 bill no 72 of  2015 the  gazetted officers of the central government (compulsory military training) bill, 2015 by maj gen b c  khanduri avsm (retd), mp a billto provide for compulsory military training for all able-bodied gazetted officers of the central government and for matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the gazetted officers of the central government compulsory military training) act, 2015(2) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint5definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "gazetted officer" means a group 'a' or group 'b' gazetted officer, below the age of forty-five years, of the central government and includes officers belonging to all india services but does not include officers of indian police service, central armed police forces and armed forces; and(b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the act3 (1) the central government shall, within a period of five years from the date of selection or promotion, as the case may be, to a gazetted post provide military training to all able-bodied gazetted officers for a period of not less than one year(2) the military training referred to in sub-section (1) shall be imparted in such manner as may be prescribedcompulsory military training to gazetted officers of the central government5(3) the central government shall establish such number of institutions and take such other necessary steps, as it may deem fit, to give effect to the provisions of sub-section (1)4 every gazetted officer who successfully completes training under sub-section (1) of section 3—awarding of certificate on completion of training10(i) shall be awarded a certificate to that effect by the central government; and (ii) may, in situations of the natural and civil emergencies, be deputed to assist the armed forces, police or disaster management personnelpower to make rules5 (1) the appropriate government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act1520(2) every rule made under this act by the central government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsit is definitely a good idea to have a well trained civilian as well as a trained armycompulsory military training to all able-bodied gazetted officers of the central government will instill a more strong sense of self-discipline, character building, leadership qualities and patriotism among them such a step will provide our armed forces with trained volunteers whose services can be utilized during civil or natural emergencies like earthquake, tsunami, cloudburst, hailstorm or floods in an efficient manner moreover, army trained officer will be able to instill a strong sense of loyalty, duty and discipline among their subordinate and contribute to core values and ethos of the country these trained officers will also realize the importance of service being rendered by members of armed forces  the training will make them more smart, fit, mature and motivatedthe government should take effective steps for implementation of the proposal that whoever enters the government service including public sector undertakings must compulsorily serve in the armed forces for a minimum period of two or three years alternatively, the government may consider giving incentives in promotion, place of posting etc to those who enter the government service, after serving a minimum period of two or three years in the armed forcesthe bill, therefore, seeks to provide for compulsory military training to all gazetted officers of the central government with a view to develop a more strong sense of loyalty, duty and self-discipline among them and prepare a trained manpower in reserve to meet any eventuality or natural calamityhence this billnew delhi;b c khandurifebruary 12,  2014 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for military training to be imparted to all able-bodied gazetted officers of the central government it further provides for setting up of training institutions for the purpose of imparting military training the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of rupees three hundred crore will be incurred per annuma non-recurring expenditure of rupees three hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 5 of the bill empowers the appropriate government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for compulsory military training for all able-bodied gazetted officers of the central government and for matters connected therewith————(maj gen b c khanduri,  avsm  [retd], mp)gmgipmrnd—4762ls(s3)—04-03-2015