Chief of Army staff visits Jalandhar Cantonment

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 20

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff, visited the Jalandhar Cantonment today. He reviewed the security situation and the operational preparedness of the formations guarding the Western Theatre in the state of Punjab.

The Chief of Army Staff was received by Lt Gen Surinder Singh, Army Commander of Western Command and Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, Corps Commander of the Vajra Corps.

Lt Gen Dushyant Singh briefed the Army Chief on the operational preparedness as also the security issues including ways to counter the proxy threat.

The matter of Punjab continuing to contribute a large number of youth for enrolment in the Armed Forces also came up for discussions on the occasion. In the past wars and the ongoing counter insurgency operations in J&K and elsewhere, a number of service personnel from Punjab have laid down their lives in the line of duty, it was said.

“There are also a large numbers of veterans in the region who continue to be a part of the larger family of the Armed Forces,” it was shared on the occasion.

Lt Gen Dushyant Singh also briefed the Army Chief on outreach programmes for veterans including settling of pension issues, resettlement avenues, helplines introduced for medical support in the twilight years of ex-Army personnel and other welfare measures.

General Bipan Rawat also interacted with the officers, Junior Commissioned Officers, other ranks and veterans during their visit.