Hyderabad, December 15
Chief of Army Staff General J J Singh today said the defence forces would not allow 'minority' quota in the defence services as they were against reservation in providing employment, based on socio-economic factors of certain communities.
Speaking to newspersons here, on the sidelines of a combined graduation parade of Air Force Academy, Mr Singh said "merit is the only criterion for recruitment to the defence forces. There is no reservation for any community. We are against minority quota in defence forces".
Stating that the efficiency in defence forces would be maintained with 'merit' only, he said "we will not allow minority quota in defence".
Conditions in the defence services would be improved to attract more women, he also announced.
To a query, Mr Singh said there was perfect
coordination between the three forces.
There was no shortage of officers in the defence as all defence academies were full with new cadets every year,
he added.
The Indian Army Chief asserted that there will be more dramatic changes in weapon technology and very nature of warfare in the near future in defence forces.
Mr Singh said 'The present decade was expected to see more dramatic changes in weapon technology — very nature of warfares'.
“Air power has revolutionised all other farms of warfare and it has undergone profound changes with ever accelerating advances in technology,” he said.
Calling on the cadets to be part of the changes, Mr Singh said “It is essential for you to acquire a full understanding and knowledge of application on new technologies. So you may be able to exploit the true potential of the Air power”.
— UNI
