04 November 2011

News Story: Indian Army to increase strength by one lakh (One hundred thousand) troops

NEW DELHI (PTI): The Indian Army has proposed an increase in its strength by around one lakh and raising a new mountain strike corps along with other new formations in the Northeast.

"We have proposed to increase our strength by another 90,000 to one lakh troops and that has been cleared by the Defence Ministry. The proposal is at present awaiting clearance from the Finance Ministry," army sources said here.

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