ROLE /DUTY/CONCEPT/OF TERRITORIAL ARMY

AS PER ARMY ORDER 77/1984 – The Territorial Army is part of the regular Indian Army. The present role of the Territorial Army is to relieve the Regular Army from static duties and assist civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essential services in situations where like of the communities is affected or the security of the country is threatened, and to provide units for the Regular Army as and when required.

As per ARMY order 370/1970- Territorial Army Personnel shall be treated as retrenched Central Govt. Employees for purpose of orders contained in M/O Home Affairs No. 4/13/54/RPS dated 14th Jan 1955 provided they have serviced on the pmt staff of a TA unit or have been embodied for service under TA Rule 33for a continuous period of not less then 6 month for this purpose of Age relaxation their entire period of embodiment (embodied) Service including broken periods in the Territorial Army shall be taken into account.

Organization are similar to those of INDIAN ARMY. In today’s difficult situation theTERRITORIAL ARMY is undoubtedly intended primarily to support the Indian army in its operational requirement. Regular Army personnel are posted in TA units according to a carefully planned manning policy so that TA units can in times of war or hostilities be able to provide effective support to the Army. T.A. is a Force under the direct command of INDIAN ARMY being an integral part of it, & the function\ Role and security and safety of the countrymen is not only into the hands of valiant men of Indian Army.

TERRITORIAL ARMY HISTORY

The modern Territorial Army was formally inaugurated by the first Indian Governor General Shri C. Rajagopalachari on October 9, 1949 after the Independence Territorial Army Act was passed in 1948. October 9 is celebrated as Prime Minister’s Territorial Army Day Parade The Territorial Army initially had various types of units such as Armoured Regiment, Infantry Battalion, Air Defence, Medical Regiment, Engineers Field Park Coy, Signal Regiment, EME Workshop, Coast Battery, ASC GT Coy, ASC Compo Pl, and AMC Field Ambulance.

By 1972 these units were either disbanded or converted to Regular Army units with theexception of Infantry Battalions. Territorial Army units were actively involved in militaryoperations in 1962, 1965 and 1971 . The “Terriers” have also taken part in OperationPawan in Srilanka, Operation Rakshak in Punjab & J&K, Operation Rhino and OperationBajrang in the North East.

Departmental units came to the aid of the civil authorities during industrial unrest and natural calamities, most famous being earthquake in Latoor (Maharastra), Uttarkashi in Garhwal Himalaya and the super cyclone in Orissa. The Ecological units have arrested man made environmental degradation by planting 2.5 crore trees over 20,000 hectare of land in Mussoori Hills & Pithoragarh (UP), Bikaner & Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) and ravines of Chambal in Madhya Pradesh.

TERRITORIAL ARMY

 Alike USA &UK India also have volunteer part time ARMY called TERRITORIAL ARMY many MP MLA Celebrities, are TA officers many civil GOVT officers from various DEPT \ORG are serving on part time basis in TA in the national interest & IMPORTANCE of security.

INTRODUCTION:
TERRITORIAL ARMY was constituted by an Act called Territorial army Act 1948 Officers in the TERRITORIAL ARMY are holding commission , granted by the president of INDIA with designation of Rank corresponding to those of Indian commissioned officers of the regular Army.

ROLE /DUTY/CONCEPT/OF TERRITORIAL ARMY
It is a second line of defense after the Regular INDIAN ARMY

The Member of the Territorial Army are subject to INDIAN ARMY ACT 1950 governed by the same GOI,,DEFENSE SERVICE REGULATION, regulations for the ARMY PENSION REGULATIONS 1961 etc as applicable to the corresponding personnel’s of the India Army.

As per Government Order dated 30.10.1987 which clarified that all the members of Territorial Army will be entitled to same benefits as made applicable to Indian Army and this matter has been further clarified by the Government Order dated 03.02.1998. Accordingly Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench at, New Delhi Order dated 19.02.2010 granted late entrant pension to the TERRITORIAL Army Officer vides Army pension regulation applicable to Territorial Army equally to their counterparts in Regular Army as per DG E&T ministry of labor & EMPLOYMENT.

The Year of Scams

The Year of Scams

By Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Feb 19, 2011

The problems of the Manmohan Singh government can be summarized in two words: 
corruption and inflation. The biggest strength of the second UPA coalition is the weakness of the Opposition, both on the Right as well as the Left. The incumbent regime hopes that it will be able to neutralize the attacks on it by waiting for the outcome of the state legislative assembly elections in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam.

Thereafter, the Congress and the UPA expect to get a new lease of life (as the Communists are certain to perform poorly in their two bastions in the south and the east). But those in power at present will be guilty of complacency if they believe they can continue to tackle inflation and corruption in the half-hearted manner they have done so far.

Food Crisis Continuation

Project Status: Global Food Crisis Response Program

Project Status: Externally Funded Trust Funds

As of January 2011, GFRP has approved $1,443.6 million. To date, $1,077.8 million out of the $1,443.6 million in total approved funding has been disbursed (75% of approved funds).

Total Bank-funded, Board-approved GFRP projects amount to $1,238.2 million, of which $202.4 million is from the Food Price Crisis Response (FPCR) Trust Fund for 27 countries, 17 of which are in Africa; $835.8 million is from IDA for 13 countries; and $200 million is from IBRD for a project in the Philippines. 80 percent of Bank-sourced Boardapproved funds have been disbursed).

Food Crisis

Food Crisis Facts & Figures

1.1 billion People were living on less than $1 a day and 923 million were undernourished, even before the food, fuel and financial crises.

Food prices remain volatile. Local food prices in many countries haven’t come down, although international food prices have fallen.

What the World Bank Is Doing(Updated January 13, 2011)



In response to the severity of the food crisis and the need for prompt action, the World Bank Group set up the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) in May 2008 to provide immediate relief to countries hard hit by food high prices. The Bank response has been articulated in coordination with the United Nations’ High-Level Task Force on food security.

What is Happening and Its Implications?

Context 

South Asia is home to a large, fast-growing population with a substantial proportion living in poverty. In
terms of the demographic transition, it is still relatively young, while the regional average life expectancy
at birth, 64 years, is rising. Most people live in rural areas (71 percent).2 Despite annual average
6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the last 20 years and declines in poverty rates,
growth has not been inclusive or fast enough to reduce the number of the poor. Inequality has risen,
reflecting deep distortions in access to markets, and in access to and quality of health, education, and
infrastructure. These factors have contributed to mixed progress on the health-related Millennium
Development Goals, as has the failure of health systems to adjust to people’s changing needs. There is
tremendous variation in population size among countries, yet all countries have similar proportions
living in rural areas and significant pockets of poverty—an important point, not only for considering the

Capitalizing on the Demographic Transition: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia

Capitalizing on the Demographic Transition Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia  Executive Summary

IntroductionIncreasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can, under the right circumstances, yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for a time. With aging, the disease burden shifts toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)1 which can threaten healthy aging.

However, securing the gains expected from the demographic dividend—where developing countries’ working and nondependent population increases and per capita income thus rises— is both achievable and affordable through efficiently tacking NCDs with prevention and control efforts.

This book looks primarily at cardiovascular disease (CVD) and tobacco use since they account for a  disproportionate amount of the NCD burden—the focus is strategic, rather than comprehensive. It
considers both country- and regional-level approaches for tackling NCDs as many of the issues and challenges of mounting an effective response are common to most South Asian countries. For some efforts, especially with prevention, regional cooperation offers additional advantages.

South Asia at Health Crossroads with High Rates of Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity and Other Noncommunicable Diseases―New World Bank Report

Press Release No:2011/325/SAR
  
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2011 – A new World Bank report warns that South Asian countries  are facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other  noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which disproportionately affect poor families, with possible  side effects of disability and premature death, and worsening poverty as people pay for medical  treatment out of their own pockets. 

According to the new report―Capitalizing on the Demographic Transition: Tackling  Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia―heart disease in the region is now the leading  cause of death in adults aged 15-69, and South Asians suffer their first heart attacks six years  earlier than other groups worldwide.

2G OR NOT 2G

2G or Second Generation Spectrum Scam or the ‘mother of all scams’  as Christened by the media, has washed out all the other scams so far in  the history of Indian politics. With the opposition crying for a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee)  probe into the biggest scam ever, media has had a tough time covering  all the allegations and forced adjournments in the Parliament this winter  session.
 
The Government, on the other hand, has been asserting the adequacy  of the Public Accounts Committee for a probe into the irregularities. The standoff between the BJP-led NDA and the other members-the left  parties, AIADMK, Samajwadi party, BJD and TDP got another spurt with  the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report that disclosed  a total loss of revenue to the exchequer by Rs.1.76 Lakh Crores. It the biggest ever in terms of the tax-payer’s money ever laundered  in the Indian History and is also termed as independent India’s biggest  financial scam.

PRELIMINARY

 1.
(1) This Act may be called the Direct Taxes Code, 2010.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in this Code, it shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2012.

INCOME-TAX

BASIS OF CHARGE

2.
(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, every person shall be liable to pay income-tax in respect of his total income of the financial year.


(2) Subject to the provisions of this Code, income-tax, including additional income-tax, shall be charged in respect of the total income of a financial year of every person.
(3) Where the income-tax referred to in sub-section (2) is to be charged in respect of the income of a period other than the financial year, the income-tax for such period shall be charged accordingly.
(4) The income-tax referred to in sub-section (2) shall be charged at the rate specified in the First Schedule in the manner provided therein.
(5) In respect of the income chargeable under sub-section (2), income tax shall be deducted or collected at source or paid in advance, in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
(6) The chargeability of income-tax on the income of a financial year under the foregoing provisions shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Code as they stand on the 1st day of April of that financial year.
3.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Code, the total income of any financial year of a person, who is a resident, shall include all income from whatever source derived which—
(a) accrues, or is deemed to accrue, to him in India during the year;