Inter-Service Organisation

• Introduction
• Brief on Inter Service Organisations

        Introduction

The following Inter-Service Organisations function directly under the Ministry of Defence:-

1. Military Engineer Services
2. Armed Forces Medical Services
3. Directorate General of Defence Estates
4. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
5. Directorate of Public Relations
6. Army Purchase Organisation
7. Services Sports Control Board
8. Armed Forces Films & Photo Division
9. School of Foreign Languages
10. History Division
11. National Defence college
12. College of Defence Management
13. Defence Services Staff College
14. Ministry of Defence Library

.MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES (MES)

The largest construction agency of the country, the Military Engineer Services (MES) functions under the Engineer-in-Chief. It provides works cover in 450 stations across the country in peace areas as well as in forward areas. It is the premier engineering arm of the Ministry of Defence which provides works services to the three Defence Services and other related departments. Today it handles an annual workload exceeding Rs. 3300 crores.

MES functions under the overall control of Engineer-in-Chief, who is the adviser to the Ministry of Defence and the three Services on construction engineering. It executes work under the supervision of officers and staff consisting of both civilians as well as combatants from the Corps of Engineers. It has an integral multi-disciplinary team of architects, civil, electrical and mechanical engineers, structural designers, quantity surveyors and contract specialists for planning, designing and supervising the works.

MES has specialized in wide spectrum of civil works, ranging from conventional buildings and factories to sophisticated complex laboratories, marine works, jetties, dockyards, wharves, workshops, slipways, air fields, roads, blast pens, etc. It also provides sophisticated infrastructural services like air-conditioning, cold storage, water supply, compressed air, sewage treatment plants, lifts, crane etc. for the Defence Services.

The following important time-bound projects are being executed by the MES during the year:-

(i) Naval Academy Project at Ezhimala: The project was sanctioned for Rs.166.94 crores by Government of India. The execution of the project has commenced and is expected to be completed by October, 2005.

(ii) CAD Pulgaon – Construction of 32 Estt. Sheds 18 x 15.25 x 4.9M (300 MT each): The project, comprising 27 sheds with traverses and 5 sheds within existing traverses, was sanctioned for Rs. 25.46 crores on January 30, 2002 under FTP procedure. The work is to be completed in 24 months.

Married Accommodation Project (MAP): The Govt. has setup a new organization to undertake the gigantic task of construction of 1.99 lakh married quarters for three services - Army, Air Forces and Navy. The project is covering most the station in the peace as well as hard areas, where families of services persons are residing. The project is to cost approx Rs.17,358 crores and is planned to be completed in a period of 4 Years. 

The project would be executed under the supervision of Director General, Married Accommodation Project (DG MAP). The work is partly being executed by Govt. Agencies (CPWD & DRDO) and PSUs (NBCC, RITES & IRCON) and balance of the work directly by DG MAP. The Govt. has improved the plinth area and specifications for the Jawans and JCO's quarters substantially. Better environment is being provided with landscaping and arboriculture planned alongwith the residential blocks.

Armed Forces Medical Services

The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), consisting of the Army Medical Corps (AMC), the Army Dental Corps (ADC) and the Military Nursing Services (MNS) provide comprehensive health care to the serving Armed Forces personnel, their families and dependents, numbering approximately 66 lakhs. In addition, Ex-Servicemen and their families are also entitled to free treatment from Services sources as per rules and so are the Para Military Organizations like Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, Coast Guard as well as the DRDO and Border Road Organisation personnel, while posted in the field. Armed Forces Medical Services are also activated in aid to civil authorities during epidemics, natural calamities and internal security duties, especially in inaccessible and difficult areas. In addition to this, life saving emergent care is also provided to all civilians by the establishments of AFMS.

Infrastructure of AFMS : The Armed Forces Medical Services are the largest and amongst the best organized health-care delivery systems in the country. There is a network of Regimental Aid Posts manned by doctors. These are supported by 89 Field Ambulances, which are mobile 45 bedded hospitals. Besides the facilities made available in combat zones, 127 hospital of varying sizes and facilities, spread over the length and breadth of the country, are also functional. While the peripheral hospitals have basic specialist facilities, the eight Command/Army Hospitals have super specialist centers with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Medical Research : The Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services looks after research activities in the Armed Forces Medical Services (Army, Navy and Air Force). The Armed Forces Medical Research Committee meets yearly at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in the month of February to discuss and select new research proposals and also to review progress of on-going projects. During the current financial year a sum of Rs. 1.5 crore has been sanctioned for Research & Development to meet the requirements of 108 Armed Forces Medical Research Committee projects.

Conferences and continuous Medical Education :

(a) Conference of the International Committee for Military Medicine held in South Africa, was attended by DG (AFMS) alongwith four other specialist officers.

(b) DG (AFMS) with two other medical officers attended the yearly Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2002.

(c) 42 in-house CMEs, Updates, Workshops, Seminars etc. were organized at various premier Armed Forces Hospitals including peripheral units.

(d) Approximately 1287 Armed Forces medical officers attended various Conference and workshops of 127 approved civil bodies all over the country in the capacity of official and member delegates.

(e) A Meeting of the High Altitude Medical Research Centre, Research Advisory Committee was held on June 21, 2002 at Defence Institute of Physiology and Applied Sciences (DIPAS), Delhi under the Chairmanship of the DGAFMS to consider various research projects in relation to the medical problems of the troops at High and extreme altitude.

(f) Defence Research & Development Organization-Commanders Interactive Conference on health related issues in Eastern Sector was held on 27^th September 2002 at Headquarter 4 Corps.

(g) Technical Library – Medical journals and medical Text Books costing Rs. 2.05 lacs and 2.95 lacs respectively were purchased for DGAFMS Technical Library in the year 2002-2003.

Admission to MBBS course at Armed Force Medical College, Pune : 83684 candidates appeared in the written examination for admission to the 2002 session of MBBS course at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Based on their merit 917 candidates were called for interview, out of which 638 candidates appeared for interview. Finally 130 (105 boys and 25 girls) have been admitted for the MBBS course 2002. All candidates have liability to serve as commissioned officers in the Army Medical Corps on completion of the course. In addition five sponsored candidates were also admitted from friendly neighboring countries without any service liability.

Advanced Course : Medical Officers of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), on the basis of a competitive examination, are selected for Advanced Course during which they acquire Post Graduate qualification from Pune and other Universities. 95 officers were detailed during 2002.

Directorate General Of Defence Estates (DGDE)

The Directorate General of Defence Estates is the apex body of the Defence Estates Organisation having its offices in various parts of the country. It is entrusted with the task of administration of Cantonments; management of defence lands both inside and outside cantonments; acquisition/hiring of immovable properties for defence purposes. The defence lands are situated in 62 Cantonments as well as outside including the camping grounds and abandoned air-fields. Defence lands in the form of about 49,000 old grant sites and 3,500 leases for residential and other purposes are also managed by this organization. The Government have permitted additions/alterations, repairs etc. in case of old grant sites/leases under the Liberalized Land Policy of 1995. Total defence land holding is over 17 lakhs acres.

During 2003-04, an anticipated expenditure of Rs.32.70 crore has been envisaged on account of land acquisition for the three services. Land held on hiring and requisition and Defence use is 51,680 and 25,525 acres respectively with an annual outlay of Rs.20.25 crore as expenditure on account of rent/recurring compensation. In addition, 1,875 buildings have been hired by the organization for residential and office accommodation with an outlay of Rs.15.15 crore as expenditure during 2003-2004.

Efforts are continuing to ensure minimizing fresh acquisition of Land and optimizing the existing land use for the benefit of Defence forces through an in-house control mechanism of audit of Defence land.

There are 62 Cantonments in India. These are located in 16 States and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Cantonment Boards are autonomous bodies functioning under the overall control of the Central Government in the Ministry of Defence under the provisions of Cantonments Act, 1924. Cantonment Boards comprise elected representatives besides ex-officio and nominated members, with the Station Commander as the President of the Board. Supervision and control over the working of these bodies is exercised through the General officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Commands at the intermediate level and by the Central Government through the Director General Defence Estates/ Ministry of Defence at the apex level. The resources of the Cantonment owned on which no tax can be levied. The Central Government provides financial assistance by way of grant-in-aid to a certain extent to a number of Cantonments to balance their Budget. During 2003-2004, 25.00 crore have been allocated on this account for discharging the mandatory civic duties like provision of public health, sanitation, primary education and street lighting etc.

After the mobilization of the Armed Forces in the border areas in connection with Operation Parakaram, ex-gratia compensation was paid to the farmers for the damages occurred to their crops during the preparatory stage of defensive preparations/movement of Armed Forces in the border areas of the States of J&K, Punjab , Rajasthan and Gujarat .  Orders in this regard were issued by the Ministry of Defence on 18-3-2003 .  The overall figures for the States of Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir are as follows:

State	Sanction (in Rs.)	Amount placed at the disposal of the DCs (in Rs.)	Amount disbursed by DCs (in Rs.)
Punjab	74.51 crores	74.51 crores	68,85,52,583/-
Rajasthan	57.91 crores	57.91 crores	54,22,09,993/-
J&K	37.10 crores	35.94 crores	28,63,36,159/-

It has also been decided to pay crop compensation at the rate of 50% of the gross estimated produce of the crop for Kharif Crop 2002 and subsequent crops (where applicable) in the border areas of States of J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat for occupation of lands under Operation Parakaram. Orders in this regard have been issued by the Ministry of Defence on 21-8-2003 .

Brief on Inter Service Organisations

.Office Of The Chief Administrative Officer

The office of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is responsible forproviding civilian manpower and infrastructural support to the Services Headquarters and the Headquarter offices of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) under Ministry of Defence. Joint Secretary (Training ) discharges the functions of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and Director (Security). In relation to security, he oversees the work of the Chief Security Officer.

The functioning of CAO’s Office is discharged by the following six Divisions:-

(i) Administration Division

(ii)              Personnel Division

(iii)              Manpower Planning and Recruitment Division

(iv)              Training, Coordination and Welfare Division

(v)               Finance and Materials Division

(vi)              Estates and Works Division

The Administration Division provides administrative cover to about 10,000 civilian employees employed in Army Headquarter and 26 Inter-Services Organisations. A Grievances Cell is functioning within the Administration Division to examine the grievances of serving/retired Armed Forces Headquarter Civilian employees and to ensure their speedy settlement.

The Personnel Division provides civilian manpower to the Service Headquarters and Inter- Service Organisations and deals with the management of this manpower.

Manpower Planning and Recruitment (MPR) Division of CAO's Office is responsible for recruitment to various categories of AFHQ Cadre/Ex-Cadre posts by various methods (excluding promotion) like Direct recruitment, Deputation/Absorption, compassionate employment and appointment of Casual Labours against Group 'D' vacancies. The division is also responsible for framing/amendment of recruitment rules in various grades, re-verification of character and antecedents of employees working in sensitive organizations, the matters related to career prospects including Cadre review, work related to Pay Commissions, revision of pay-scales and review of Peace Establishment (PE) of AFHQ/ ISOs , where AFHQ employees are authorized. Besides the above, Dy CAO(MPR), as the Divisional Head of SC & ST Cell (CAO/SC & ST Cell), is the liaison officer for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe categories of employees.

The Defence Headquarter Training Institute functioning under the Training, Coordination and Welfare Division of CAO’s Office caters for the training needs of the civilian personnel posted in Service Headquarters and Inter-Services Organizations.

Finance and Materials Division provides material support to the Inter-Services Organizations, which includes procuring and provisioning of office equipment, stores, furniture and stationery items. This Division also issues free Railway Warrant and Form 'D' to Army Officers and House Building Advance (HBA) to civilians of AFHQ Cadre.

Estates & Works Division performs the Estate functions in respect of residential accommodation of Service Officers posted at Armed Forces Headquarters.

The welfare of civilian employees in Service Headquarters and Ministry of Defence is being looked after by this Office. Armed Forces Headquarters/Inter-Services Organisations Welfare Fund and Defence Civilian Medical Aid Fund (DCMAF) provide financial help to the employees during hours of acute distress.

Sports and cultural activities are also given a place of importance. Civilian employees are encouraged to join different sports and cultural activities. Every year, employees of this Organisation participate in various competitions at different levels and win prizes for the Organisation. Armed Forces Headquarters Day is observed every year on 1^st August.

The Chief Security Officer and the personnel under his command ensure the physical security of office buildings in the Defence Security Zone under the supervision of JS (Trg) and CAO. Security of the buildings has to be ensured to preclude breach of physical security in the zone. Efforts are also made through briefings to sensitise officers and personnel on maintaining security of information. 

Directorate Of Public Relations

In a democratic polity such as ours, the media plays a pivotal role in disseminating information to the public. The Directorate of Public Relations with its Headquarters in New Delhi and 24 offices across the country acts as the facilitator and is the nodal agency for providing media support and services to the Ministry of Defence, the three Services and Inter-Service Organizations under the Ministry of Defence. The Directorate of Public Relations also has a photo section that provides photographs of important defence related events to the print media. The Directorate coordinates preparation of the daily radio programme ‘Sainikon ke liye’, a popular forty minute programme broadcast over All India Radio for the benefit of the Armed Forces personnel.

The Directorate brings out a fortnightly journal Sainik Samachar for the Armed Forces in 13 languages viz. Assamese, Bengali, English, Gorkhali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telegu and Urdu.For further information see 'Sainik Samachar

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For regular news update of Ministry of Defence see "Press Release".

Army Purchase Organisation

Army Purchase Organisation (APO) in the Ministry of Defence is entrusted with the responsibility of the procurement and timely supply of dry ration items for the consumption of the Defence Forces. APO procures rice and wheat through the Food Corporation of India ; sugar is allotted by the Directorate of Sugar, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution out of levy quota. Other items like pulses, animal rations, edible oils, vanaspati, tea and milk products are purchased from the Central and State Public Sector Undertakings and various National/State-Level Cooperative Consumer Federations/Cooperatives. Whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, butter and ghee are purchased through negotiated contracts from National Cooperative Diary Federation of India. Tinned items like vegetables, fruits, jelly and jams, tinned milk, malted milk, food cheese, meat and fish products, coffee, egg powder etc. are procured from the Registered Suppliers including private parties/dealers through open tender. The indented quantities as per the Army Specifications are procured keeping in view the flush season of the items so as to ensure cost effective procurement.

The quality control of the contracted items is ensured by the Composite Food Laboratories under the charge of the Army Headquarters (AHQ) who, after inspection and acceptance of the tendered commodities, also supervise dispatches of the goods to different Supply Depots as per the Despatch Instructions issued by AHQ. Payments for the supplies are made by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Hqrs) after verification of receipted vouchers by the Supply Depots/Officers Commanding, Composite Food Laboratories. 

Registration of new suppliers for manufactured items is considered by the APO on the basis of their track record of past supplies, assets and Bank creditworthiness etc. after the verification of technical and hygienic suitability of Factory.

The registration procedure/forms etc. have also been placed on Govt Website for tenders viz. https://tenders.gov.in for the information of general public.

Services Sports Control Board

Services Championships : The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) conducts and co-ordinates various sports activities in the three Services. A total of four teams (Army Red, Army Green, Navy and Air Force) participated in 19 Services championships conducted under the aegis of SSCB. During the year 2001-2002, Army Red were overall champions winning 12 out of 19 events.

National Championships : SSCB is affiliated to 26 National Sports Federations and participates in 36 National Championships including 10 Junior sections. The overall performance was quite good as our teams won overall championship in 10 events and were runners-up in 04 events. 04 events were not conducted at National level.

International Championships : During this period there was approximately 85 international representation including sportsmen, coaches and officials. In addition to this 55 sportsmen and officials were selected for 14^th Asian Games held at Busan. Results are as under:-

Team Event

S.No.	Event	Selected Players	Medal Winners	Sub-Event
1.	Athletics	Nb/Sub P Anil Kumar	-
		Hav Sanjay Ghosh	-
		Hav Satbir Singh	Silver	4x400m Relay
2.	Boxing	CPO NG Dingko Singh	-
		Nb/Sub Ramanand	-
		Hav SB Pun	-
		Hav V Jognson	-
3.	Equestrian	Maj Deep Ahlawat, Capt Rajesh Pattu	Bronze	Team Event
		Dfr RL Malhi	-
		Capt NS Sandhu	-
		Maj Sandeep Dewan	-
		Nb/Ris JP Masih	-
		Lt Col SS Ahlawat	-
		Lt Col SS Das	-
		Dfr Raghunath Singh	-
		Nk Harphool Singh	-
		Swr Devendra Singh	-
		Rfn Devendra Singh	-
		Dfr Rajpal Singh	-
4.	Kabaddi	WO Ram Mehar Singh, Hav Jagdeesha KK	Gold	Team Event
5.	Rowing	Nb/Sub Kasam Khan	-
		Nb/Sub Inderpal Singh, Nb/Sub Roshan Lal, Hav Jenil K, Hav Paulose PT	Bronze	Team Event (Coxless Four 2000m)
		Hav Sunil Kakade	-
		Nb/Sub Mujeeb Rehman	-
		Hav Kudrat Ali	-
		Hav Saji Thomas	-
		Hav Ratheesh DB	-
		Hav Udaybir Singh	-
		Nb/Sub RK Pillai
6.	Hockey	Nb/Sub Ignace Tirkey	Silver

S.No.	Event	Name of Players	Medal	Sub-Event
1.	Shooting	Maj RVS Rathore	Gold	Double Trap (IndI)
		Maj RVS Rathore	Gold	Double Trap (Team)
		Sub BL Dhaka & CPO-II Mukesh Kumar	Gold	Rapid Fire Pistol (Team)
		Sub AP Subbaiah	Bronze	Free Rifle 3 posn (Team)
		Nb/Sub Charan Singh	Gold	Free Rifle 3 posn (IndI)
		Nb/Sub Mahavir Singh	Gold	Centre Fire Pistol (Team)
2.	Boxing	Hav SB Pun	Silver
3.	Weight Lifting	PO CPR Sudhir Kumar	Bronze	69 kg

CISM Competition : SSCB is an affiliated member of International Military Sports Council (CISM). Every year CISM conducts various competitions and invites sportsmen of Armed Forces of each member countries. Accordingly, 12 boxers took part in the 46^th World Military Boxing Championship held at Ireland from September 06-16, 2002 .

32^nd National Games : These Games were held at Hyderabad (AP) from December 13 to 22, 2002 . SSCB fielded its teams in 21 sports disciplines. Services stood third by winning a total of 117 medals (i.e. 48 Gold, 34 Silver, 35 Bronze). Andhra Pradesh, the host, won the overall championship whereas Punjab was runners-up.

Best Services Sportsman : Based on the performance in the Services, National and International Championships, one best sportsman is selected from the three Services. Nb/Sub Ramanand who is a boxer was adjudged the “Best Services Sportsman” for the year 2001-2002. The said boxer won gold medal in 22^nd International Boxing Competition in Finland and was adjudged best boxer during Grand Prix Boxing Tournament 2001 held at Ustinad Labem ( Czech Republic ). AVM Jaswant Singh Trophy for Best Services sportsman was presented by Chairman, COSC to him during the Combined Commander’s Conference on October 26, 2002 .

Armed Forces Films & Photo Division (AFFPD)

The Armed Forces Films & Photo Division (AFFPD) is the only Directorate under Ministry of Defence which is entrusted with the task of meeting the requirements of Services Headquarters and other Defence Organizations with regard to production, procurement and distribution of training films, production of photographs, art work etc.

The Central Defence Film Library of this Division maintains a rare collection of films and photographs of Indian Armed Forces. As on date, the library holds 600 titles in 35mm sizes, 1290 in 16mm sizes and 310 in video formats.

Currently 24 training films are under different stages of production of which 06 films have been completed. As per the Film Selection committee-2005 09 films have been selected for production of which 07 films have obtained necessary Joint Training Committee clearance for further production.

3000 VCDs have been duplicated of various defence training films and sent to Central Defence Film Library for onward distribution to various Army Establishments. 

The under-mentioned items of work were undertaken during the quarter:

(a)              Shooting of the Def Trg Film of HQ Western Command has been completed.

(b)             Shooting of the Def Trg Film of MINTS & D have been completed.

(c)              Video and Still coverage of Independence Day Celebration-2006 has been done.

            (d)              Coverage of AFHQ Day-2006 has been done.

School Of Foreign Languages

The School of Foreign Languages is an Inter service organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence. It is a unique institution of our country because no where else so many foreign languages are taught. It has been the pioneer in foreign language teaching in India since 1948. At present, the School is engaged in imparting training in 16 foreign languages to personnel of the three Services of the Indian Armed Forces. It also caters to the needs of the other Ministries of the Government of India, such as the Ministry of External Affairs, the Cabinet Secretariat, Central Police Organization etc.

Courses : Arabic, Bhasa Indonesia, Burmese, Chinese, French, German, Persian, Pushto, Russian, Spanish, Sinhala and Tibetan languages are taught on regular basis at the SFL. It offers the following courses :-

a) Interpretership Course

b) Certificate of Proficiency Course

c) Advanced Diploma Course

d) Short-term Course /Adhoc Course

The Interpretership Course is a full time Course. The students are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, the Cabinet Secretariat and other Government departments. This course trains the students to become experts in the highly skilled work of interpretation and translation. Further more, they are trained in writing and speaking the target language with utmost fluency. The course is need-oriented and has been designed and formulated solely to meet the specific needs of the Armed Forces. It is a highly specialized course which has no parallel anywhere else in India. It is only at the SFL that languages of strategic importance such as Sinhala, Bhasa Indonesia, Burmese, Pushto and Tibetan are taught.

The Certificate of proficiency Course is followed by the Advanced Diploma Intensive Course. Both are part-time courses and each of 1 year duration. Classes are held daily from 0800-0855 hrs. Together, this 2-year course is equivalent to the 3 year Diploma Courses of the universities.

Short-term courses are purely need-based programmes. They are conducted as and when necessary, especially for Military Attaches Designates and officers being sent on UN Missions.

The SFL is the controlling organization for other defence institutions namely National Defence Academy, Pune and Army Education Center and Training College, Pachmarhi, where foreign languages are taught. It conducts their examinations and issues diplomas to the successful candidates. For the IFS probationers, it is obligatory to pass Advanced Diploma examination conducted by this Institute.

From July 10,  2002, a regular course in Persian has been started which will cater to the pressing need of training defence personnel in Persian language.

History Division

Historical Section was set up to write the official history of the Second World War, with particular reference to the operations conducted by the Armed Forces of India. After partition, it served as the Combined Inter Services Historical Section (India and Pakistan) and published 25 Volumes (see Annexure I).  

In the meanwhile, Historical Section (India) was established on October 26, 1953 to write and publish official history of the post independence military operations of the Indian Armed Forces. The History of the operations in Jammu and Kashmir (1947-48) was its first assignment. Till now, it has compiled 19 volumes out of which 14 have been published (see Annexure II). The Historical Section was redesignated as History Division w.e.f. April 01, 1992 .

The History Division also serves as the record and reference office of the Ministry of Defence and the three Services Headquarters. Operational records of World War II and later operations are maintained by the Division. It also provides information relating to military history in respect of queries received from various Units and Formations, and scholars from India and abroad.

This Division also grants two Research fellowships for encouraging research in military history under the Fellowship Scheme of the Ministry of Defence.  

The Heraldic Cell of the History Division assists the three Services Headquarters and the Ministry of Defence in naming new establishment, designing of crests and badges and coining suitable mottoes for Units/Formations.

Annexure-I

1.	The Retreat from Burma 1941-42
2.	The Reconquest of Burma 1942; Vol. I
3.	The Reconquest of Burma 1944-45; Vol. II
4.	The Arakan Operations 1942-45
5.	Campaigns in South-East Asia 1941-42
6.	Campaigns in Western Asia
7.	The North African Campaigns 1940-43
8.	East African Campaign 1940-41
9.	The Campaign in Italy 1943-45
10.	India and the War
11.	Expansion of the Armed Forces and Defence Organisation 1939-45
12.	Defence of India-Policy & Plans
13.	Post-War Occupation Forces : Japan & South East Asia
14.	Technical Services : Ordnance & IEME
15.	The Corps of Engineers 1939-47
16.	Indian War Economy
17.	The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45
18.	History of the Indian Air Force 1933-45
19.	Administration (Medical Services)
20.	Medical Surgery and Pathology (Medical Services)
21.	The Campaigns in the Western Theatre (Medical Services)
22.	Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre (Medical Services)
23.	Preventive Medicine (Medical Services)
24.	Statistics (Medical Services)
25.	Medical Stores and Equipment (Medical Services)

Annexure-II

1.	Operation Polo – The Police Action Against Hyderabad, 1943
2.	Operation Vijay – The Liberation of Goa and other Portuguese colonies in India, 1961
3.	History of Indian Armed Forces in UN Operations in the Congo
4.	CFI or the Indian Troops in Korea, 1953-58
5.	History of Operations in Jammu & Kashmir, 1947-48
6.	Operation Shanti – Indian Army on Peace Mission
7.	Military Costumes of India
8.	Bharatiya Sainik Vesha – Bhusha (Hindi)
9.	Stories of Heroism (Param Vir Aur Mahavir Chakra Winners)
10.	Veerta Ki Kahaniyan (Param Vir Aur Mahavir Chakra Vijeta)
11.	Terrific Responsibility (The Battle for Peace in Indo- China)
12.	Dushkar Dayitva (Hind-Chin Mein Shanti Ke Liya Sangharsh)
13.	Stories of Heroism (Winners of Ashoka Chakra & Kirti Chakra)
14	Veerta Ki Kahaniyan (Ashok Chakra Aur Kirti Chakra Vijeta)

National Defence College (NDC)

The  NDC, located at 6, Tees January Marg, New Delhi has been conducting the courses for our senior officers on National Security and Strategy Studies since its inauguration by our first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on 27th April, 1960. During the last 46 years, the NDC has established a name for itself worldwide as a center of excellence. The College has provided education & training to a large number of senior Defence and Civilian officers. Many of its alumni have reached the top of their professions in India and abroad and some have even become heads of their country.

The NDC course on National Security and Strategic Studies is of 47 weeks duration. The aim of this course is to equip future policy makers with the background to give them a broad understanding of the multifarious economic, political, military, scientific and organizational aspects, involved in the planning of National Strategy. Defence forces officers of the rank of Brigadier, civil services officers of the rank of Director/Deputy Secretary are nominated for training at the College. Some officers from the Defence Public Sector Undertakings also attend this course.

The 46^th Course commenced in January 2006 at NDC with a strength of 83 officers of the Army (34), Navy (05), Air Force (10), Civil Services (15) and Friendly Foreign Countries (19). The course curriculum consists of Study Capsules, Lectures and Panel Discussion, Field Tours, Research Activities - Thesis Writing, Seminar and Politico-Strategic Gaming Exercises. Eminent experts are invited for Lectures and Panel Discussions. Field Tours form an extremely important part of the curriculum. These help in validating the knowledge gained in the classroom by relating it to the ground situation. The Course Members during the course proceed on two tours to foreign countries and six tours within India.

Research Activity-Thesis Writing :To enable Course Members to make an original contribution on a subject of national or international importance that has a bearing on National Security, each Course Member is required to undertake thesis writing work. In addition, from 2006 onwards, NDC Course Members will be eligible for getting  M Phil (Defence Strategic Studies) from Madras University.

College Of Defence Management (CDM)

Institute of Defence Management, Secunderabad was established in 1970. It was renamed as the College of Defence Management (CDM) in 1980. The CDM conducts training programmes oriented towards the application of management concepts and techniques to Defence situations in all facets: operations, logistics, intelligence and training. The prominent programmes conducted by CDM are Long Defence Management Course, Senior Defence Management Course, Defence Management Seminar and Assignment Oriented Management Training Programme. The College also undertakes management consultancy studies. The college is equipped with modern and state-of-the-art training aids.

For more information see Recruitment and Training.

Defence Services Staff College (DSSC)

The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is one of the oldest military institutions which was established in 1905 in Deoali and has been functioning at Wellington since 1950. The DSSC imparts training to middle level officers of the three Services besides a few civilian officers and officers from friendly foreign countries. The College conducts a 45 weeks training programme from June to April every year. The Staff Course at DSSC aims at imparting training in operational and staff functions in an Inter-Service as well as Joint Service environment. The training enables the officers to effectively perform any staff/ operational appointment as Maj/ Lt Col and equivalent ranks in other Services.

For more information see  module 5 on Recruitment and Training.

Ministry Of Defence Library

The Ministry of Defence Library provides literature on subjects relevant to planning and policy formulation in the Ministry of Defence, three Services Headquarters, Inter-Service Organisations and other allied Defence Establishments located in Delhi . It specializes in Defence and related subjects, besides catering to the needs of general readers. The reading material for the library is selected by a Book Selection Sub-Committee. During the year, the library added 1150 books, subscribed to 117 journals and 23 Newspapers.