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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with President of the UAE
UAE President conveys his warm wishes on the success of India’s Chandrayaan-3 Mission
PM thanks him and conveys that he looks forward to receiving him at the G20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The President of the UAE warmly congratulated PM and the people of India on the success of India’s Chandrayaan-3 Mission.
Prime Minister thanked him for this warm gesture and noted that success of Chandrayaan is a success of the entire humanity, particularly of the Global South.
Prime Minister conveyed that he looked forward to welcoming him to India next month for the G20 Summit.
Ministry of Law and Justice
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
Vide notification dated 16.10.2021, in exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following Advocates as Judges of the Gujarat High Courts w.e.f. the date they assume charge of their respective offices:-
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Smt. Mauna Manish Bhatt
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Samir Jyotindraprasad Dave
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Hemant MaheshchandraPrachchhak
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Sandeep Natvarlal Bhatt
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Aniruddha Pradyumna Mayee
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NiralRashmikant Mehta
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Ms. Nisha Mahendrabhai Thakore
PIB Headquarters
Gold worth Rs. 37.6 lakhs seized by Customs at Chennai Airport
On Sunday based on information one Mohamed Nalif, 24, from Ramanathapuram and Syed Abdul Rahim, 35, from Chennai, who had arrived from Dubai to Chennai by Air India Flight No.AI 906 were intercepted at the exit on suspicion of carrying gold. They appeared to be nervous and on questioning if they had anything to declare they gave evasive reply. On their personal search, six bundles of gold in rubbery spread from  were recovered from their rectum. On extraction 949 grams of 24 k purity gold, valued at Rs. 37.6 lakhs was recovered and the same seized under Customs Act 1962. Further investigation is in progress, according to a press release issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport, Chennai.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
AAI Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Quit India Movement
An oath taking ceremony was organized to mark the 75th year of the Quit India movement in Airports Authority of India. The ceremony was administered by Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, IAS, Chairman, AAI in presence of board members and officials of the organization. On this occasion, the employees of AAI took a pledge to free the country from problems like communalism, casteism and corruption and create a ‘New India’ by 2022. This ceremony is part of the ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi –attainment through resolve’ movement  launched by the Hon`ble Prime Minister.
Ministry of Culture
The 63rd Session of the IHRC will be organized on 18-19 December 2022 at Uttar Pradesh State Archives
Major Highlights:
- A total of 24 papers based on the original sources of post 1600 of Indian history will be presented by the Scholars on various aspects of history.
- Shri. Daya Shankar Singh, Minister of State , Ministry of Transport, Government of Uttar Pradesh will inaugurate the 63rd Session of the IHRC 
The 63rd Session of the IHRC will be organized on 18-19 December 2022 at Uttar Pradesh State Archives, B-44, Mahanagar Extension, Lucknow. The two days’ Session will comprise Inaugural and Business Session on the first day and Academic Session on the next day. A total of 24 papers based on the original sources of post 1600 of Indian history will be presented by the Scholars on various aspects of history.
Shri. Daya Shankar Singh, Minister of State , Ministry of Transport, Government of Uttar Pradesh will inaugurate the 63rd Session of the IHRC on 18 December 2022 at 10.30 a.m. An exhibition entitled “Saga of Freedom: Known and Lesser-Known Struggles” based on the original archival sources from the collection of the National Archives of India during the session will also be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister.
On this occasion, Shri Mukesh Meshram, Principal Secretary, Culture & Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh will welcome the delegates to the session. Shri Chandan Sinha, Director General, National Archives of India, Government of India and Secretary, Indian Historical Records Committee will present a Report on the Development of Archives. Smt. Uma Diwedi, Director of Uttar Pradesh State Archives, Lucknow and Local Secretary, Indian Historical Records Committee, will deliver the Vote of Thanks on this occasion.
The Indian Historical Records Committee  is an all India Forum of creators, custodians and users of records which was set up in 1919 to advice the Government of India on all issues connected with the management of records and their use for historical research. The National Archives of India, New Delhi is the Secretariat of Indian Historical Records Committee . The IHRC is headed by the Union Minister of Culture and comprises 134 members including agencies of the Government of India, nominees of the Government of India, representatives from the State/UT Archives, Universities and Learned Institutions. The IHRC has so far held 62 sessions..
The Committee has two adjunct bodies,  Editorial Committee to examine and approve papers based on archival sources for being presented at the Sessions of the Committees and  Standing Committee to review the action taken by the Committee on its recommendations and express its views on the agenda for the Committee’s meeting. Secretary, Ministry of Culture acts as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of IHRC.
Ministry of Textiles
Proto-type test samples of PPE Coveralls are now being tested and certified by Nine authorized laboratories
The test standards are in conformity with the WHO Guidelines for COVID-19 and as per the technical specifications prescribed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Procurement agencies advised to periodically collect random samples from the PPE Coverall supplied lots and get them test checked from the approved laboratories
The PPE Coveralls in India are manufactured keeping in view of the safety of the health professionals as the most important criteria. The proto-type test samples of PPE Coveralls are tested and certified by Nine  authorized laboratories as per the technical specifications prescribed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The test standards are in conformity with the WHO Guidelines for COVID-19, and tested in accordance with ISO 16603 Class 3 and above for ‘Synthetic Blood Penetration Resistance Test’. The PPE is designed to be resistant to passage of any fluid or aerosol particle for complete protection of its user.
All government procurement agencies and private hospitals have been advised to procure the materials from Certified Agencies having Unique Certified Codes printed on the inside of the Coveralls. The users and procurement agencies are requested to procure materials from the Certified Manufacturers after verification of the Certificates on the weblink provided on the Ministry of Textiles website www.texmin.nic.in. Further, the procurement agencies are advised to periodically collect random samples from the PPE Coverall supplied lots and get these samples test checked from the nine  approved laboratories whose details are available on www.texmin.nic.in.
Ministry of Power
Power availability witnesses marked rise across the Country
As per independent surveys, the availability of power in rural areas has gone up from an average of 12 hours in 2015-16 to 20.6 hours in the year 2020; and in the urban areas, the availability of power has gone up to 22 hours. In May, 2021, the average availability of power in the rural areas was 22.17 hours, and in urban areas it was 23.33 hours. Many States and UTs have reported 24x7 power supply other than the planned outages and interruptions due to unforeseen events.
Electricity is a concurrent subject. Supply/distribution of electricity to consumers is done by the respective State Governments and/or State Power Utilities. Government of India helps the States through its various schemes including DeenDayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana , Integrated Power Development Scheme  and Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana  to help them to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all households.
There is no shortage of electricity in the country. Against a peak demand of 200 Gigawatts , the established generation capacity is 382 GWs. Interruptions in the supply of electricity is generally on account of constraints in distribution network, or financial constraints with some Distribution Companies not having the money to pay for power.
This information was given by Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri RK Singh in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cabinet approves signing of Project Collaboration Agreement between the Department of Health Research  and the World Health Organization  on Assistive Technology
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of signing of Project Collaboration Agreement between the Department of Health Research  and the World Health Organization  for promoting access to high quality affordable assistive technology mainly through fostering research, innovation, and capacity building.
The Project Collaboration Agreement  was signed on 10.10.2022 by WHO and on 18.10.2022 by Department of Health Research .
This collaboration aims to work towards drawing global attention toward access to assistive technology, fostering research and innovation and developing and disseminating appropriate training programmes.
Ministry of Defence
Formation of Defence Corridors
Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority  has signed Memorandum of Understandings  with Indian Air Force , Defence PSUs-Bharat Earth Movers Limited , Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  and Naini Aerospace Ltd. during Aero India 2021. Details of these MoU are as under:
- IAF has signed MoU for indigenization programme.
- HAL &Naini Aerospace Ltd has signed MoU as Knowledge Partners and also help Defence Corridor in development of Aerospace Units and their supply chain through vendors.
- BEML has signed MoU with UPEIDA to establish an MRO facility for specialized vehicles.
During Def Expo-2020 held at Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, a total of 23 MoUs have been signed between UPEIDA and Private Companies. Out of these 23 MoUs, 6 companies namely Anchor Research Labs LLP, P2 Logitech Pvt Ltd., Allen & Alvan Pvt Ltd., Nitya Creations India, Syndicate Innovations International and PBM Insulations Pvt Ltd. have already been allotted and handed over land at Aligarh node.
The Government of Maharashtra forwarded a request letter for establishing a defence corridor in Maharashtra. It is, however, reiterated that the two defence corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are intended to provide a fillip to strengthening the defence manufacturing ecosystem in India including all States.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati in Rajya Sabha today.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets people on the eve of Onam
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on the eve of Onam through a message.
The following is the full text of the message:
I extend my warm greetings to people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Onam.
Onam is celebrated to honor the memory of the legendary King Mahabali, the honest, just, fair, kind and compassionate ruler of Kerala. Onam day is marked by traditional games, music and dancing and the delectable ‘onasadya’, the grand feast. Beautiful flower carpets are laid to welcome king Mahabali into homes and hearts.
This Onam, while we celebrate material prosperity, let us also remind ourselves of the values of honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion, selflessness and sacrifice which the great king Mahabali espoused.
Onam is an occasion for family and friends to come together and celebrate. But this year, given the unprecedented health emergency we face due to the spread of COVID-19, I urge my fellow citizens to celebrate Onam in a modest way at home, strictly adhering to COVID health and hygiene protocols.
May this joyous festival usher in a new era of peace, prosperity and happiness in our country.
UPSC
Declaration of Result of Indian Forest Service Examination, 2021
Based on the result of the written part of the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2021 held by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION from 27th February to 6th March, 2022 and the interviews for Personality Test held in June, 2022, following is the list, in order of merit, of the candidates who have been recommended for appointment to the posts in Indian Forest Service.
A total of 108 candidates have been recommended for appointment under different categories as per the following break-up:-
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SC
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108#Including 01 PwBD-1 and 03 PwBD-2 candidates. .
# Due to non-availability of one candidate each in PwBD-1 and PwBD-3, 02 General vacancies have been kept vacant.
Appointments shall be made in accordance with the extant rules and the number of vacancies available. The number of vacancies reported by the Government are as under:-
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EWS
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OBC
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SC
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ST
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11
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30
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16
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08
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110$
$ including 02 PwBD-1, 02 PwBD-2 and 02 PwBD-3 vacancies.
The candidature of 09 recommended candidates with following roll numbers is provisional:
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0102984
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0332229
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0876037
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0877089
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1013456
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1041106
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1212240
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6413809
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8005805
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Union Public Service Commission has a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near
Examination Hall Building in its campus. Candidates may obtain any information/ clarification regarding their Examination/ Recruitments on working days between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M. in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271, 011-23098543 or 011-23381125 from this counter. The result is also available on
Commission’s website www.upsc.gov.in. Marks of the candidates will be made available on the Commission’s website soon.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
193.45 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 17,883
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
2,134 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,26,15,574
2,338 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
85.04 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,63,883 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Finance
Repayment of ‘8.20% GS 2022’
The outstanding balance of ‘8.20% GS2022’is repayable at par on February 15, 2022. No interest will accrue thereon from the said date. In the event of a holiday being declared on repayment dayby any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Loan/s will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.
As per sub-regulations 24 and 24 of Government Securities Regulations, 2007 payment of maturity, proceeds to the registered holder of Government Security held in the form of Subsidiary General Ledger or Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger account or Stock Certificate, shall be made by a pay order incorporating the relevant particulars of his bank account or by credit to the account of the holder in any bank having facility of receipt of funds through electronic means. For the purpose of making payment in respect of the securities, the original subscriber or the subsequent holders of such Government Securities, shall submit the relevant particulars of their bank account well in advance. However, in the absence of relevant particulars of bank account/mandate for receipt of funds through electronic means, to facilitate repayment of the Loan on the due date, holders may tender the securities, duly discharged, at the Public Debt Offices, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries and branches of State Bank of India  20 days in advance of the due date for repayment.
Full details of the procedure for receiving the discharge value may be obtained from any of the aforesaid paying offices.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 110.79 Cr
More than 53.81 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.26%
12,516 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload is lowest in 267 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 2% for last 49 days
With the administration of 53,81,889 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 110.79 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,13,18,816 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1,03,80,018
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2nd Dose
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93,07,096
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,73,522
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2nd Dose
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1,61,23,036
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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42,92,51,634
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2nd Dose
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16,30,73,557
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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17,75,00,331
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2nd Dose
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10,27,21,593
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,12,54,170
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2nd Dose
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6,99,66,268
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Total
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1,10,79,51,225
The recovery of 13,155 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,38,14,080.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.26%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 138 consecutive days now.
12,516 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently at 1,37,416 is lowest in 267 days.Active cases presently constitute 0.40% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
11,65,286tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 62.10 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.10% remains less than 2% for the last 49 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be1.07%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below2% for last 39 days and below 3% for 74 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
EPFO records highest payroll addition with 18.75 lakh net members during the month of July, 2023
EPFO’s provisional payroll data released today highlights that EPFO has added 18.75 lakh net members in the month of July, 2023. The addition during the month is the highest since first publishing of EPFO payroll data from April, 2018 covering the period of September, 2017 onwards. A growing trend is continued since last three months with an increase of around 85,932 net members over the previous month of June, 2023.
The data indicates that around 10.27 lakh new members have enrolled during July, 2023 which is highest since July, 2022. Majority of new members joining EPFO are in the age-group of 18-25 years constituting roughly 58.45% of total new members addition during the month. This shows an increasing trend in youth enrollment, who are mostly first-time job seekers joining the organized sector workforce of the country.
Payroll data demonstrates that approximately 12.72 lakh members exited but rejoined EPFO, which is the highest in last 12 months. These members switched their jobs and re-joined the establishments covered under EPFO and opted to transfer their accumulations instead of applying for final settlement thus, extending their social security protection.
Gender-wise analysis of payroll data shows that during July, 2023 around 3.86 lakh net female members have been added in the payroll. Around 2.75 lakh female members have come under the ambit of social security coverage for the first time.
State-wise analysis of payroll data denotes that net member addition is highest in the 5 states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Haryana. These states constitute around 58.78% of net member addition, adding a total of 11.02 lakh members during the month. Of all the states, Maharashtra is leading by adding 20.45% of net members during the month.
Month-on-month comparison of industry-wise data displays significant growth in the members working in establishments engaged in Trading-Commercial Establishments, Building & Construction Industry, Electrical, Mechanical and General Engineering Products. This was followed by Textiles, Financing Establishment, Hospitals etc. Of the total net membership, around 38.40% addition is from expert services .
The above payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise, as updating employee record is a continuous process. The previous data hence gets updated every month. From the month of April-2018, EPFO has been releasing payroll data covering the period September, 2017 onwards. In monthly payroll data, the count of members joining EPFO for the first time through Aadhaar validated Universal Account Number , existing members exiting from coverage of EPFO and those who exited but re-joining as members, is taken to arrive at net monthly payroll.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
207.29 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
25,75,389 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,25,076
Active cases stand at 0.28%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.53%
19,431 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,35,55,041
16,299 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
87.92 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,56,153 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Defence
MESSAGE BY CDS ON THE 21ST RAISING DAY OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR COMMAND ON 08 OCT 21
On the occasion of the 21st Raising Day of India’s only Quad-Service, Integrated Theatre Command, I extend greetings and felicitation to the Commander-in-Chief and all ranks of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard stationed on the Andaman & Nicobar Island.
The geographic location of the Islands, guarding our Eastern frontiers while straddling some of the world’s most important SLOCs, has made them one of the most important strategic areas for the Nation. With the aim of strengthening our Nation’s ‘Act East’ policy while enhancing capabilities to not only defend our National interests on these strategic islands and its vast associated maritime domain but to also deter inimical forces, the Andaman & Nicobar Command was created on 08 Oct 2001. Over the last two decades, consecutive teams under the able leadership of Commanders-in-Chief from the Army, Navy and Air Force have assiduously built up this well-knit and Integrated Command. Today, the Command stands proud as a potent force to reckon with in a region that is under intense scrutiny on the World map.
The Command has lived up to its mandate and has remained poised and prepared to take on a wide and varied spectrum of threats. It has not only executed its op role and task with elan under the most challenging circumstances but has also played a vital role in enhancing regional military cooperation with neighbouring countries. From a ‘Crucible of Concept’. The Command has successfully evolved into a pivotal, cohesive and operationally efficient template for theaterisation of the Armed Forces. This experiences will show us the way ahead for further integration.
I commend all officers and personnel-past and present, for their achievements and for living up to the motto of the Command, ‘Victory Through Jointness’. On this momentous occasion, I would also like to extend my best wishes and compliments to all families of ANC, who silently contribute equally.
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