Recommendations of Shekatkar Commission(Defence)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.845
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26TH JUNE 2019

RECOMMENDATIONS OF SHEKATKAR COMMISSION

845. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h
be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has approved recommendations made by Shekatkar Committee for redeployment of officers and jawans for combat role by restructuring the service;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether some of the recommendations pertaining to IAF and Navy are still under examination and if so, the time by which a final decision would be taken in this regard; and
(d) the details of the steps taken to improve operational capabilities with stress on modern technology in all the three services?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

(a) to (d): The Report of the Shekatkar Committee constituted to recommend measures to enhance combat capability was submitted in December 2016. It was taken up by the Ministry of Defence to frame key action points and roadmap for implementation and a total of 99 recommendations were forwarded for implementation to concerned agencies/stakeholders.

The Report and its recommendations are not being placed in the public domain as it includes operational aspects of the armed forces, disclosure of which is not in the interest of national security.

Improving operational capabilities is a continuous process and requisite measures as required are taken from time to time.

[download id=”111483″ template=”dlm-buttons-button”]