Industry Supports Army’s 3-year ‘Tour of Duty’ proposal

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After industrialist Anand Mahindra backed the army’s proposed “tour of duty” (ToD) model last week, industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Thursday supported the proposal that seeks to allow the country’s youth to serve the military for three years, an army officer familiar with the move said.

The scheme has also elicited a positive response from some other industrialists.

The industry body, in an e-mail to the army on Thursday, described the ToD initiative of the government as a “game changer”, said the official cited above, requesting anonymity.Read More…


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