Punjab Newsline, Shimla-
Army Training Command (ARTRAC) Investiture Ceremony was held at the Army Training Command, Shimla on 16 April 2024. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, awarded ARTRAC Unit Appreciations to seven Training Establishments of the Indian Army for their outstanding performance.
The recipients of the prestigious award are Military Intelligence Training School & Depot, Pune, Army Medical Corps Centre & College, Lucknow, Corps of Military Police Centre & School, Bangalore, Army Institute of Physical Training, Pune, Junior Leaders Academy, Bareilly, Wargaming Development Centre, New Delhi and Special Forces Training School, Bakloh. These Training Establishments have made exceptional contribution in enhancing training ethos and standards of the Indian Army, strengthening the foundation of a strong and resilient force for the 21st Century On behalf of the Training Establishments, the Commandants accompanied by Subedar Majors received the Unit Appreciations from the Army Commander in the solemn event held at Shimla.
In addition, four Training Institutes to include Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow, Junior Leaders Academy, Bareilly, Corps of Military Engineering, Pune and Wargaming Development Center, New Delhi were awarded with Financial Excellence Awards.
In individual category, Lt Col JK Verma of Corps of Military Engineering, Pune, Maj Preeti Mudela & Maj T Irom of Military College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad, Maj Atul Pathania of Army Airborne Training School, Agra, Maj Gurpal Singh of Military College of Telecommunication & Engineering, Mhow, Nb Sub Sunil Patil of Electrical Mechanical Engineering School, Vadodara and Cfn Rahul Parmar of Simulator Development Division, Secunderabad were felicitated with Award of Technical Excellence for their innovations.