Shekatkar Committee

Shekatkar Committee was constituted by Ministry of Defence under the Chairmanship of Lt. Gen. (Retd.) D. B. Shekatkar to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and re-balance defence expenditure of the armed forces. The Committee submitted its report in December 2016.

Some Recommendations taken up for implementation include:

• Optimisation of Signals Establishments to include Radio Monitoring Companies, Corps Air Support Signal Regiments, Air Formation Signal Regiments, Composite Signal Regiments and merger of Corps Operating and Engineering Signal Regiments.
• Restructuring of repair echelons in the Army to include Base Workshops, Advance Base Workshops and Static/Station Workshops in the field Army.
• Redeployment of Ordnance echelons to include Vehicle Depots, Ordnance Depots and Central Ordnance Depots apart from streamlining inventory control mechanisms.
• Better utilization of Supply and Transport echelons and Animal Transport units.
• Closure of Military Farms and Army postal establishments in peace locations. Enhancement in standards for recruitment of clerical staff and drivers in the Army.
• Improving the efficiency of the National Cadet Corps.