OVERVIEW ARMY – TEXTILE INDUSTRY COOPERATION

1. OVERVIEW ARMY – TEXTILE INDUSTRY COOPERATION BY BRIGADIER DALIP SACHDEV, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL, MGO BRANCH

2. INDIAN ARMY WITH APPROX 1.2 MILLION STRENGTH IS THE SECOND LARGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD. TURNOUT OF A SOLDIER IS A REFLECTION OF HIS MORALE AND MOTIVATION. CLOTHING FORMS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A SOLDIER’S TURNOUT. SOLDIERS ARE AUTHORISED MANY PERSONAL CLOTHING ITEMS TO MEET THE OPERATIONAL, FUNCTIONAL AND CEREMONIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARMY. MANY OTHER STORES FORMING PART OF GENERAL STORES ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. TECHNICAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS FROM ALL SUB SECTORS FORMS PART OF ARMY’S CLOTHING INVENTORY. INDIAN ARMY : AN OVERVIEW

3. INDIAN ARMY BUDGET ARMY BUDGET 1100 CR IS THE BUDGET FOR GS&C STORES WE DTE UNDERTAKES PROC OF WPNS & EQPT

4. BUDGETRY ALLOCATION FOR PROCUREMENT OF CLOTHING ITEMS EX-TRADE (477 CR) DGOF 615 CR) 44% 56% GS - 46% (284 CR) CLO – 54% (331 CR) CLO (300 CR) 700 CR BUDGET FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY GS - 48% (227 CR) 50% INDEGENOUS 50% EX IMPORT CLO – 52% (250 CR)

5. OVER TEN THOUSAND ITEMS OF GENERAL STORES AND CLOTHING FROM ALL TEXTILE SUB SECTORS ARE BEING PROCURED BY THE INDIAN ARMY

6. AUTHORISATION OF GS&C ITEMS PERSOANL CLOTHING

7. AUTHORISATION OF GS&C ITEMS GENERAL STORES

8. AUTHORISATION OF GS&C ITEMS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

9. ARMY’S REQUIREMENT : TEXTILE PRODUCTS

10. ARMY’S REQUIREMENT : TEXTILE PRODUCTS

11. METHOD OF PROCUREMENT 56% CLO – 54% (331 CR) CLO – 52% (250 CR)

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