Lieutenant General Navneet Singh Sarna, AVSM, SM, VSM, Commandant of the School of Artillery and Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Artillery, undertook a comprehensive review during his visit to the Artillery Centre in Nasik. The visit focused on the training and administrative aspects, especially the integration of Agniveers into the programs conducted at the centre.

He was seen closely monitoring the ongoing training activities and administrative procedures during the visit. Of special interest in this were the performance and adjustment of the Agniveers, recruits under the nation’s transformative military recruitment scheme. The visit afforded Lt Gen Sarna an opportunity to assess how the training modules at the Artillery Centre are being adapted to absorb these recruits into the exacting military environment.

Besides reviewing the training protocols, Lt Gen Sarna visited the Grievance Cell at Artillery Records, a facility concerned with addressing concerns of veterans. This forms part of the larger strategy of the Indian Army towards better welfare service for former servicemen: their contributions must be duly recognized, and their needs attended to with efficiency after service.

Lt Gen Sarna complimented the high standards of training and state-of-the-art infrastructure at the Artillery Centre and acknowledged the joint effort of all personnel associated with maintaining excellence. He highlighted how such a training centre is relevant to developing a professional and proficient artillery force ready to meet challenges in modern military aspects.

This visit underscores the commitment of the Indian Army to further the cause of its training programs and administrative support systems. While the smooth integration of Agniveers into service is under focus, the Indian Army does not forget strengthening the services related to veterans’ support. In other words, an appropriate balance in personnel management is maintained on the part of the Indian Army to make it continuously effective in service right from active duty through retirement.