All 6 units of Railway Engineers Regiments disbanded

Amarjot Kaur

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 21

The Railway Board has decided to disband all six units of the Railway Engineers Regiments (Territorial Army), in a letter undersigned by RK Sinha, Director Establishment, Railway Board, of the Indian Railways.

The board, as stated in the letter issued today, has concurred for extension of validity of existing FE (Functional Establishment) with 50 per cent reduction in strength of six units of the Railway Engineers Regiments (TA) up to March 31, 2022. “The modalities for disbandment may be such that the entire formalities for disbandment are finalised by March 31, 2022,” the letter states.

The Railway Engineers Regiments (TA) were raised as an auxiliary force in 1949 under the Territorial Army Act, 1948. The sphere of activities of Railway TA Units is confined to the railway activities, be it during peace time or during hostilities.

In 1971, these TA battalions played a significant role in keeping the troops supplied even under fire.