Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Central Government on March 18, 2016, empowers the Chief of the Army Staff to call out officers and enrolled persons of the Territorial Army. This is for providing essential guard duties or supporting/supplementing the regular army. The order specifies the embodiment of 14 Infantry Battalions and is effective from February 10, 2016, to February 09, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Empowerment of Chief of the Army Staff:** The Chief of the Army Staff is empowered to call out Territorial Army personnel.
* **Purpose of Call Out:** The call out is for:
* Providing essential guard duties.
* Supporting or supplementing the regular army.
* **Embodiment of Infantry Battalions:**
* 14 Infantry Battalions of the Territorial Army will be embodied.
* These battalions will be deployed in various commands: Southern, Eastern, Western, Central, Northern, South Western, Andaman and Nicobar, and Army Training Command (ARTRAC).
* **Financial Provisions:**
* Embodiment orders are contingent on budget availability, either through existing funds or internal savings reallocation.
* Costs for units embodied at the request of ministries other than the Ministry of Defence will be charged to those respective ministries and not included in the Ministry of Defence's budget.
* **Effective Period:** The order is effective for three years, from February 10, 2016, to February 09, 2019.
Impact Analysis:
* **Chief of the Army Staff:**
* *Impact:* Gained authority to call out Territorial Army personnel for specific purposes.
* *Action Required:* Exercise the powers granted to call out officers and enrolled persons of the Territorial Army as needed.
* **Territorial Army Officers and Enrolled Persons:**
* *Impact:* Subject to being called out for duty to support or supplement the regular army or provide essential guard services.
* *Action Required:* Be prepared to fulfill duties if called upon during the effective period of the order.
* **Ministry of Defence:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for funding the embodiment of Territorial Army units unless other ministries request the embodiment.
* *Action Required:* Ensure budgetary provisions are in place for the embodiment of Territorial Army units.
* **Other Ministries Requesting Embodiment:**
* *Impact:* Will bear the costs associated with Territorial Army units embodied at their request.
* *Action Required:* Allocate funds to cover the costs of embodied Territorial Army units and ensure these costs are not included in the Ministry of Defence's budget.
Key Entities Referenced
Territorial Army Rule 1948: A legal document that provides the framework and regulations for the Territorial Army.
Central Government: The executive authority responsible for issuing the notification regarding the Territorial Army.
Chief of the Army Staff: The empowered authority to call out officers and enrolled persons of the Territorial Army.
Territorial Army: A reserve component of the Indian Army, consisting of officers and enrolled persons.
Southern Command: A regional command of the Indian Army.
Eastern Command: A regional command of the Indian Army.
Western Command: A regional command of the Indian Army.
Andaman and Nicobar Command: A unified command of the Indian Armed Forces based in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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1369 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 4]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th March, 2016
S.R.O. 01(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule - 33 of the Territorial Army Rule 1948, the Central
Government empowers Chief of the Army Staff to exercise the powers under that rule to call out every officer and every
enrolled person of the Territorial Army to provide for essential guard or to be embodied for the purpose of supporting or
supplementing the regular army to the extent specified below, namely :—
(a) Out of the existing 31 Infantry Battalions (Territorial Army), embodiment of 14 Infantry Battalions
(Territorial Army) for deployment in the areas of Southern Command, Eastern Command, Western
Command, Central Command, Northern Command, South Western Command, Andaman and Nicobar
Command and Army Training Command (ARTRAC).
(b) The embodiment shall be ordered provided the funds are available in the budget or have been made
available by re-appropriation of the internal savings in the budget. For units embodied at the behest of
Ministries other than Ministry of Defence, the cost will be debited to the Ministries and will not be
included in the budget allocation of the Ministry of Defence.
(c) This order shall remain in force for three years with effect from 10 Feb 2016 to 09 Feb 2019.
[No. 51518/Inf/TA-2/ 11 /US/D (GS-III)/2016]
JIWESH NANDAN,, Jt. Secy.
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