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REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT – ESM A CONCEPT PAPERA CASE FOR COORDINATED MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF EX-SERVICEMEN IN THENATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENERATION OF EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL IN GENERAL WITH EX-SERVICEMEN AS NUCLEUSBy Group Captain B U B Murthy (Retd)Introduction Ex-Serviceman form a large chunk of well trained, well dedicated and welldisciplined lot of Indian Society who retire at a comparatively young age aftertheir normal tenure vis-à-vis their counterparts in the civil. The rehabilitationof Ex-servicemen has been attracting the attention of the Governments and otherOrganisations at various levels. However the placement of the exservicemen andrehabilitation has been a far cry in the present scenario where there is lack ofopportunities even for a fresher. Further, in spite of most of the ex servicemenhaving been trained in skills and highly qualified / professional, the perceptionof the civil organization has been that the ESM (Ex-servicemen) is fit generallyfor security jobs, from guard to security officer, whatever may be his/their skill/ competence. While some Officers and men get accommodated in the Govt / QuasiGovt and other Organisations, a large chunk of ESM either get no job or a job wellbelow his/their qualification and experience. Thus the money spent by theexchequer on training these officers and men, both in leadership, management andtechnical skills are under utilized, unlike in other all India services (wherethe opportunities exist till they reach 60-65 years), or rarely utilized aftertheir retirement / honorable discharge from the Services. Moreover, theGovernmental organizations have their limitations in accommodating this largechunk of ESM.With this background, we may recall that the Defence Services have a wellqualified, well trained and well disciplined lot of officers and men whoseservices can be better utilized. Further the ESM retire (or discharged) at anyoung age where their commitments to the family are high. Hence they are,perforce, forced to seek reemployment to supplement their pension. This forcesthem to accept employment outside whether it befits his qualification / skills ornot.Aim This paper propounds a constructive and pro-active role for the Air ForceAssociation and other similar Organizations from sister Services in theestablishment of ventures with the available know-how, knowledge and skills, ofthe Ex Servicemen of the respective service. This will generate employment in thecivil sector besides reemployment/ rehabilitation of ESM under the aegis of theAir Force Association and similar organisations from sister services without beingpurely dependant on the Governmental Organization.ProposalThe proposal envisages the rehabilitation avenues for the ex-servicemen andgeneration of employment potential thereof in the civil sector utilizing the welltrained, well disciplined and well nurtured potential of the ex servicemen, whosenumber may run into few lacs; keeping these people as nucleus, the ex-servicemenwelfare associations like the Air Force Association can generate lot of employmentpotential, extending their wings even to the District Level. Besides lookingafter the welfare of the ESM and families, they can provide employment to theunemployed in the region. This will not only bring the ESM into the main stream,
 
but will form a potent apolitical and reckonable force in the Nation’sDevelopment.Execution/ImplementationThis proposal mainly aims at the ESM of the Air Force and wherever it is possiblethe ESM other services can be associated and benefits can be extended. Theexecution of a TRI - SERVICE scheme involving the ESM of the three Services needsa close coordination and management of the resources of the three services andthis will take a longtime to materialize because of the bureaucratic delays andred–tapism since every services is likely to show one -upmanship. Tomake the scheme effective, it is imperative that the powers that be should show acommitment to the cause of the brothers at arms vis-à-vis the societal needs, forthe optimum utilization of the well trained, well-disciplined and dedicated HumanResource Capital available on hand to enhance the national wealth. Retirement fromservice does not necessarily mean retirement from societal commitments. Sufficeto say that a well thought of infrastructure can be built to make the scheme asuccess if and only if concerted efforts are made. A BRAIN STORMING session atthe various power centers on the subject will be more helpful in bringing aboutmore ideas/views to supplement the views expressed in the paper.ImplementationTo implement the scheme a careful study needs to be undertaken under the followingheads:Availability of the human resource and Role of the Air Force AssociationSchemes which can be undertaken with the available human resourceMaintenance of the schemes and generation of employment facilities for the civilpopulationGeneration of funds and Development of Infrastructure facilitiesOrganisational Structure for AdministrationThe above points are discussed hereunder in detail.Availability of human resource and Role of Air Force Association: Presently thereare a few lakhs of retired Air Force Personnel (ESM) spread over the country.Every year a few thousand get added up to this number. Generally these personnelfall under the following categories Flying- We have mainly Officers (Pilots andNavigators) falling in this category Technical-We have both officers and menfalling in this category. This includes Officers with Engineering, (Mechanical,Electronics and Electrical, Computers Aeronautical etc) and technical manpowerworking on aircraft, signal, radio, radar, automobiles etcNon– Technical- We have Officers and men of various Ground Duty Branches, likeAdmin, Education, Accts., Logistics etcMedical- Medical Officers and men of specialization in the field of medicine andallied fields.The Air Force Association will play an effective role in obtaining the statisticspertaining to these categories of personnel with their qualifications andspecializations, the location where stationed and whether employed etc.Maintenance of a Data Base of all ESM will be very vital. An interaction withsome of the ESM reveals that some of them are not members of AFA even today, i.e.after nearly 8-10 years of retirement/ discharge. The reasons advanced by them, ingeneral, are that AFA is oriented only towards the welfare of retired personnel inDelhi and surroundings, that they are ignorant of the AFA and procedure involvedin enrolling as a member that they do not derive any benefits from the AFA and
 
hence feels it unnecessary to join as a member and so on. Hence there is a need toremove this misnomer about AFA from the minds of personnel in general and ensure100% enrolment of personnel. This is only possible if the AFA projects itself inthe minds of such people that it is there to take up the cause of ESM of the AirForce, in general, throughout the country and works as a complement to DGR and itsagencies in generating and providing employment. Further the AFA can play a majorand active role compared to DGR in respect of Air Force Personnel.Schemes That Can Be UndertakenData Bank & Placement Cell: As a first step the Data Bank should be updated toknow the human capital available. Having the data, the placement cell shouldendeavor to establish a liaison with the various organizations, firms etc in theregion and update itself with the availability of suitable vacancies for the ESMand sponsor suitable candidates. As a first step the placement Cells can bestarted to function at all regional centers. This along with other commitmentscan absorb some officers and men.Education Ventures: As has been mentioned earlier we have qualified Officers andmen whose services can be utilized to start the following ventures with acomplement of expertise from the civil.Schools and Colleges: Schooling of children has been one of the commitments of thenation and Universalisation of education has been a national commitment under theNational Policy of Education, which has been an unfulfilled dream. Since the ESMboth Officers and men of the education cadre have spread themselves to the remotecorners of the country, a concerted effort could be made to pool up the resourceto open schools. Better Schools and School Education with / without capitationfees is the need of the hour and we can meet the challenge. Since this falls inthe development schemes of the Govt. this is expected to get the support fromGovt. in the form of land, finance and infrastructure.Collegiate Education has been a stereotyped one with the same syllabus with MPC,BiPC, BZC, etc. etc. and similar groups in the arts and commerce. With theavailable specialization of ESM, the Colleges, which get started under the aegisof the Air Force Association, can have specialization and job oriented likeMeteorology, Computers etc. A study was undertaken at Air HQ to open an Air ForceCollege at Delhi, which did not take off. That study will be helpful in openingof colleges with job/ professional oriented colleges. Unlike business ventures,an endeavor by AFA will extend quality education.Technical Oriented VenturesThe Technically Oriented Ventures can be considered under three categories. Theyare(i) Technical / Engineering Colleges(ii) Polytechnics / ITIs either attached to the Engineering Colleges orIndependently(iii)Workshops either along with the Engineering / Technical Colleges /Polytechnics/ ITI s or independently could be with the help of the various reputedorganizations like Maruti Automobiles, Phillips etc. either as franchisees orotherwiseManagement Colleges / Institutions: College of Defense Management is a PremierManagement Institute imparting Management Education to the Officers of theServices. The Officers doing LDMC are awarded MMS by the Osmania University. TheCollege also conducts various management Capsules and also SDMC for SeniorCommanders. Apart from that the officers get the training from the Air ForceAdministrative College and the Defense Services Staff College, College of Air
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