Lok Sabha Question No. 3404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Training of Defence Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, P.P. CHAUDHARY, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3404

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## TRAINING OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL

3404.  SHRI  CHANDU LAL SAHU:

SHRI  P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

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- (a) whether India has provided training to defence personnel of foreign countries during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  nature  of  programmes  and  the  duration  of  such  courses  during  the  said period;
- (c) the  expenditure  involved  in  said  programmes  and  the  number  of  Indian  officers, personnel and divisions involved in such training;
- (d) whether foreign nations are training Indian Defence Forces over the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  criteria  for  selecting  Indian  officers  for foreign trainings?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) & (b): Yes, Sir.  Large number of training programmes are organized for or  attended  by  defence  personnel  of  friendly  foreign  countries.    These  are conducted  at  various  training  institutions  of  the  Armed  Forces  including National Defence  Academy,  Indian  Military Academy,  National  Defence College  etc.    The  duration  of  such  courses  varies  from  programme  to programme.  The number of officers trained during the last three years and the current year is enclosed at Annexure-A.

- (c) The  allocation  of  fund  for  such  training  under  the  India  Economic  & Technical Cooperation (ITEC) Programme during the last three years and the current year are as under:

| Year    |   Allocation (Rs. in Crores) |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                          120 |
| 2013-14 |                          140 |
| 2014-15 |                          155 |
| 2015-16 |                          180 |

Trainings are conducted at various training institutions of the Defence Forces with the available infrastructure and manpower.

## (d) & (e): Yes,  Madam.    The  details  of  Indian  defence  forces  personnel trained by foreign nations are enclosed at Annexure-B.

There is a laid down Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for selection of  personnel  of  the  Indian  Defence  Forces  for  foreign  trainings  based  on merit and professional requirements.

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## ANNEXURE-A REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3404  FOR  ANSWER  ON 18.12.2015

The number of Defence personnel of foreign countries trained in India during the last three years and the current year are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Training Year (July to June)   |   Foreign Defence Personnel trained |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2012-13                        |                                3286 |
|         2 | 2013-14                        |                                3513 |
|         3 | 2014-15                        |                                3532 |
|         4 | 2015-16                        |                                2589 |

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ANNEXURE-B REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (d) & (e) OF LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3404  FOR  ANSWER  ON 18.12.2015

The  number  of  Indian  Defence  personnel  trained  by  foreign nations during the last three years and the current year are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Training Year (July to June)   |   Indian Defence personnel trained by Foreign nations |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2012-13                        |                                                   117 |
|         2 | 2013-14                        |                                                   119 |
|         3 | 2014-15                        |                                                   112 |
|         4 | 2015-16                        |                                                    84 |

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