Shimla’s ARTRAC set to move out to Meerut

New Delhi, May 13

The Army Training Command (ARTRAC), based in Shimla, may be shifted out and based in Meerut, some 70 km east of Delhi.

The Army has already inspected the land and buildings in Meerut needed for such a move. Sources said Meerut has been confirmed, a formal order is awaited from the government.

Sources said ARTRAC is proposed for amalgamation with the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT), which requires more space. This merger is part of the restructuring of the Indian Army to merge wings whose duties overlap.

ARTRAC was moved from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh to Shimla in March 1993.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today said he would meet both Prime Minister and Defence Minister to ensure that the prestigious Army Training Command was neither merged, nor shifted from Shimla.

In the past, the issue of shifting ARTRAC has been raised in the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. — TNS

ITS SIGNIFICANCE

ARTRAC deals with the formulation and dissemination of concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development