Army gets final nod for raising 50,000 corps along China border

50,000 additional troops will be deployed along the China border as the Government has given its final go ahead to the Army for raising a corps, at a cost of around Rs 65,000 crore.

The 17 Corps, the latest and the 14th such formation of the Army, will be initially based at Ranchi in Jharkhand and after development of infrastructure, will be moved to Panagarh in West Bengal. This will be the first corps with strike elements to be deployed close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The Defence Ministry has given the Government Sanction Letter (GSL) to the Army in this regard with complete details of the new formation to be raised and the funds sanctioned for the purpose, Government sources said in New Delhi.

The postings of the officers to the new formation have already started and its chief will be chosen from the fresh batch of Major Generals who have faced a promotion board
recently to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General, they said.

The Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had cleared the proposal for raising the corps in its meeting on July 17.

As part of the plans, the new corps will see the raising of two divisions in Bihar and Assam with their units in Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the north eastern region.

The sources said the IAF will also deploy its force multiplier assets such as six each of midair refueling tankers and C-130J Super Hercules special operations aircraft
at Panagarh.

The Army had sent the proposal in this regard in 2010 but it was returned by the Government which asked the three Services to work together on plans to strengthen their capabilities in that region.

Source : Niti Central

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