In a first, the government on 30th Aug, 2017 approved reforms within the Indian Army.
This is to enhance the combat capability of the forces thereby rebalancing defence expenditure in a phased manner by December 2019 based on the Lt Gen Shekatkar committee.
The first phase of the reforms involves redeployment and restructuring of approximately 57,000 posts of officers.
The measures will be implemented in a gradual manner.
Restructuring of the Indian Army is aimed at enhancing combat capability in a manner that the officers will be used for improving operational preparedness and civilians will be redeployed in different wings of the armed forces for improving efficiency.
The committee headed by Lt Gen (Retd) DB Shekatkar had given 99 recommendations to the government in its report on December 2016.
Out of this the Ministry of Defence has decided to implement 65 suggestions.
The net effect of this is, as to various, different functions in the Army, as per the changed environment of technology, economy, combat capability of the Army, how it is to be best utilised.
Under this, the government will do away 39 military farms and several Army postal departments in peace locations.
Army Reforms: Know More- There will be optimisation of signal establishments to include Radio Monitoring Companies, Corps Air Support Signal Regiments, Air Formation Signal Regiments, Composite Signal Regiments and merger of Corps Operating and Engineering Signal Regiments.
- The committee was given the mandate to recommend measures for enhancing the Combat Capability and Rebalancing Defence Expenditure of the Armed Forces with an aim to increase "teeth to tail ratio.
