The initiative was launched to resolve grievances of soldiers regarding their dues, especially those related to children's education allowances, house rent allowances & pay fixation cases.
AEC itself is set to be renamed as Army Empowerment Corps. Adding of 2 verticals will be done within sanctioned strength and no new recruiting will take place, says defence source
JCOs are currently enrolled as jawans and few of them are promoted to officers over a period of time based on their performance and on their ability to clear promotion examinations.
President’s Bodyguard is the Indian Army’s oldest regiment, and invites members from only 3 castes — Jats, Rajputs & Jat Sikhs — to apply for recruitment.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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