Bill to empower Commander-in-Chief and Officer-in Command cleared

The Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday passed the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control & Discipline) Bill – 2023. The bill seeks to empower Commander-in-Chief and Officer-in Command of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) with all disciplinary and administrative powers in respect of the personnel serving in or attached to such organisations. Initiating the bill in the Upper House, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh described the bill as necessary to strengthen the Armed Forces in view of the global security scenario. The bill will ensure better coordination among the three services and bolster the integrated structure, he said.