Shekatkar Committee

• The 11 member committee headed by Lt. Gen. Shekatkar was appointed by Defence Ministry to recommend reforms in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force for enhancing combat compatibility
• They submitted the report in December, 2016.
• They gave 99 recommendations including, increasing the deployment of soldiers for active combat in the Indian Army and redeployment of civilian in different wings of the Armed Forces and improving efficiency of National Cadet Corps (NCC).
• The first batch of reforms has been accepted recently by Defence ministry and will be operationalized in 2019.