The commanders will also deliberate on a number of long-pending reform measures, such as reducing ceremonial practices and non-military activities to ensure a rational distribution of resources, they said.
Army Chief of Staff Gen MM Naravane He will chair the Conference of Army Commanders (ACC), which is a biannual top-level event that makes important policy decisions through a collegiate system of deliberation.
It will have the presence of all Army Commanders, General Staff Officers (PSO) from Army headquarters and other superior officers.
Minister of Defense Rajnath singh, Chief of Defense Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval General Staff Admiral Karambir singh and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will address commanders on Tuesday, the sources said.
“Army commanders will conduct a comprehensive review of the security challenges facing the nation, including the situation in eastern Ladakh and Jammu and cashmere“said a source.
The situation in eastern Ladakh remains tense, as the armies of India and China deployed more than 50,000 troops each across LAC following the escalation of the fighting that began in early May.
The sources said the commanders will deliberate exclusively on matters related to human resource management in the Army on Monday, while on Wednesday they will conduct an in-depth discussion on various agenda items highlighted by top Army Commanders.
There will be a debate on issues raised by the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, which is India’s only three-service command.
In addition to reviewing the security challenges facing the nation, Army commanders will attempt to finalize various reform measures recommended by separate internal committees in utilizing limited resources, while at the same time focusing on improving the operational capability of the military. 1.3 million personnel, the sources said. .
Some of the proposals that will be on the table at the conference include discontinuing or at least downscaling the Army Day and Army Territorial Day parades, reducing various ceremonial practices, and reducing the number of officer clutter within stations. individual peacekeepers, sources said.
Similarly, the Army high command will also examine a proposal to reduce the number of guards in the official residences of senior officials and another to reduce the number of CSD canteens if several of those facilities are operating within a station, they said.
Another proposal on the table for discussion would be to ask various units to reduce costs in the celebration of the Day of Resurrection and the Day of the Battle of Honor.
The sources said that the agenda for the last day of the conference will include a briefing by the Director General of Border Roads on the various infrastructure development projects being carried out by the Organization of border roads (BRO) and allied formations.
They said “automation initiatives” to optimize labor utilization at various levels of the Army will also be discussed.
“The conference will end with the presentation of the sports trophy and the flight safety trophy, followed by the closing speech of the Army Chief of Staff,” said a source.
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