Parliamentary panel greenlights bill on disciplinary powers for future theatre commanders


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While the Defence Ministry introduced The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 in March this year, it was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence . The move comes 22 years after India created its first tri-service command — the Andaman and Nicobar Command. New Delhi: As the Indian military moves towards integrated theatre commands, a Parliamentary Standing Committee has given the nod to plans to bring in a law that will enable all existing tri-service and future theatre commanders to exercise disciplinary powers over personnel under them. The committee in its report tabled Friday has backed...