The Railway Territorial Military models had been raised as an auxiliary drive in 1949. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Ministry of Railways has determined to disband 5 Railway Engineers Territorial Military Regiments situated at Jhansi, Kota, Adra, Chandigarh and Secunderabad, an official assertion stated Monday.
Nonetheless, Railway Engineer Regiment (Territorial Military) situated at Jamalpur can be retained for operational position alongside the route New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-Newmal-Alipurduar-Rangiya, it stated.
The Railway Territorial Military (TA) models had been raised as an auxiliary drive in 1949 below the Territorial Military Act, 1948, for sustaining rail communications in ahead areas throughout energetic hostilities and upkeep of important rail transportation within the nation in peace time each time required. These are manned primarily by the serving railway personnel with the assistance of small nucleus of everlasting workers drawn from common Military.
The ministry stated {that a} committee of three government administrators/principal government director was constituted to evaluate the prevailing practical institution of six Railway Engineers Territorial Military Regiments.
The committee re-assessed the operational necessities of Railway TA Regiments.
“On the idea of the suggestions of the above committee and with the concurrence of the Ministry of Defence and Directorate Basic of Territorial Military, Ministry of Railways has determined disbandment of 5 Railway Engineers Territorial Military Regiments situated at Jhansi, Kota, Adra, Chandigarh and Secunderabad. Retention of 1 Railway Engineer Regiment (TA) situated at Jamalpur for the operational position alongside the route New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-Newmal-Alipurduar-Rangiya (361 kms) to cowl the essential rail hyperlink by way of Siliguri hall and additional as much as Rangiya as proposed by Ministry of Defence,” the assertion stated.
The disbandment course of is to be accomplished by Directorate Basic Territorial Military inside a period of 9 months from the date of challenge of Ministry of Railways letter dated June 3, 2022, and the modalities for a similar are to be labored out by DGTA in session with Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Defence, it stated.
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