, Dundigalon two occasions from June 20 to July 1,2006 and from October 13 to 25, 2006.

(e) Eight cadets have flown ‘solo’ on microlite/glider in the last one year.

(f) Naval Attachment–INS Mandovi:Attachment training camp for 25 Naval Wing(SD) cadets was conducted at NavalAcademy, INS Mandovi, Goa for a durationof 12 days during the months of Decemberand January, 2007.

13.5 Gliding and Microlite Flying: Glidingfacilities are provided at 38 NCC Air Squadrons.The NCC Air Squadrons have carried out 14,839launches during the year. Microlite flying is beingconducted in NCC as an adventure activity with aview to giving air experience to the Air Wing NCCcadets (SD). A total of 7,384 hours of microliteflying was undertaken during the year.

13.6 Sea Training: NCC cadets of the Naval

wing, during their sea training and attachment,

are imparted intensive training in Naval subjects

like navigation, communication, gunnery,

seamanship, damage control and ship safety, first

aid, and ship’s husbandry. A total of 295 cadets

were attached to ships of the Eastern and

Western Naval Command and Coast Guard for

sea training during the year.

13.7 Foreign Cruise: The following foreign

cruises are conducted every year:

(a) Coast Guard Cruise: Six Naval SD cadets

proceeded to Kenya, Seychelles and

Mauritius from May 21 to June 26, 2006.

(b) Naval Cruise: Six cadets sailed to Bahrain

and Oman from April 3 to 28, 2006 and

ten cadets sailed to Singapore, Phuket and

Colombo from October 6 to November 8,

2006.

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ADVENTURE TRAINING

13.8 (a) Mountaineering Courses: NCCnominates 300 boy and girl cadets from allNCC Directorates to attend various coursesat Nehru Institute of Mountaineering,Uttarkashi, Himalayan MountaineeringInstitute, Darjeeling and Directorate ofMountaineering and Allied Sports, Manalievery year.

(b) Mountaineering Expeditions: NCC hasbeen conducting two Mountaineeringexpeditions every year, one for the SeniorDivision boy cadets and the other for SeniorWing girl cadets. Since 1970, the NCC hasconducted 58 mountaineering expeditions,of which 31 were for boys and 27 for girls.This year the boys team undertook anexpedition to Swargarohini Peak (6252 m)in May/June 2006 and the girls teamsuccessfully undertook an expedition toJogin Peak III (6116 m) in September/October 2006.

(c) Trekking Expeditions: A total of 10trekking expeditions were conducted duringthe year with the participation of 1,000

cadets per trek. The highlight was the trekcalled ‘Valley of Flower Trek’ with theparticipation of 500 SD cadets.

(d) Para Sailing: Para Sailing is conducted ateach Group level as a part of adventureactivity for boy and girl cadets of NCC.During the year, 12,500 cadets have beentrained in this activity.

(e) Para Basic Courses: Every year 40 boyand 40 girl cadets undergo the Para BasicCourse for 24 days at Army AviationTraining School, Agra.

(f) Desert Camel Safari: This adventureactivity is conducted every year with 20cadets taking part in it. In addition cadetsfrom friendly foreign countries alsoparticipate in this event. It is conducted inthe Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan.

(g) White Water Rafting: White Water Raftingnode has been established at Raiwala(Haridwar).

(h) Sailing Expedition: 584 SD boy and 72 girlcadets participated in various water sailingexpeditions conducted in various parts ofthe country.

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(i) Hot Air Ballooning: A Hot Air Ballooningnode has been established in Bhopal. Alarge number of cadets have participatedin the tethered flight.

YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME(YEP)

13.9 Outgoing YEP Visits: The following visitswere undertaken during the year as part of YEP:

(a) Visit of one officer and six cadets (NavalWing) to Singapore to participate inInternational Sea Cadet Exchangeprogramme from May 29 to June 11, 2006.

(b) Visit of one officer and four cadets (Air Wing)to Singapore to participate in InternationalAir Cadet Exchange Programmes fromMay 29 to June 11, 2006.

(c) Visit of two officers and twenty cadets toSingapore from August 10 to 13, 2006.

(d) Visit of two officers and ten cadets to Russiafrom September 22 to October 1, 2006.

(e) Visit of one officer and six cadets to SriLanka from October 6 to 14, 2006.

(f) Visit of two officers andthirteen cadets to Vietnamfrom November 28 toDecember 7, 2006.

(g) Visit of two officers and tencadets to Singapore fromDecember 4 to 13, 2006.

13.10 Incoming YEP Visits: Thefollowing incoming YEP visits byforeign delegations wereundertaken during the year:

(a) One officer and eight cadets from Singaporefor Nau Sainik Camp at Visakhapatnamfrom November 4 to 15, 2006.

(b) Two officers and ten cadets from Singaporefor Desert Safari at Jaisalmer (Raj) fromNovember 27 to December 8, 2006.

(c) Heads of Departments of eight friendlycountries viz. Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan,Sri Lanka, Singapore, Russia, Vietnam andAustralia were invited to the Republic DayCamp, 2007.

SOCIAL SERVICE AND COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT

13.11 NCC has adopted communitydevelopment activities with the aim of cadetsimbibing values of selfless service to thecommunity, dignity of labour, the ideals of selfhelp, environmental protection and upliftment ofthe weaker sections of the society in their youth.NCC cadets participate in the following communitydevelopment activities:

(a) Tree Plantation: NCC cadets plantsaplings and thereafter maintain them inconjunction with the concerned Statedepartment/ colleges/ schools and villages.

(b) Blood Donation: NCC cadets have beendonating blood as voluntary service wheneverneeded by Hospitals/ Red Cross. This year,as part of NCC Day Celebrations, “Blood

Donation Drive” was launched by allNCC State Directorates in varioustowns and villages from October 31to November 6, 2006. A total of21,357 units of blood was donated inone week by cadets, officers and thestaff of NCC.

(c) Old Age Homes: Old AgeHomes in the country arepatronised and regularly visited byNCC cadets to provide a helping

hand to the aged.

(d) Adult Education: NCC cadets visit remoteareas, villages and underdeveloped areasto emphasise the need for education andto assist in conducting Adult EducationProgramme.

Over the years, NCCcadets have renderedoutstanding serviceduring floods,earthquakes, cyclones,train accidents andprovided the healingtouch in riot affectedareas.

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(e) Community Projects: Cadets of NCCparticipate in the rural and urban communityprojects and other development works likevillage track improvement, well-cleaningand other such activities.

(f) Disaster Relief: NCC has always extendedits helping hand during natural and othercalamities and accidents. Over the years,NCC cadets have rendered outstandingservice during floods, earthquakes,cyclones, train accidents and provided thehealing touch in riot affected areas.

(g) Anti Leprosy Drive: NCC cadets havelaunched anti-leprosy drive throughout thecountry and are helping various voluntaryorganisations.

(h) AIDS Awareness Programme: NCCparticipates actively in the AIDS/HIVawareness programme and is workingalongwith UNAIDS and DG AFMS incarrying out AIDS Awareness Programmesthroughout the country. Recently, NCC hasjoined hands with the programme of YouthUnite for Victory on Aids (YUVA) and

organised a programme to spreadawareness on HIV/AIDS. As a precursorto “Train the Trainer”, a nucleus has beencreated with Directors, selected officers andWhole Time Lady Officers (WTLOs) fromall State Directorates.

(i) Cancer Awareness Programme: NCCcadets actively participate in CancerAwareness Programmes organised atvarious places. Cancer Care India (CACI),an NGO and NCC have joined hands tolaunch Cancer Awareness Programmes(CAPS) throughout the country. So far 25such CAPS have been conducted.

ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL LEVEL

13.12 The NCC cadets also participated in thefollowing activities conducted at the national level:

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru Cup HockeyTournament: Every year four NCC teams(3 boys and 1 girl) participate in theJawaharlal Nehru Cup Hockey Tournamentconducted in October/November. This yearfollowing teams participated:

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(i) Andhra Pradesh and OrissaDirectorate in Junior boys category.

(ii) Punjab, Haryana, HimachalPradesh & Chandigarh Directorate in Juniorgirls and Sub-junior boys category.

(b) Subroto Cup Football Tournament: NCChas been participating in this tournamentfor the last 27 years. One NCC team eachfrom West Bengal & Sikkim Directorate andNorth Eastern Region Directorateparticipated in this year’s tournament heldfrom September 14 to October 13, 2006 atNew Delhi.

(c) All India GV Mavlankar ShootingChampionship: This year All India G VMavalankar Shooting Championship hasbeen conducted by the National RifleAssociation of India at Asansol (WestBengal) from November 5 to 14, 2006. Thisyear the cadets bagged five Gold, four silverand four bronze medals.

(d) National Shooting ChampionshipCompetitions: The 50th National ShootingChampionship Competition (NSCC) was

conducted at Indore from December 12 to 22,2006. 16 cadets selected during GV MalvankarShooting Championship took part in thischampionship and won an unprecedented 11medals (8 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze).

TRAINING OF STAFF

13.13 NCC has two training Academies one atGwalior and the other at Kamptee where instructorsare trained. The following courses were conductedfor training of Associated NCC Officers (ANOs) andPermanent Instructors (PI) staff during the year:

(a) Refresher Course for ANOs: 16 coursesare conducted every year at Officer TrainingAcademy (OTA) Kamptee for 1,135 ANOs.

(b) Orientation Courses for PI Staff: 26courses are conducted at OTA Kamptee for2,810 PI Staff every year.

(c) Pre-Commission Courses: Four Pre-commission courses are conducted at OTAKamptee for 500 ANOs.

(d) Refresher Courses for Lady ANOs: Fourcourses are conducted at NCC OTAGwalior for 110 lady ANOs.

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(e) Pre-commission Courses for LadyANOs: Two courses for Senior Wing andtwo courses for Junior Wing are conductedfor ANOs at NCC OTA Gwalior.

(f) Refresher Course for NavalANOs: 12 SD and 39 JDANOs attended a refreshercourse at INS CircarsVishakhapatnam.

(g) Refresher Course for NavalPI Staff: 25 Naval PI Staffattended a refresher courseat Seamanship School,Kochi.

(h) Pre-Commission Coursefor Naval ANOs: Naval SD/JD ANOs underwent Pre-commission training at Seamanship School,Kochi and OTA Kamptee.

(i) Orientation Course for Air PI Staff: 40Air PI Staff undergo orientation course of5 days duration at OTA Kamptee everyyear.

(j) Civil Defence Management Courses: Atotal of 30 Officers/ JCOs/ ANOs weredetailed to attend various courses conductedat National Civil Defence College (NCDC),

Nagpur during the training year.

FRESH INITIATIVES

13.14 With a view to providing anopportunity for more NCC cadets toparticipate in the Republic DayCamp, the authorised strength forthe camp has been increased from1,800 to 1,850.

13.15 In one of the majorinitiatives, the Government of Indiahas increased its share of fundingfor camp training from 50% to 75%.For Jammu & Kashmir and North

Eastern States, the Government of India wouldprovide 100% funding for camp and institutionaltraining. This new funding pattern came into forcewith effect from the training year 2006-07 and isexpected to provide a major fillip to NCC activitiesin the country.

To provide a majorfillip to NCC activitiesin the country theCentral Governmenthas increased its shareof funding from 50% to75% for Camp Trainingand has also increasedthe strength of NCCcadets from 1800 to1850 for Republic DayCamp.

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DEFENCE COOPERATION WITH

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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14.1 ‘Defence Cooperation’ has now become animportant component in the conduct of a country’sforeign policy and security affairs encompassingall activities undertaken by the Defence Forces toavoid hostilities, build and maintain trust, and makesignificant contribution towards conflict preventionand resolution. India is now engaged in a widerange of activities with other friendly countries,ranging from Chile and Brazil in theFar-West to Japan and Korea in theFar-East.

14.2 India has a long history ofdefence cooperation with severalcountries. Efforts are being madeto further strengthen its defence andstrategic cooperation with countrieslike Russia, France, United States,UK, Israel, South Africa, Germanyand countries in India’sneighbourhood including those inSoutheast, Northeast and CentralAsia. India has also growingfriendly ties including in the defencefield, with countries in the GulfRegion, in Africa, Latin America and Europe.

14.3 Our cooperation with Russia in thedefence field is mutually beneficial and notrestricted to a buyer-seller relationship. It includesjoint research and development, training andservice to service contacts. The year sawexchange of several high level visits including thevisit by Defence Secretary and the ServicesChiefs to Russia. The sixth meeting of the India-

Russia Working Group on Military TechnicalCooperation and the Working Group onShipbuilding, Aviation and Land Systems washeld in New Delhi in December 2006. The Ministerlevel meeting of India-Russia Inter GovernmentalCommission on Military Technical Cooperationwas also held on January 24, 2007 in New Delhi

wherein agreements in variousareas of cooperation were signed.President of Russian Federationwas the Chief Guest for RepublicDay celebrations of India.

14.4 France has been one ofthe major European states thathave sought to enhancecooperation with India in the fieldof defence. The French Presidentalong with their Defence MinisterMrs Michele Alliot Marie visitedIndia from February 19-21, 2006.During the visit, both sides decidedto work together in the fields ofdefence procurement, eradication

of piracy and terrorism, maritime surveillance, andjoint exercises. An Agreement in the field ofdefence cooperation was also signed on February20, 2006 between the two countries. A defencedelegation led by the Raksha Mantri visitedFrance from September 3-5, 2006 to discussdefence and security issues with the FrenchDefence Minister Mrs Michele Alliot Marie and theFrench Chief of Defence Staff, General HenriBentageat.

D efence Cooperation has now become an importantcomponent in the conduct of a country’s foreign policy

and security affairs encompassing all activities undertaken bythe Defence Forces to avoid hostilities, build and maintain trust,and make significant contribution towards conflict preventionand resolution.

India’s defence tieswith the United Stateshave changedsignificantly as a resultof exchange ofimportant visits andgreater understandingof each other’sperceptions and theneed for cooperation intackling global issueslike terrorism,disasters, armsproliferation, etc.

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14.5 India’s defence ties with the United Stateshave changed significantly as a result of exchangeof important visits and greater understanding ofeach other’s perceptions and the need forcooperation in tackling global issues like terrorism,disasters, arms proliferation, etc. Theunderstanding reached with the US on India’scivilian nuclear programme during the landmarkvisit of the US President, Mr George Bush to Indiain March 2006 has helped move forward ouroverall bilateral relations. Director, DefenceSecurity Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the U.Svisited New Delhi from March 9-10, 2006 inconnection with 2nd India-US DefenceProcurement and Production Group (DPPG)meeting, while Under Secretary of Defence forPolicy visited New Delhi to attend the 8th meetingof the India-US Defence Policy Group fromNovember 15-16, 2006. The Senior TechnologySecurity Group (STSG) meeting was held inWashington, DC during September 6-8, 2006.These exchanges have resulted in improvingbilateral relations.

14.6 Since India’s independence in 1947,Britain and India have transformed theirrelationship into a mutually beneficial partnership.We have a structured mechanism for defencecooperation under which training, joint exercises,exchanges and equipment sales take place. India-UK Defence Consultative Group meeting was heldin New Delhi from November 28-29, 2006.

14.7 India’s relations with the countries of theAfrican continent have undergone a majormakeover in the last decade and a half. Thebandwidth of our engagement is wider than ever,contributing positively to our security environment.India is providing troops for peace keeping inEthiopia-Eritrea, Congo, Sierra Leone, Burundi,Cote d’Ivoire and Sudan. Defence delegationsfrom various African countries have visited theIndian Training Establishments to seek assistancein training of their National Defence Forces.Another significant milestone during the year wassigning of a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with Mozambique for cooperation in the

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field of defence during the visit of HE JoaquimDai, Minister for Defence of Mozambique to Indiain March, 2006.

14.8 India’s support for South Africa in itsstruggle against apartheid has provided a strongfoundation for durable friendship between the twocountries. A Defence Cooperation Agreement,signed in 2000, provides the framework for ourdefence relationship. At the fifth India-SouthAfrica Defence Committee meeting held in July2006, an MOU for cooperation in defence trainingwas signed. The Defence Secretary led the Indiandelegation.

14.9 India and Germany consider each otheras important partners on the international scene.The growth of India’s close relations with Germanyis reflected in the signing of an MoU on defencecooperation during the visit of Raksha Mantri toGermany in September 2006.

14.10 India’s ties with Japan in the field of

defence have been evolving over the recent

years. During the visit of Raksha Mantri to Japan

from May 25-28, 2006 a Joint Statement was

signed stating the objectives of India-Japan

defence and security ties. The Coast Guards of

the two countries conducted their seventh roundof exercise in November 2006 off Mumbai Coast.

A Memorandum of Understanding between the

Coast Guards of the two countries was also

signed in November 2006.

14.11 China is our largest neighbour. India-

China relations are progressing in all areas. The

MoU signed on May 29, 2006 during the visit of

India’s Raksha Mantri to China is another step

forward in Sino-Indian relations envisagingcontacts between the armed forces and defence

officials and experts of the two countries. The

Memorandum of Understanding is expected to

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serve as an instrument for a regular and sustaineddialogue on defence issues between the twocountries. Our success in maintaining peace andtranquillity along our long borders is indicative ofthe level of mutual understanding that has beenachieved despite some differences in perceptionwith regard to the boundary issue. The ChinesePresident Mr. Hu Jintao visited India inNovember 2006 which marked thehigh point of India-China FriendshipYear celebrations. Gen QiaoQingchen, Commander of PLA AirForce, was on a ‘Good-Will Visit’ inOctober 2006.

14.12 India maintains cordialdefence relations with Oman.Raksha Mantri visited Oman inMarch 2006. As per the provisionsof the Defence CooperationAgreement between India and UAE,a Joint Defence CooperationCommittee [JDCC] has been set up. The firstmeeting of JDCC was held in Delhi in April 2006.As part of improving the defence relations withEgypt, an Indian team led by Additional Secretary,Defence visited Cairo in August 2006 and helddefence cooperation talks.

14.13 The year 2006 also saw enhancedinteractions between India and Singapore in the

field of Defence. Raksha Mantri visited Singaporefrom June 2-4, 2006 to participate in the 5th

Shangri La Dialogue. During the visit, RakshaMantri had separate bilateral meeting withDefence Minister of Singapore. Raksha Mantrialso called on Prime Minister of Singapore. TheIndian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navyconducted joint exercises in February 2006 off

the coast of Visakhapatnam. TheIndian Army and Singapore ArmedForces conducted third round ofJoint Artillery and Armouredexercises in October 2006 in India.Indian Air Force and the Republicof Singapore Air Force conductedjoint exercises in January 2006 andDecember 2006 at Kalaikunda.

14.14 Defence relations withMalaysia have been cordial. Theyear 2006 witnessed the high levelvisit of Deputy Prime Minister and

Defence Minister of Malaysia Dato Sri Mohd NajibBin Tun Haji Abdul Razak in June 2006. Duringthe visit he met Raksha Mantri and other seniorofficials of Ministry of Defence. The DefenceSecretary visited Malaysia in September 2006 forthe fifth Malaysia-India Defence CooperationMeeting.

14.15 India-Vietnam relations have always beenexceptionally friendly and cordial. Col Gen LeVan Dung, Vice Minister of Defence & DirectorGeneral of the Political Department of the Ministryof Defence of Vietnam visited India in February2006. Defence Secretary visited Vietnam inOctober 2006 in connection with the secondmeeting of India-Vietnam Security Dialogue.

14.16 India has traditionally maintained goodrelations with Myanmar. There has beensubstantial increase in bilateral defencecooperation between Indian Army and theMyanmar Army recently in training and otherfields. Defence Secretary led a delegation during

The MoU signed onMay 29, 2006 duringthe visit of RakshaMantri to China isanother step forward inSino-Indian relationsenvisaging contactsbetween the armedforces and defenceofficials and experts ofthe two countries.

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September 2006 to Myanmar and held high-levelmeetings with important functionaries of MyanmarGovernment. Maj General Ye Mint, Chief ofMilitary Security Affairs visited India in October,2006. Gen Thura Shwe Mann, Chief of GeneralStaff also visited India in December, 2006.

14.17 India and Australia have enjoyed goodrelations as members of the Commonwealth, andas countries sharing a democratic political set upand similar legal, financial and public institutions.The fourth round of Strategic Dialogue and theassociated Defence Joint Working Group washeld in New Delhi in February 2006. The year2006 also saw the signing of Memorandum ofUnderstanding on defence cooperation withAustralia during the visit of Prime Minister ofAustralia in March 2006.

14.18 India’s relations with Republic of Korea(RoK) have been marked by friendship andcordiality. A Memorandum of Understandingbetween the two Coast Guards was signed inMarch 2006 when Mr.Lee Seung Jae,Commissioner General, Korea Coast Guardvisited India. Raksha Rajya Mantri accompaniedby a high level delegation visited RoK in April/May 2006. The second round of joint exercisesbetween the Indian Coast Guard and the KoreaCoast Guard was held off the coast of Chennai inJuly 2006.

14.19 Our bilateral relations with Mongolia have beenmost friendly, cordial and trouble-free. India-MongoliaJoint Working Group on Defence Cooperation held its

first meeting in March/ April 2006 in Mongolia. RakshaRajya Mantri visited Mongolia in May 2006 where hemet with the Defence Minister of Mongolia and calledon the President and the Prime Minister of Mongolia.

14.20 Recognising the importance of Central AsianRegion from global security point of view, India is tryingto further mutually beneficial defence cooperation withthese countries. A joint mountaineering expeditionwas conducted in India with Kazakhstan Armypersonnel in September-October, 2006. India hasagreed on the need to enhance cooperation in thefield of defence training and technical cooperation withthe Government of Kyrgyztan.

14.21 A Defence delegation headed by RakshaUtpadan Rajya Mantri visited Chile from January 7-12, 2007. During the visit, an MOU was signedbetween India and Chile on furthering defencecooperation in the areas of teaching and academicactivities, defence equipment and hardware, sportsand adventure activities, production, co-production,joint ventures etc.

14.22 To promote defence cooperation with friendlycountries, the Indian Army, Navy and Air Forceundertake a number of activities. The Indian MilitaryTraining Teams in several countries such as Bhutan,Laos, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Seychelles etc.are providing training to the military personnel of thesecountries. The Indian defence services are alsoparticipating in a number of joint exercises with theforces of friendly foreign countries. Joint exercises havebeen conducted with the forces of Singapore, Thailand,USA, UK, etc.

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CEREMONIAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

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15.1 The Ministry of Defence encourages andpromotes both academic and adventure activitiesthrough autonomous institutions which areprovided regular financial assistance. Theseinstitutions are :-

(i) The Institute for Defence Studies andAnalyses, New Delhi;

(ii) Mountaineering Institutes at Darjeeling andUttarkashi; and

(iii) The Jawahar Institute of Mountaineeringand Winter Sports (JIM) at Aru, Kashmir

15.2 The important activities of theseinstitutions during the current year are given inthe succeeding paragraphs.

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIESAND ANALYSES (IDSA)

15.3 Apart from continuing to undertakeresearch work on policy relevant security andstrategic issues, the IDSA has given increasedattention to non-traditional security issues whichhave come to the fore internationally. The FellowsSeminars are now held twice a week as against

T he responsibility for the organising of NationalFunctions like the Republic Day Parade, the

Beating Retreat Ceremony, Martyrs’ Day and theIndependence Day is entrusted to the Ministry ofDefence.

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once a week earlier in order to provide greateropportunities to the IDSA scholars in preparationof their publication in the Institute’s journal-Strategic Analysis.

15.4 IDSA has launched a newwebsite (www.idsa.in) containingreadily accessible information aboutthe Institute’s activities. This alsooffers the Institute’s scholars anopportunity to comment on topicalthemes and issues.

15.5 Activities: As part of theefforts to substantially upgrade the neighborhoodstudy programme, a series of workshops wereundertaken by the IDSA to study recentdevelopments in our neighboring countries.Proposals were also initiated to develop IDSA’sinstitutionalized linkages with corresponding thinktanks in neighboring countries with a view topromote better understanding by security andstrategic studies community and positioning IDSAto play a more prominent role in track II activities.

15.6 In an effort to sensitize Parliamentarianson critical security issues the IDSA arranged a

briefing on Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation for agroup of Parliamentarians in July 2006.

15.7 Two seminars were held in September2006 on ‘Peace Process in SriLanka’ and ‘Peace andDevelopment in Northeast Region’at Bangalore and Shillongrespectively. These seminarshelped IDSA in engaging scholarsfrom outside Delhi and in developingnetworking with institutions andindividuals engaged in security and

strategic matters.

15.8 This year IDSA started a new EminentPersons Lecture series in collaboration with theIndia International Centre. Talks were organizedon ‘Globalisation and Security’ by Dr. Arun Shourie,on ‘Environment and Security’ by Dr. R.K. Pachauriand on ‘Human Rights, Terrorism and Security’ byShri Soli Sorabjee under the series.

MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTES

15.9 The Ministry of Defence administers jointlywith the concerned State Governments, three

IDSA has launched anew website(www.idsa.in)containing readilyaccessible informationabout the Institute’sactivities.

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Mountaineering Institutes, namely, HimalayanMountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling in WestBengal, Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM),Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand and Jawahar Instituteof Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM), Aru(presently located at Pahalgam) in J&K. TheseInstitutes are run as autonomous RegisteredSocieties. Raksha Mantri is the President of theseInstitutes. The Chief Minister of the respectiveState is the Vice-President of the Institute. TheseInstitutes are governed by separate ExecutiveCouncils consisting of members elected by theGeneral Bodies, nominees from amongst donorsand/or persons who are likely to promote the causeof the Institute, and representatives of Central andState Governments.

15.10 The HMI, Darjeeling was founded inNovember 1954 by the then Prime Minister PanditJawaharlal Nehru to commemorate the historicalascent of Mount Everest by Late Tenzing Norgay

along with Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.

Two more institutes viz the NIM, Uttrakashi and

the JIM at Aru in J&K were set up in October

1965 and October 1993 respectively to give

further boost to mountaineering and to inculcate

the spirit of adventure in youth. A decision has

been taken to locate the headquarters of JIM on

permanent basis at Pahalgam and to set up its

two sub-centres at Bhaderwha and Patnitop.

15.11 The broad objectives of the

Mountaineering Institutes are:-

(i) to impart theoretical knowledge and

practical training in mountaineering and

rock climbing techniques;

(ii) to awaken interest in and love for mountains

and exploration; and

(iii) to encourage and provide training in Winter

Sports.

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15.12 The Institutes conduct Basic and AdvancedMountaineering courses, Method of InstructionCourse (MOI), Search & Rescue Course (S&R)and Adventure Course. The syllabi, duration, agelimit of participants and grading system for varioustypes of courses are almost uniform at all theInstitutes. During the lean period, the Institutesdetail their Instructors to conduct rock-climbingcourses at the request of Mountaineering Clubs/

Organizations around the country. The Instructors

also join various expeditions.

15.13 Trainees to these courses come from all

parts of the country and include Army, Air Force,

Navy, ITBP and BSF Personnel, NCC Cadets and

private students. Foreigners are also now

permitted to join these courses.

Table No. 15.1

Institute Basic Advanced Adventure MOI S&R

HMI 05 02 02 01 -

NIM 05 03 03 01 01

JIM 02 01 15 - -

Table No. 15.2

Institute Basic Advanced Adventure MOI S&R(HMI/NIM/JIM)

No. of students 696 180 889 36 30

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15.14 The details of courses conducted by theInstitutes from April 2006 to November 30, 2006are given in Table No. 15.1.

15.15 The number of students trained in thesecourses are given in Table No. 15.2.

15.16 HMI, which celebrated Golden Jubileefrom October 14-17, 2006, conducted six specialcourses comprising Advanced, Adventure andRock Climbing Courses, during which 211 menand women were trained. NIM also conducted 8special courses for various organizations in which366 men and women were trained during the year.

CEREMONIALS, HONOURS ANDAWARDS

15.17 The responsibility for organizing NationalFunctions like the Republic Day Parade, the BeatingRetreat Ceremony, Martyrs’ Day and theIndependence Day is entrusted to the Ministry ofDefence. The Ministry also organizes DefenceInvestiture Ceremonies for presentation of Gallantryand Distinguished Service Awards at RashtrapatiBhawan in association with the President’s Secretariat.

The Ceremonial functions organized during the yearare detailed in the following paragraphs.

15.18 Investiture Ceremony, 2006: TheDefence Investiture Ceremony, 2006 was held atRashtrapati Bhawan on March 22 and 31, 2006when the Gallantry and Distinguished ServiceAwards, mentioned in Table No. 15.3 and 15.4,announced on the Independence Day, 2005 andRepublic Day, 2006 were presented by thePresident to the awardees.

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Table No. 15.3

Gallantry Awards

Kirti Chakra 04 (3 posthumous)

Shaurya Chakra 43 (17 posthumous)

Table No. 15.4

Distinguished Service Awards

Param Vishisht Seva Medal 29

Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 02

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 52

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15.19 Other awards like Vishisht Seva Medal,Sena Medal, Nao Sena Medal, Vayu Sena Medaland Bar to these Medals were presented by therespective Chiefs of Staff and SeniorCommanders at separate Investiture Ceremonies.

15.20 Independence Day Ceremony 2006:The Independence Day Celebrations at Red Fortbegan with the singing of patriotic songs byschools children’s choir in different Indianlanguages in the early morning of August 15,2006. Later, the three Services and Delhi Policepresented Guard of Honour to the Prime Minister.The Prime Minister then unfurled the National Flagon the ramparts of the Red Fort to theaccompaniment of the National Anthem playedby the Services Band. A 21 Gun Salute waspresented on the occasion. After the PrimeMinister’s Address to the Nation, the ceremonyconcluded with the singing of National Anthemby the children and NCC cadets from Schools of

Delhi and release of balloons. Later, during theday, the President laid wreath at the Amar JawanJyoti at India Gate paying homage to those whosacrificed their lives for the freedom of themotherland.

15.21 The gallantry awards announced on theIndependence Day, 2006 are detailed in TableNo. 15.5:-

Table No. 15.5

Awards Total Posthumous

Kirti Chakra 02 02

Shaurya Chakra 16 10

Bar to Sena Medal 02 -

Sena Medal 81 15

Nao Sena Medal 06 -

Vayu Sena Medal 1 -

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15.22 Vijay Diwas: Vijay Diwas was celebratedon December 16, 2006 followed by a culturalprogramme and band display at the Major DhyanChand National Stadium, New Delhi.

15.23 Amar Jawan Jyoti Ceremony, 2007: ThePrime Minister laid a wreath at the Amar JawanJyoti of India Gate in the morning of January 26,2007. Two minutes silence was observed forpaying homage to those who laid down their livesin safeguarding the integrity of our nation.

15.24 Republic Day Celebrations, 2007: Theunfurling of the National Flag at the Rajpathmarked the beginning of the Republic DayParade. The President’s Body Guards presentedthe National Salute followed by the NationalAnthem played by the Service Bands with a 21gun salute. The President of the RussianFederation, Mr. Vladimir V Putin was the ChiefGuest on the occasion.

15.25 Mounted columns of 61 Cavalry,mechanized columns comprising T-72 Tanks,Bofors Gun, Pinaka Launcher, TC Reporter Radar,Mobile Decontamination Vehicle, TransportableArmy Wide Area Network Node, Unmanned AerialVehicle, Indra PC-II Radar, marching contigentsand bands of Services, Para Military Forces, DelhiPolice, Railway Protection Force, NCC and NSSwere part of the Parade. The DRDO equipmentcolumn included Brahmos, Bridge Layer Tank, Nagon Namica Akash Weapon System and WeaponLocating Radar. 21 National Bravery Awardwinning children seated on elephants alsoparticipated in the Parade. Tableaux of States/Union Territories, Central Ministries andDepartments and cultural items by school childrenwere the other attractions of the parade. Theparade ended with a dare-devil motor cycle displayby Army Provost ‘Shwet Ashw’ followed by a FlyPast by aircrafts of the Indian Air Force.

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15.26 The details of gallantry and distinguishedservice awards announced on the Republic Dayare given in Table No. 15.6.

15.27 Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2007: The‘Beating Retreat’ is a centuries old military

tradition dating back to the days when troopsdisengaged from battle at sunset. The BeatingRetreat Ceremony was organized at Vijay Chowkon January 29, 2007 denoting departure of thetroops assembled at Delhi for participating in theRepublic Day Celebrations. This brought the

Table No. 15.6

Award Total Posthumous

Kirti Chakra 06 05

Shaurya Chakra 31 13

Bar to Sena Medal/Nao Sena Medal/Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) 04 -

Sena Medal/ Nao Sena Medal/ Vayu Sena Medal(Gallantry) 74 11

Param Vishisht Seva Medal 27 -

Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 01 -

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 52 -

Yudh Seva Medal 01 -

Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal 04 -

Vishisht Seva Medal 123 -

Bar to Sena Medal(Gallantry) 02 -

Sena Medal/ Nao Sena Medal/Vayu Sena Medal(Devotion to duty) 68 01

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curtain down on the Republic Dayfestivities. Bands of the threeServices participated in thisCeremony. The conclusion of theceremony coincided withillumination of the RashtrapatiBhawan and India Gate.

15.28 Martyrs’ Day Ceremony,2007: On January 30, 2007, the President laid awreath at Mahatma Gandhi’s Samadhi at Rajghat.Floral tributes were also paid by the VicePresident, the Prime Minister and otherdignitaries. This was followed by observance oftwo minutes’ silence at 1100 hours to pay homageto those who sacrificed their lives in India’sstruggle for freedom.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE DIVISION

15.29 Official Language Division in the Ministryof Defence implements the official language policyof the Central Government in the Ministry as wellas its attached and subordinate offices etc., spreadall over the country. Apart from doing translation(from English to Hindi and vice-versa) of routinecorrespondence and the documents, required tobe submitted before various Committees ofParliament, the Division is also responsible forconducting meetings of various Hindi Samitis asalso for running incentive schemes to implementthe progressive use of Hindi.

15.30 Training: Keeping in view the policy ofimparting knowledge of Hindi language, Hindistenography and Hindi typing to eligible officers/employees working in the offices of CentralGovernment, relevant training was imparted tothem in the Ministry of Defence. The training inthe offices under the Ministry of Defence, locatedat Delhi was monitored through the meetings ofthe Official Language Committee of the Ministrywhile in respect of other offices it was donethrough their quarterly Hindi progress reports andthe official language inspections.

15.31 Meetings of high levelHindi Committees: Meet ingsof the two Hindi Salahakar Samities,i.e. one for the Departments ofDefence, Defence R&D and Ex-Servicemen Welfare and the otherone for the Department of DefenceProduction, were organized under

the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri/ RakshaRajya Mantri, besides holding the quarterlymeetings of two departmental Official LanguageImplementation Committees. An importantdecision of Hindi Salahakar Samiti was alsoimplemented this year by nominating one non-official member from each of the Hindi SalahakarSamities as observer.

15.32 Rajbhasha Sangoshthi (Seminar): Forthe first time, a ‘Rajbhasha Sangoshthi’ on‘Increasing the use of Hindi in various organizationsof technical & scientific nature under the Ministryof Defence’ was organized in the Departments ofDefence, Defence Research & Development andEx-Servicemen Welfare on November 9, 2006,under the Chairmanship of RURM.

15.33 Hindi Workshops/ Hindi Pakhwara:Four Hindi workshops were organized in theMinistry. Apart from lectures on the subjectsprescribed by the Department of OfficialLanguage (Ministry of Home Affairs), theparticipating officers/ employees also underwentpractice session on noting and drafting in Hindi.Likewise, Hindi pakhwara was organized in theMinistry from September 1-15, 2006. Variouscompetitions and other activities organized duringthe Pakhwara, encouraged one and all in theMinistry to maximize the use of Hindi in theirofficial work.

15.34 Incentive Schemes: Apart fromcontinuing to implement almost all the incentiveschemes formulated by the Department of OfficialLanguage (Ministry of Home Affairs) forencouraging use of Hindi on official work and

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promoting original writing in Hindi, a cash awardscheme for promoting publication of departmentalHindi magazines and journals brought out byvarious subordinate offices of the Ministry andalso a bi-annual cash award scheme forpromoting writing of books on defence relatedsubjects in Hindi have also been implemented.

15.35 Official Language Inspections: Theofficial language inspections were carried out formonitoring closely the activities relating to officiallanguage in all the three Services, varioussubordinate offices and Defence Public SectorUndertakings. For this purpose, 39 offices havebeen covered till December 31, 2006. In addition,inspections of about 25% sections in the Ministrywere also carried out.

15.36 Official Language Inspections offoreign based offices: For the first time, in theseries of official language inspections by the

Ministry, two of the offices of defenceundertakings based in Russia were inspected bya Joint Secretary. During these inspections, thepossibilities of increasing the use of Hindi in theoffices were explored and suitable suggestionswere given.

15.37 Inspections by the Committee ofParliament on Official Language: TheCommittee carried out a large number of officiallanguage inspections by visiting various defenceorganizations located at Chandigarh, Simla,Kavaratti, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, Siliguri,Jamnagar, Bangalore, Lucknow, Kanpur andAllahabad etc.

WELFARE OF PERSONS WITHDISABILITIES

15.38 Reservation of posts for persons withdisabilities: The Persons with Disabilities (Equal

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Opportunities, Protection of Rights and FullParticipation) Act, 1995 prescribes that in everyestablishment not less than 3% of vacancies shallbe reserved for persons with disabilities of which1% each shall be reserved for persons sufferingfrom blindness or low-vision, hearing impairmentand loco-motor disability and cerebral palsy in theposts identified for each disability.

15.39 The representation of persons withdisabilities in Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts inDepartment of Defence, Department of DefenceProduction and Department of Defence Researchand Development is presented in Table No. 15.7.

15.40 Armed Forces: Provisions enshrinedunder Sections 33 and 47 of the Persons withDisabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection ofRights & Full Participation) Act 1995, lay down

safeguards for persons with disabilities in thematter of recruitment and retention in the Service.However, keeping in view the nature of dutiesperformed by the Armed Forces personnel, allcombatant personnel have been exempted fromthe applicability of the Sections ibid by virtue ofspecial Notifications issued by the Ministry ofSocial Justice and Empowerment.

15.41 Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) andDefence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs):In Ordnance Factories 1514 employees withvarious disabilities are working at various levelsat present. The Defence Public SectorUndertakings are also committed to follow theprovisions of the Persons with Disabilities (EqualOpportunities, Protection of Rights and FullParticipation) Act 1995 in order to enable personswith disabilities to avail the benefits of reservation.

Table No. 15.7

Annual Statement showing the representation of the persons with disabilities in services(As on January 1, 2006)

Group No. of employees

Total In identified Visually Hearing Orthopaedicallyposts handicapped handicapped handicapped

1 2 3 4 5 6

Group A 15351 3495 1 3 42

Group B 36461 2116 8 7 130

Group C 220598 7933 200 268 1797

Group D 166485 3207 412 486 1093

Total 438895 16751 621 764 3062

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16.1. The Vigilance Division in the Ministry ofDefence has been entrusted with the task ofdealing with complaints regarding corruptpractices, misconduct, irregularities, etc in respectof employees of Ministry of Defence and variousunits under it. It serves as a nodal point forinteraction on behalf of the Ministry of Defencewith the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and also thePMO on vigilance related issues and complaints.The Vigilance Division conducts regular surpriseinspection of sensitive spots, and reviews andstreamlines procedures forcombating corruption. During theyear 2006, 16 Group ‘A’officerswere given major penalty (MES-5,Naval HQ-9, Military Farms – 2) and3 officers of MES were given minorpenalty. Nine complaints receivedfrom CVC were investigated andbrought to their logical conclusion.

16.2 Department of Defence(including DRDO) and Departmentof Defence Production have theirown Chief Vigilance Officers. Aspecial cell monitors cases referredto the CBI.

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16.3 In keeping with the highest traditions ofthe Services, sensitization against corruptpractices is carried out right from the ab initiotraining stage and also on a regular basis across

the entire stratum of the armed forces. Variousvigilance units proactively monitor all illegal andcorrupt practices of service and civilian personnel.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCEPRODUCTION

16.4 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL): TheVigilance Department has been laying greateremphasis on preventive vigilance. Preventivechecks and surprise checks help in identifyingareas which are prone to corruption and subject

them to intensive examination witha view to plugging loopholes in thesystem.

16.5 Bharat Electronics Ltd.(BEL): Vigilance function in thecompany is headed by the ChiefVigilance Officer. The CVO hastaken initiatives to bring awarenessat all levels and strengthen thesystems and procedures aimed atensuring good corporategovernance and preventingirregularities and improper use ofthe company’s resources. Theperformance of vigilance unit during

the year has been satisfactory. A large numberof regular/surprise inspections were conducted.To improve awareness and to strengthen thevigilance function, executives were put throughVigilance Awareness programmes and were alsotrained about domestic enquiry and principles ofnatural justice.

Vigilance Division is responsible for regular andsurprise inspection of sensitive spots, review

and streamlining of procedures and initiating othermeasures for combating corruption.

During the year 2006,16 Group ‘A’ officerswere given majorpenalty (MES-5, NavalHQ-9, Military Farms –2) and 3 officers ofMES were given minorpenalty. Ninecomplaints receivedfrom CVC wereinvestigated andbrought to their logicalconclusion.

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16.6 Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML): TheVigilance Department assists Management inenhancing transparency and equity in itsoperations by having well laid-out system andprocedures covering different aspects ofVigilance.

16.7 The Vigilance Department scrutinizesrecords/ documents selectively to ensure that therelevant procedures are followed. Complaints areinvestigated and reports are submitted tocompetent authorities expeditiously. VigilanceDepartment conducts surprise checks at identifiedsensitive and non-sensitive points on random/selective basis.

16.8 Apart from the above, the VigilanceDepartment also conducts System Audit andChief Technical Examiner (CTE) Type Inspectionto ensure optimum compliance of the laid downinstructions/ guidelines/ procedures to ensuretransparency and accountability.

16.9 Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL): With aview to increasing transparency inprocurement/sale etc. departmentsdealing with the tendering processhave commenced hosting tenderson the MDL website. The monthlysummary of the tenders above thethreshold value of Rs. 10 lakh is alsobeing hosted on MDL’s website.

16.10 Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL):The Vigilance set up in GoaShipyard Ltd is headed by a full-time ChiefVigilance Officer (CVO). He is assisted by oneSenior Vigilance Supervisor, a Senior Assistantand two Vigilance Guards. With a view toencouraging people to come forward withinformation and grievances of a vigilance angle,six Vigilance Complaint Boxes have been installedat various places in the premises of the Company.These boxes are opened every Monday. Inaddition, printed and framed notice boards have

been placed at all offices and common placesadvising all outsiders to contact the officers of theVigilance Department in case they come acrossany instance of corruption.

16.11 Garden Reach Shipbuilders &Engineers Ltd (GRSE): Vigilance activities inGRSE are aimed at maintaining transparency inall dealings. A workshop on Vigilance awarenesswas held in GRSE on November 8, 2006. Besidesthe above, vigilance complaints/ suggestion boxeshave been placed at all conspicuous places inGRSE.

16.12 Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL): The mainfocus of Vigilance Department is on preventivevigilance and open communication with vigilancedepartment in the interest of the Company. Asan outcome of Vigilance inspection, substantialsavings accrued on account of intensiverenegotiations made with major suppliers. As aresult of vigilance awareness, the Departmentunearthed two cases of bogus adopted sons

included as dependents for derivingdependent benefits.

16.13 Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.(Midhani): During the year, anoverall awareness of Vigilancefunction has been built up in theCompany. A team of officers underthe guidance of Chief VigilanceOfficer has been functioning toensure transparency and

improvement in the system and procedures.Vigilance Department actively participated inbringing out several manuals in the areas ofpurchase; civil works etc., as contribution towardssystem improvement in the Company. Severalcirculars, guidelines have been issued for thebenefit of the managers at the functional levels,with a view to implementing and adhering to theinstructions of Central Vigilance Commission onvarious issues in spirit and perspective.

CVC’s instructionsregarding posting ofopen tender notices onthe website of theOrganization havebeen fully implementedby all the OrdnanceFactories.

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16.14 Ordnance Factory Board(OFB): In Ordnance FactoriesOrganization probity andtransparency in public dealings aresacrosanct as the organizationalmission. Instructions of CVC,vigilance awareness and measuresof anti-corruption are beingdisseminated to employees at alllevels and implementation is beingensured.

16.15 During the year, about 80 complaints wereprocessed for further vigilance action and 31preventive vigilance inspections were conducted.CVC’s instructions regarding posting of opentender notices on the website of the Organizationhave been fully implemented by all the OrdnanceFactories.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCERESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

16.16 The main activities of the Vigilance Unitsin DRDO during the year were as under :–

� Organising sensitizationprogrammes and seminarsbringing to fore the importance ofproper, effective and optimummanagement of public funds andpublic resources.

� Surprise vigi lanceinspect ions of laborator ies/establishments to ensure thatstanding instructions and orders

are implemented.

� Conducting confidential enquiries againstmalpractices and bringing the errant tobook.

� Processing vigilance cases/inquiries andpreparation of documents for vigilancecharge sheets.

� Ensuring compliance of procedures ofpurchase management laid down byDRDO through periodic vigi lanceinspect ion of laborator ies/establishments.

Following thedirections of CVC,Vigilance AwarenessWeek was observed inthe Ministry, DPSUs,Attached andSubordinate offices inthe month ofNovember 2006.

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EMPOWERMENT AND WELFARE OF WOMEN

A woman Pilot in Dornier 228

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17.1 The role of women has been increasingsteadily in the field of national defence. Womenare employed in Defence Production Units,Defence Research & Development Laboratories,and as Doctors and Nursing Officers in the ArmedForces. With the induction of women in variousnon-combatant branches of the Armed Forces likelogistics and law, a larger role is envisaged forthem.

INDIAN ARMY

17.2 Women Officers in the Army: In asignificant step which would attract more womenin the Army, the tenure of Women Officers in ShortService Commission has been increased from 10years to 14 years of service. Besides, theirpromotional avenues have been substantiallyenhanced. Earlier, they were eligible for only onepromotion, viz., to the rank of Major after 5 yearsof service. As per a recent decision of theGovernment, Women Short Service CommissionOfficers in the Army are granted time-scalesubstantive promotions to the ranks of Captain,Major, and Lt Colonel rank after 2, 6 and 13 yearsof reckonable service respectively.This is at par with the promotionsavailable to the PermanentCommission Officers. In addition,with a view to ensuring genderequality, the training period ofwomen officers in the Army in ShortService Commission has beenincreased from 24 weeks to 49

weeks, to be at par with male Short ServiceCommission Officers.

17.3 Women officers have been serving in theArmed Forces for about 80 years, first inductedin the Military Nursing Service in 1927 and thenin the Medical Officers cadre in 1943. In the ArmedForces Medical Services there are bothpermanent and Short Service CommissionOfficers.

17.4 In the Regiment of Artillery, Corps ofSignals, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Electricaland Mechanical Engineers, Army Service Corps(Food Scientists and Catering Officers), ArmyOrdnance Corps, Intelligence Corps, ArmyEducation Corps, Judge Advocate General’sDepartment, and the Army Postal Service, womenofficers join as Short Service Commission officers.

INDIAN NAVY

17.5 The Indian Navy first inducted womenofficers in 1992. A total of 179 (including 58Medical Officers) women officers are serving

across various units in the Navy.These officers are assimilated intothe mainstream and their promotionprospects, training as well as careerprogression, are at par with theirmale counterparts.

17.6 Women are being inductedinto the Navy, as Short ServiceCommission (SSC) officers in the

T he role of women has been increasing steadilyin the field of national defence. With the

induction of women in various non-combatantbranches of the Armed Forces like logistics and law,a larger role is envisaged for them.

Women Officers arerecruited in variousbranches of the ArmedForces as ShortService Commissionedofficers for ten yearsinitially, extendable byfour more years.

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Executive (ATC, Law & Logistic Cadres) and theEducation Branch.

17.7 Adult Computer Literacy and HobbyClasses: The Naval Wives’ Welfare Association(NWWA) Kendras have been rejuvenated withspecial emphasis on computer literacy for womenand the conduct of hobby classes to promoteembroidery, soft toy making, art and micromanagement skills. IT complexes have beenopened for ladies and family members forcomputer and IT learning.

17.8 On the eve of International Women’sday, a special workshop, aimed exclusivelyat the women employees of the NavalDockyard, Visakhapatnam was undertaken.The Programme titled ‘Live Life Happily’

focused on the importance of education,marital harmony, regulations at work placeapart from legal and financial topics.

INDIAN AIR FORCE

17.9 Induction of women as Short Service

Commission (SSC) officers in flying, technical and

non-technical branches in the IAF commenced

in 1982. As on December 31, 2006, there are 713

women officers (including Medical and Dental

officers) serving in the IAF. As of now Women

officers (except Medical branch) are not being

granted Permanent Commission. However,

Government has approved second extension of

SSC tenure upto 14 years on merit to all these

women officers.

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COAST GUARD

17.10 Women are recruited in Officers Cadre.The selection process for women candidates issimilar to that for the male candidates. The womenofficers are posted in non-sea going posts andare inducted as pilots.

SPECIAL FAMILY PENSIONSCHEMES

17.11 Ministry of Defence has special pensionschemes for the widows of Service personnel. Inthe event of death of Armed Forces personnel inwar or war like operations, counter insurgencyoperations, action against terrorists, extremists etc.,the families are granted Liberalised Family Pensionat a rate equal to reckonable emoluments last drawnby the deceased personnel at the time of death.

17.12 With effect from January 1, 1996 onremarriage of widow, full liberalized family pensionwould continue to be drawn by hersubject to certain prescribedconditions. Liberalised FamilyPension of those widows which wasstopped on their remarriage beforeJanuary 1, 1996 with a person otherthan real brother of the deceased,has been restored w.e.f. June 24,2005.

17.13 If the death of a Servicepersonnel has occurred on accountof causes attributable to oraggravated by military service thefamily is paid special family pensionat the rate of 60% of reckonableemoluments drawn by thedeceased subject to a minimum ofRs. 2550/- p.m. Widows who gotremarried on or after January 1,1996 are also eligible for specialfamily pension subject to certainconditions.

DEFENCE RESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION(DRDO)

17.14 DRDO is sensitive to the need forempowerment and welfare of its womenemployees. It is ensured that women employeesget equal opportunities for enhancement of theirskills and knowledge. Fulfilment of their potential,and advancement of the organizational objectivesis appreciated and duly recognized by themanagement. Laboratories and establishmentsof DRDO have been instructed to set up Women’sCell to look after the welfare of women employees.A similar Cell has also been set up in DRDO HQrsfor the purpose.

17.15 Similarly, various welfare measures havealso been undertaken for the women employeesin the Organisation. Crèches have also beenopened as welfare measures in various DRDO

laboratories/ establishments allover the country.

DEPARTMENT OFDEFENCE PRODUCTION(DDP)

17.16 Ordnance FactoriesBoard: Women, at all levels, areactively involved in various activitiesof the Organization. A number ofwomen officers are holding seniorpositions in the Organization. Inmany Ordnance Factories, womenat the shop floor level operate evensophisticated ComputerNumerically Control (CNC)machines.

17.17 Hindustan AeronauticsLimited (HAL): The strength ofwomen employees in HAL as onSeptember 30, 2006 is 1,697. A

Ministry of Defencehas special pensionschemes for thewidows of Servicepersonnel. In the eventof death of ArmedForces personnel inwar or war likeoperations, counterinsurgency operations,action againstterrorists, extremistsetc. the families aregranted LiberalisedFamily Pension at therate equal toreckonableemoluments last drawnby the deceasedpersonnel at the timeof death.

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sizeable number of women employees is insupervisory and executive cadres.

17.18 Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL): BELhas 2458 women employees in all the Units andOffices and has been providing a variety offacilities and benefits to them, such as speciallyfurnished exclusive Rest Rooms, Creche facilitiesetc. Training Classes in Tailoring are conductedafter working hours through the Labour WelfareFund. Women employees are nominated toparticipate in meets/ conferences organised bythe set up “Women in Public Sector” (WIPS).Women employees of Non-ESI category also getthe complete maternity benefits including pre-natal care. Akshaya–run by the Bharat ElectronicsLadies’ Association (Bangalore) providesemployment opportunities for destitute women.

17.19 Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML):In line with Supreme Court directives, the

Company hasconstituted aWomen Cell in allthe ProductionUnits, includingCorporate Office, toredress thegrievances of thewomen employees.

17.20 MazagonDock Limited(MDL): A womenCell, headed by the

Officer of the rank of General Manager and three

officers, has beenset up to deliberateon ways andmeans ofpromoting thegrowth anddevelopment ofwomen employeest o w a r d sharnessing their fullpotential. In order to improve the status andposition of women employees a database hasbeen prepared to collect comprehensiveinformation on the profile of women employeesto evolve a meaningful policy.

17.21 Garden Reach Shipbuilders andEngineers Limited (GRSE): A total of 138women employees are engaged in GRSE indifferent capacities. Various workshops areorganized at regular intervals to make theemployees aware of the company’s commitmenttowards gender equality.

7.22 Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited(MIDHANI): The facilities guaranteed to womenemployees under various welfare legislationsapplicable to the Company are being extended.A cordial atmosphere has been created for thewomen employees wherein they can accomplishtheir job effectively to achieve the organizationalgoals. Women employees are nominated forvarious in-house and external trainingprogrammes. International Women’s Day iscelebrated in the organization on March 8, everyyear.

DRDO has ensuredthat women employeesare accorded equalopportunities forenhancement of theirskills and knowledgefor fulfilment of theirpotential.

A women Cell, headedby the Officer of therank of GeneralManager and threeofficers, has been setup in MDL to deliberateon ways and means ofpromoting the growthand development ofwomen employees forharnessing their fullpotential.

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A. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

1. Defence of India and every part thereofincluding preparation for defence and allsuch acts as may be conducive in times ofwar to its prosecution and after itstermination to effective demobilization.

2. The Armed Forces of the Union, namely,the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

3. Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry ofDefence comprising of Army Headquarters,Naval Headquarters, Air Headquarters andDefence Staff Headquarters.

4. The Reserves of the Army, Navy and AirForce.

5. The Territorial Army.

6. The National Cadet Corps.

7. Works relating to Army, Navy and Air Force.

8. Remounts, Veterinary and FarmsOrganisation.

9. Canteen Stores Department (India).

10. Civilian Services paid from DefenceEstimates.

11. Hydrographic Surveys and preparation ofnavigational charts.

12. Formation of Cantonments, delimitation/excision of Cantonment areas, local self-government in such areas, the constitutionand powers within such areas ofCantonment Boards and authorities and the

regulation of house accommodation(including the control of rents) in such areas.

13. Acquisition, requisitioning, custody andrelinquishment of land and property fordefence purposes. Eviction ofunauthorized occupants from defence landand property.

14. Defence Accounts Department.

15. Purchase of foodstuffs for militaryrequirements and their disposal excludingthose entrusted to Department of Food andPublic Distribution.

16. All matters relating to Coast GuardOrganisation, including -

(a) surveillance of maritime zones againstoil spills;

(b) combating oil spills in various maritimezones, except in the waters of portsand within 500 metres of off-shoreexploration and production platforms,coastal refineries and associatedfacilities such as Single Buoy Mooring(SBM), Crude Oil Terminal (COT) andpipelines;

(c) Central Coordinating Agency forCombating of Oil Pollution in thecoastal and marine environment ofvarious maritime zones;

(d) Implementation of NationalContingency Plan for oil spill disaster;and

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(e) undertaking oil spill prevention andcontrol, inspection of ships andoffshore platforms in the country,except within the limits of ports asempowered by the Merchant ShippingAct, 1958 (44 of 1958).

17. Matters relating to diving and relatedactivities in the country.

18. Procurement exclusive to the DefenceServices.

B. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCEPRODUCTION

1. Ordnance Factory Board and OrdnanceFactories.

2. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

3. Bharat Electronics Limited.

4. Mazagon Docks Limited.

5. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersLimited.

6. Goa Shipyard Limited.

7. Bharat Dynamics Limited.

8. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited.

9. Defence Quality Assurance Organizationsincluding Directorate General of QualityAssurance and Directorate General ofAeronautical Quality Assurance.

10. Standardisation of defence equipment andstores including Directorate ofStandardisation.

11. Bharat Earth Movers Limited.

12. Development of aeronautics industry andco-ordination among users other than thoseconcerned with the Ministry of Civil Aviationand the Department of Space.

13. Indigenisation, development and productionof defence equipment and participation ofthe private sector in the manufacture ofdefence equipment.

14. Defence exports and internationalcooperation in defence production.

C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCERESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

1. Apprising, assessing and advising RakshaMantri on the influence on National Securityof emerging developments in Science andTechnology.

2. Rendering advice to Raksha Mantri and tothe three services and inter-serviceorganizations on all scientific aspects ofweapons; weapon platforms; militaryoperations; surveillance; support andlogistics in all likely threats of conflict.

3. To function, with the concurrence of theMinistry of External Affairs, as the nodal co-ordinating agency of the Ministry of Defenceon all matters relating to Instruments ofAccord with foreign Governments relatingto the acquisition of technologies whoseexport to India is the subject of nationalsecurity related controls of foreignGovernments.

4. Formulation and execution of programmesof scientific research and design,development, test and evaluation, in fieldsof relevance to national security.

5. Direction and administration of agencies,laboratories, establishments, ranges,facilities, programmes and projects of theDepartment.

6. Aeronautical Development Agency.

7. All matters relating to certification of thedesign air worthiness of military aircraft,their equipment and stores.

8. All matters relating to the protection andtransfer of technology generated by theactivities of the Department.

9. Scientific analysis support and participationin the acquisition and evaluation

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proceedings of all weapons systems andrelated technologies proposed to beacquired by the Ministry of Defence.

10. To render advice on the technological andintellectual property aspects of the importof technology by production units andenterprises manufacturing, or proposing tomanufacture, equipment and stores for theArmed Services.

11. To deal with reference made under section35 of the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970).

12. Financial and other material assistance toindividuals, institutions and bodiescorporate, for study and for the training ofmanpower on aspects of Science andTechnology that bear on national security.

13. In consultation with the Ministry of ExternalAffairs, international relations in mattersconnected with the role of Science andTechnology in national security including -

(i) matters relating to relations withResearch Organizations of othercountries and with Inter-governmentalagencies, particularly those whichconcern themselves, inter alia, with thescientific and technological aspects ofnational security.

(ii) arrangements with Universities,educational and research-orientedinstitutions or bodies corporate abroadto provide for foreign scholarships andthe training of Indian scientists andtechnologists under the administrativecontrol of the Department.

14. Execution of works and purchase of landsdebitable to the budget of the Department.

15. All matters relating to personnel under thecontrol of the Department.

16. Acquisition of all types of stores, equipmentand services debitable to the budget of theDepartment.

17. Financial sanctions relating to theDepartment.

18. Any other activity assigned to, and acceptedby, the Department through understandingsor arrangements with any other Ministry,Department, Agency of the Government ofIndia whose activities have a bearing on thescientific and technological aspects ofnational security.

D. DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

1. Matters relating to Ex-Servicemen includingpensioners.

2. Ex-Servicemen Contributory HealthScheme.

3. Matters relating to Directorate General ofResettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board.

4. Administration of :-

(a) the Pension Regulations for the Army,1961 (Parts I and II);

(b) the Pension Regulations for the AirForce, 1961 (Parts I and II);

(c) the Navy (Pension) Regulations,1964; and

(d) the Entitlement Rules to CasualtyPensionary Awards to the ArmedForces Personnel, 1982.

E. DEFENCE (FINANCE)DIVISION

1. To examine all Defence matters having afinancial bearing.

2. To render financial advice to the variousfunctionaries of Ministry of Defence and theService Headquarters.

3. To act as integrated Finance Division ofMinistry of Defence.

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4. To assist in the formulation andimplementation of all schemes/proposalsinvolving expenditure.

5. To assist in the formulation andimplementation of Defence Plans.

6. To prepare Defence budget and otherestimates for the Defence Services and tomonitor the progress of the schemesagainst the budget.

7. To exercise post-budget vigilance to ensurethat there are neither considerable shortfallsin expenditure nor unforeseen excesses.

8. To advise heads of branches of the ArmedForces Headquarters in the discharge oftheir financial responsibility.

9. To function as the accounting authority forDefence Services.

10. To prepare the Appropriation Accounts forthe Defence Services.

11. To discharge the responsibility for paymentsand internal audit of Defence expenditurethrough the Controller General of DefenceAccounts.

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Defence Secretary Chief of Army StaffShri Shekhar Dutt, SM General J.J. Singh,From August 1, 2005 onwards PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC

From February 1, 2005 onwards

Secretary, Defence Production Chief of Naval StaffShri K.P. Singh Admiral Arun PrakashFrom November 2, 2005 onwards PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC

From August 1, 2004 to October 31 (AN), 2006

Secretary (DR&D) and Scientific Advisor Admiral Sureesh Mehtato Raksha Mantri, PVSM, AVSM, ADCShri M. Natarajan From October 31 (AN), 2006 onwardsFrom August 31, 2004 onwards

Secretary (Defence Finance) / Chief of Air StaffFinancial Advisor (Defence Services) Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi,Shri V.K. Misra PVSM,AVSM,VM,ADCFinancial Advisor (Defence Services) From December 31(AN), 2004 onwardsFrom November 8, 2005 to September 7, 2006

Shri V.K. MisraSecretary (Defence Finance) /Financial Advisor (Defence Services)From September 7, 2006 onwards

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MINISTERS, CHIEFS OF STAFF AND SECRETARIES WHO WERE

IN POSITION FROM APRIL 1, 2006 ONWARDS

RAKSHA MANTRI

Shri Pranab Mukherjee From May 23, 2004 to October 24, 2006

Shri A. K. Antony From October 24, 2006 onwards

RAKSHA UTPADAN RAJYA MANTRI

Rao Inderjit Singh From January 29, 2006 onwards

RAKSHA RAJYA MANTRI

Shri M.M. Pallam Raju From January 29, 2006 onwards

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I. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Para 2.1 Extra expenditure due to failure inmaking use of option clause in time.

Army HQ in April 1996 projectedrequirement of engineering supportpackage for the repair of the Radiosets procured in 1988 by exercisingoption clause of a contract forprocurement of Radio sets concludedin March 1996 with ElectronicsCorporation of India Limited (ECIL).The option clause though valid uptoMarch 1997 but the same was notexercised by Ministry within validityperiod. Ministry conveyed its decisionto exercise option clause to ECIL inJuly 1999 but the same was notaccepted by ECIL. Ministry took morethan three years to reach a decisionon procurement of essentialmaintenance spares for radio sets bywhich time validity of option clause hadexpired and spares had to be procuredat an additional expenditure of Rs.4.49 crore, through a supply orderplaced on ECIL in September 2002besides, radio sets procured in 1988remained without maintenancesupport for more than a decade.

II. ARMY

Para 3.2 Avoidable expenditure of Rs. 4.37crore in transportation of atta.

Headquarters, Northern Commandconcluded two contracts for wheatgrinding for 2001-03 and 2003-05 witha flour mill at Jammu at a distance of320 Km from supply depot at Srinagar.During 2001 to 2005, 50533.06 MT ofatta was transported from mill atJammu to supply depot Srinagar andan amount of Rs. 4.37 crore was paidtowards transportation charges. Sinceprocurement rate of wheat ex-FoodCorporation of India was the same atSrinagar and Jammu, if the contractfor grinding had been concluded atSrinagar itself, transportation of attafrom Jammu to supply depot atSrinagar could have been avoided.Other Para military forces deployed inthe sector were availing of services oflocal flour mills at Srinagar.

Para 3.4 Infructuous expenditure due topoor planning

Ministry placed three indents onBharat Electronics Ltd between March1999 and March 2001 for supply of2500 radio sets at a cost of Rs. 572.11crore without taking into account thepost up-gradation requirement ofspares resulting in rendition of sparesworth Rs. 3.01 crore originallyprocured as surplus.

Para 3.6 Extra expenditure on procurementof expensive oil for a tank

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SUMMARY OF LATEST COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL

(C&AG) REPORT ON THE WORKING OF

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Report No. 4 of 2006: Union Government (Defence Services) Army andOrdnance Factories.

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Army HQ was intimated by originalequipment manufacturer of a tank(August 2002) that oil ‘A’ should notbe used for their operation in India andonly oil ‘B’ should be used. However,MGO Branch/ Army HQ failed toidentify in time the correct oil to beused in tanks resulted in procurementof oil ‘A’ worth Rs. 80.94 lakh that wasnot required. In order to utilize it, 10600liters were diverted to another tank inlieu of cheaper oil which was alreadyin use involving extra cost of Rs. 77.07lakh.

Para 3.7 Extra payment to a vendor due tonon-provision of specifications ofcarrying box of radio set

Director General, Ordnance Services,Army HQ placed two indents inNovember 2001 and September 2002on Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) forprocurement of 1074 and 500 sets ofsophisticated radio equipment withoutmentioning specification of carryingboxes of radio set in indents. BELsupplied radio sets duly packed incheaper cardboard cartoon whichresulted in extra payment of Rs. 65.58lakh to BEL.

Para 3.1 Recoveries effected at the instanceof Audit

Based on audit observations, Armyunits and formations recovered oragreed to recover unauthorized,excess and over payments amountingto Rs. 8.49 crore on account ofunjustified booking of transportation ofthe CSD stores from Chennai/ Kolkatato Andaman Nicobar islands, overpayments in respect of release cases,railway warrants, rent bills, terminalgratuity, non-availing of high voltage

rebate on energy charges and towardsconservancy charges.

III. WORKS AND MILITARYENGINEER SERVICES

Para 4.1 Avoidable expenditure due towrong selection of site

Due to failure on the part of the Armyas well as Centre for Fire EnvironmentSafety to observe basic safety normsfor construction of explosive shedsconcerned, accommodationconstructed at a cost of Rs. 2.13 crorefor storing ammunition could not beused for the purpose as it was locatednear an Air Force Station.

Para 4.2 Avoidable payment of surchargedue to non-maintenance of thestipulated average power factor

Due to delay in installation of shuntcapacitors required as per tariffschedule of Jodhpur Vidyut VitranNigam Limited resulted in avoidablepayment of surcharge of Rs. 1.77crore.

Para 4.3 Injudicious sanction forupgradation and additional suits toMES inspection bungalows

Disregarding meager utilization ofexisting inspection bungalows atFaizabad and Lucknow, HeadQuarters, Central Command,Lucknow accorded two sanctions(November 2003/ March 2004) fortheir upgradation and additional suitesof these inspection bungalowsincurring unjustified expenditure of Rs.1.59 crore thereof.

Para 4.5 Extra expenditure on unauthorizedspecifications in works

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Head Quarters, Southern Commandordered (July 2004) revision ofspecification in ongoing works insingle living accommodation, kitchen,dinning hall and toilets without theapproval from Government whichresulted in extra expenditure of Rs.99.36 lakh.

IV. AIR FORCE & NAVY

i. Acquisition of Executive Jets forCommunication Squadron

The Ministry acquired five Executive Jetsat a cost of Rs. 712.51 crore. The poorusage of the aircraft sought to be replaceddid not justify the acquisition which wasmade through a non-competitive process,entailing acceptance of an exorbitantamount of Rs. 126.90 crore for five aircrafttowards modification of interiors and in-flightentertainment. (Para 2.1 of Report No. 5 of2006) Air Force and Navy)

ii. Procurement of Unmanned AerialVehicles

Twelve Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)imported at a cost of Rs. 567 crore in thewake of the Kargil Review Committeerecommendation could not be utilized dueto injudicious selection of operational sitesand inability of Navy to completeinfrastructure facilities in time for theiroperations. (Para 2.2 of Report No. 5 of2006) Air Force and Navy)

iii. Acquisition of Missiles by IAF

The tender process adopted in conclusionof a contract for import of missile at a costof Rs. 407.30 crore for Air Force lackedcompetitiveness and transparency.Ineffective negotiations resulted incontracted missiles already Rs. 50.60 croremore expensive than the more advanced

version of the same missile available withthe Air Force. (Para 2.3 of Report No. 5 of2006) Air Force and Navy)

iv. Parking of funds with Public SectorUndertaking

Ministry advanced Rs. 995.70 crore toMazagaon Dock Limited between 1996 and2002 without placing any orders to avoidsurrender of funds. Failure to recoveradequate financial compensation resultedin a financial loss to the extent of Rs. 156.12crore till March 2005. (Para 2.6 of ReportNo. 5 of 2006) Air Force and Navy)

v. Acquisition of Marine PollutionSurveillance Capacity

Three Dornier aircraft costing Rs. 102 crorereceived in March 2001 by the Coast Guardfor marine pollution surveillance were notprovided with vital Operational RoleEquipment due to improper handling byGovernment. There was no assurance thatthe equipment contracted after much delaywas appropriate. (Para 5.1 of Report No. 5of 2006) Air Force and Navy)

vi. Extra expenditure in purchase ofNavigation System

Ministry’s failure to take advantage of theprices available under an option clause ofa contract within its validity period andbelated exercise of the option clause athigher prices without inviting bids from othervendors led to extra expenditure of Rs.29.90 crore in import of 95 sets ofNavigational System for the Air Force. (Para2.4 of Report No. 5 of 2006) Air Force andNavy)

vii. Procurement of one extra fast attackcraft

A vintage Extra Fast Attack Craft wasacquired at a cost of Rs. 33.56 crore citing

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urgent operational requirement of the Navythrough a process, which precludedcompetition and lacked transparency.Failure to negotiate an appropriatedepreciation resulted in loss of Rs. 4.16crore. (Para 4.1 of Report No. 5 of 2006)Air Force and Navy)

viii. Irregular grant of allowances of DSCpersonnel

DSC personnel engaged with the Air Forceformations in the North East were notentitled to the counter insurgency allowanceand related concessions. Failure of internalcontrols led to irregular payment of counterinsurgency allowance aggregating Rs. 3.51crore. (Para 2.5 of Report No. 5 of 2006)Air Force and Navy)

ix. Import of spares at exorbitant prices

Avoiding internal controls at different stagesand taking decision on incorrect premisesby Naval HQ led to acceptance of higherrate in import of spares. A more judiciousdecision to place orders for specific itemson competitive basis would have yielded asaving to the extent of Rs. 9 crore. (Para4.3 of Report No. 5 of 2006) Air Force andNavy)

x. Non-commissioning of importedequipment

Poor planning resulted in delay incompletion of works services for phase-I ofService Support Centre for SU-30 aircraftleading to non-commissioning of equipmentworth Rs. 53.95 crore since June/ October2004. (Para 3.3 of Report No. 5 of 2006)Air Force and Navy)

xi. Acquisition of ready built flats for CoastGuard

Although acquisition of ready built flats forCoast Guard was simultaneously

processed alongwith Navy, Ministry did notexplore the possibility of waiver of interestcharges, exemption of stamp duty andregistration charges in respect of CoastGuard as in the case of Navy resulting inavoidable extra expenditure of Rs. 2.63crore. (Para 5.2 of Report No. 5 of 2006)Air Force and Navy)

xii. Unauthorized construction of Officers’Institute

Prime land valuing Rs. 74.24 lakh wasutilized to construct a transitaccommodation by Western Air Commandin IAF unauthorisdely under thenomenclature of Officers’ Institute involvingirregular expenditure of Rs. 33.18 lakh.(Para 3.2 of Report No. 5 of 2006) Air Forceand Navy)

xiii. Procurement of spares for test rig

Delay in taking action in procurement ofspares for test rig by the Air Force at theappropriate time led to excess expenditureof about Rs. two crore. (Para 3.1 of ReportNo. 5 of 2006) Air Force and Navy)

xiv. Unnecessary import of stores underspecial financial powers

Special financial powers delegated to NavalHQ in the wake of Operation Parakram wereinvoked for unnecessary purchase ofspares worth Rs. one crore for turboalternators for INS Virat even though theship was neither identified as front line ship,nor there was adequate justification for theirprocurement. (Para 4.2 of Report No. 5 of2006) Air Force and Navy)

xv. Recoveries at the instance of Audit

An aggregated amount of Rs. 4.98 crorewas recovered at the instance of Audit.(Para 3.4, 4.4 and 5.3 of Report No. 5 of2006) Air Force and Navy)

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V. PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT

Licensed manufacture of an aircraft

IAF procured 50 aircraft ‘A’ from a foreigncountry between 1997 and 2004. TheGovernment approved licensedmanufacture of 140 aircraft ‘A’ by HAL in2000. The project was expected to becompleted by 2017-18. The order for thefirst block of 34 aircraft was placed on HALin December 2003.

Specification of vital air borne systems to beintegrated on the aircraft ‘A’ was not frozenbefore entering into a contract for its licensedmanufacture. Delivery schedule of the licensedmanufacturing programme had to becompressed to meet operational requirementsof IAF indicating inadequate planning for theprogramme. The contract with the OriginalEquipment Manufacturer (OEM) for licensedmanufacture had several infirmities. The entirelicense fee for manufacture of 140 aircraft till2017-18 was paid upfront, in advance, withoutany provision for reduction in case a lowernumber were finally manufactured. The costof indigenous manufacture worked out to bemore than import cost. Besides, there havebeen cost escalations, and in the absence ofbinding provisions, the cost continues to rise.Establishment of repair and overhaul facilitieswere lagging behind schedule leading toincreased dependence on the OEM for repair.

(Chapter I of Performance Audit Report No. 4of 2006)

Maintenance of an aircraft fleet in IAF

Performance Audit of the maintenance ofan aircraft ‘B’ in the Indian Air Forcerevealed that despite executing appropriateagreements with the OEM, establishmentof adequate repair and maintenance

facilities lagged way behind the inductionof aircraft, resulting in continueddependence on the OEM for maintenance.

Performance of HAL was not optimal. HALwas unable to meet the annual full-overhaultasks of engines. Even after completion offacilities, the failure rate of HAL overhauledengines was very high and the turn aroundtime taken for overhaul by HAL was highercompared to engines overhauled by theOEM. Base Repair Depot also utilized 36.34percent and 47.73 percent more than thestandard manhours and fixed higher ratesthan the one envisaged in the DetailedProject Report for the overhaul of aircraft.BRD also did not have a proper costaccounting system and their cost estimateswere unreliable.

The sub-optimal performance bymaintenance agencies resulted in lowserviceability and aircraft flying efforts atsquadrons; serviceability status fluctuatedbetween 43 and 62 percent and there wasa shortfall in flying tasks ranging from 87.48to 42.52 percent between 1997-98 and2004-05.

The expectation that establishment ofoverhaul facilities would bring about savingsin foreign exchange and turn around timecould not be achieved. As against theassessed cost of overhaul of Rs. 4.15 croreper engine the actual cost worked out toRs. 5.21 crore.

Poor product support from the OEM was arecurring problem. Consequently, due tonon-availability of spares, HAL sent 1280lines of aggregates abroad for repairbetween 1998-99 and 2004-05. Likewise,2223 lines of spares against 57 orders wereawaiting supplies at BRD as of July 2005.This also led to cannibalization at all levels

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with adverse implications on flight safety.There is an urgent need to use the lessonslearnt from the aircraft ‘B’ experience inrespect of ongoing and future induction.

(Chapter II of Performance Audit Report No.4 of 2006)

Project management in Navy

Indian Navy conceived in 1980s three majorproject for modernizing its infrastructure tomeet the growing demands of the Navy.These projects are: a permanent NavalAcademy at Ezhimala, a new Naval Baseat Karwar and modernization of NavalHospital Asvini at Mumbai. There was steepcost escalation for the Academy from Rs.167 crore to Rs. 500 crore, for the Base fromRs. 1,295 crore to Rs. 2,459 crore and forthe hospital from Rs. 93 crore to Rs. 137crore. Poor estimation of costs at the designstage, repeated revision of specificationsand scope of works, failure to cap variationsand inclusion of unfavorable provisions incontracts contributed towards costescalation. The delay in the Academy andthe Hospital Projects was due to theengagement of an architect firm as theProject Consultant. The process followedin the selection of the consultant was notas per the standard best practices and theinexperience of the consultant and theirsubstandard work only enhanced theteething troubles.

There were serious delays in decisionmaking and implementation. ProjectManagement Bodies were ineffective inensuing adherence to the stipulatedschedules and cost. There was littleevidence of any pro-active problem solvingapproach. The projects are still at variousstages of construction/ completion. As aresult, resource development activities are

stifled in the inadequate INS Mandovi, theexisting training establishment,decongestion of Naval Dockyard, Mumbaicontinues to be a distant dream, and a largeportion of Naval and other Servicepersonnel and their families do not yet havestate of the art medical facilities.

Located in coastal areas, the three projectshave significant environmental impact.While the Project Authorities have providedan assurance that environmental concernshave been adequately addressed, theNavy needs to make continuing effortstowards protecting the fragile coastalecosystems of the area in which theseprojects are located.

In the light of the deficiencies noticed in theimplementation of these three majorprojects certain recommendations havebeen made in the report for strengtheningmanagement of critical and largeconstruction projects.

(Chapter III of Performance Audit ReportNo. 4 of 2006)

VI. ACQUISITION WING SECTT

Audit Report No.12 of 2006

Bharat Earth Movers Limited incurredliquidated damages of Rs. 1.19 crore dueto avoidable delay in supply of RopeShovels to Coal India Limited beyond thescheduled delivery period of April, 2003.(Para 8.1.1)

Incorrect estimation of income andconsequential short payment of advanceincome tax during 2000-01 to 2003-04 byBharat Electronics Limited in avoidableexpenditure of differential interest of Rs.3.05 crore. (Para 8.2.1)

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Due to inordinate delay in indenting,coordinating and executing and failure tomonitor the job, Garden Reach Shipbuildersand Engineers Limited suffered andavoidable loss of Rs.2.61 crore. (Para 8.3.1)

Failure of the internal audit/internal controlsystem in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited todetect short billing of material resulted inloss to the extent of Rs. 64.62 lakh. (Para8.4.1)

Vingyan Industries Limited incurred anavoidable loss of Rs. 1.42 crores due toabnormal rejections of steel castings. (Para8.5.1)

VII. RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENTORGANISATION

Para 6.1 Unfruitful expenditure of Rs. 65.24lakh on augmentation of firefighting system.

Due to failure in not consideringreplacement of 16 year old hydrantpipelines, the fire fighting systemaugmented at a cost of Rs.65.24 lakhat Proof and ExperimentalEstablishment Chandipur could notsustain the required pressure.Moreover, the sensitive establishmentremained exposed to serious firehazard for the last seven years.

VIII. ORDNANCE FACTORYORGANISATION

Para 7.2 Infructuous expenditure inmanufacture of mine clearingvehicles.

Bulk manufacture of charge line mineclearing vehicles by Ordnance FactoryChanda before resolving designdeficiencies led to infructuous

expenditure of Rs.3.89 crore towardstheir manufacture.

Para 7.3 Excess consumption of rawmaterials worth Rs. 1.91 crore

Ordnance Clothing FactoryShahjahanpur revised the estimate ofyarn raw material used in manufactureof vests upward so as to offset excessconsumption of yarn raw materialvalued Rs.1.91 crores due toinefficiency in production process.

Para 7.5 Avoidable consumption ofcartridges.

Due to failure of Rifle Factory Ishaporeto exercise proper control overconsumption of empty 5.56 mm ballcartridges during pre-proof functioningtest coupled with their inability tostabilize production process of aweapon led to avoidable consumptionof cartridges worth Rs. 3.14 crore.

IX. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAUDIT

Computerized Inventory Control Projectin Central Ordnance Depot, Delhi.

The Army Ordnance Corps with the networkof Central Ordnance Depots, field leveldepots and ordnance units is responsiblefor the inventory management of weapons,ammunition, vehicles, equipment and storesof the Army. Computerization of themanagement of the huge inventory held bythe Army was a long felt need. The Ministryaccorded sanction in July 1994 forimplementation of the ComputerizedInventory Control Project (CICP) to becompleted by June 1999. The project wasplanned to be implemented in a phasedmanner with the objectives of bringing aboutbetter asset visibility, assistance in reducing

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inventory holding and carrying costs,provision of Management InformationSystem to users and management,reduction of manual intervention andreduction in manpower and related costs.

An audit scrutiny of the Project revealed thatthe CICP, a conceptually good project, hadbeen very badly delayed and only onePhase could be implemented. Presently,the completion date of the entire project wasuncertain as the phase III was yet to besanctioned. This led to denial of full benefitsof computerization namely better assetvisibility, restricted wastage, on-line MIS forefficient management, instance reaction tooperational requirements, better utilizationand down sizing of manpower. In addition,one per cent saving, estimated at Rs. 500crore as a consequence of reduction in totalinventory holding (Valuation 2002), couldnot be achieved.

Further, not all the modules of theimplemented phase I were fully functionaland the Army was still dependent on manualfunctions for important areas like provisionreviews. The database was incomplete toa large extent. There were few inherentdesign deficiencies in the software. Lackof Business Process Reengineering hadrendered the application to be of limited usein its present form. The entire applicationwas running in a security environment thatwas far from satisfactory. (Chapter-IV ofReport No.3 of 2006 Army and OrdnanceFactories (Performance Audit)

Armoured Vehicle Group of Factories

The Armoured Vehicle Group of Factoriescomprises of five ordnance factories underthe control of the Ordnance Factory Board,

which meet the requirement of the Army forarmoured vehicles, engines and theircomponents. Performance Audit of theactivities of the above Group of Factoriesrelating to the period April 2000 to March2005 revealed delay of more than five yearsin production and issue of Tank ‘X’ affectingits induction schedule and modernization ofmechanized forces, sanctioning ofindigenous production of Tank ‘Z’ despitenon-freezing of the design resulting in delayin obtaining components and sub-assemblies from various vendors and theprocess of manufacture and assembly atthe Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi (HVF),poor performance of the HVF in theoverhaul of tank ‘X’ coupled with delayedrelease of tanks by the Army causingbacklog of the tanks to be overhauledaffecting operational readiness, annualshortfall in production target of tank ‘X’ bythe HVF ranged between 20 to 100 percent,payment of overtime allowance to the tuneof Rs. 58.46 crore by three out of fivefactories despite the available man-hoursremaining underutilized, spill over inproduction of Tanks, engines andcomponents valued at Rs. 1521.74 croreduring 2001-02 to 2004-05 resulting indistorting of the unit value of production ofitems manufacture and overstatement of thevalue of production and issues to the tuneof Rs.1521.74 crore over the four yearperiod, failure of HVF in attending to repairspromptly resulting in accumulation ofrepairable arisings work Rs.91 crore ofwhich items work Rs.7 crore were renderedbeyond economical repair causing loss tothe exchequer. (Chapter-III of Report No. 3of 2006 Army and Ordnance Factories(Performance Audit)