Army Training Command

Military unit

The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is currently based at Shimla.^[1] It was established in 1991.

History

The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993.^[2] The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.^[3]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.^[4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).^[5]

Objectives

Its roles are to:

• Formulate concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development stimulating a real-time scenario.
• Acts as the nodal agency for all institutional training in the Army
• Evolve joint doctrines in conjunction with other Services

List of Commanders

References

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External links

• ARTRAC Army Commanders’ Conclave