On Friday, August 3, Lok Sabha passed the Interagency Organization (Command, Control, and Discipline) Bill 2023 to support the ongoing reorganization of the Indian Armed Forces. into integrated battlefield commands that will view the assets of three branches - Military Commands. Army, Navy, and Air Force – placed under a single commander who will be in charge of a particular geographical area or theater.
In introducing the bill, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said it was part of a series of military reforms carried out by the government aimed at empowering the nation, and the defense minister described the bill as an important step. important to help the armed forces face the future. integrated challenge.
According to a press release issued by the Department of Defense, the bill would first authorize the Center to establish inter-service organizations through official announcements. The commanders of these organizations shall have all administrative and disciplinary powers over members of the armed forces subordinate to them, regardless of which branch they come from.
Currently, members of the three branches are governed according to rules set forth separately in three statutes - the Army Act 1950, the Navy Act 1957, and the Air Force Act 1950. In this system, if a disciplinary issue arises in inter-ministerial facilities, the staff involved must be sent back to their own supervisory unit to face the consequences of their actions under the laws. this separate.
This naturally makes the whole system cumbersome and expensive, ultimately harming the integration between the three branches. This is why the interagency organization bill is so important as it unifies the scattered administrative and disciplinary functions across the three branches that are in the hands of these interagency organizations.
As stated in the press release, the measure is only legal and does not make any changes to applicable laws and regulations, Service employees affiliated with these interservice organizations remain subject to governed by its own law and corresponding rules.
It remains to be seen how these inter-service establishments manage the differences in standards and rules between different industries and the behaviors that govern them.
