Management experts and the top brass of the Indian Army’s training wing are holding brainstorming sessions on improving management skills in the armed forces in the 16th meeting of the Army Management Studies Board (AMSB) which is being held at the prestigious
Indian Military Academy (IMA) here. The two-day meeting started on Tuesday.
On the first day of meeting, the board deliberated on innovative and high impact ideas and best practices requiring cross-pollination between the Indian Institutes of Management, Academia and the Indian Army. Speaking on the occasion the General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC in C), Army Training Command and Chairman, Army Management Studies Board, lt Gen PM Hariz said that a road map is needed for optimum utilization of the vast pool of management expertise, being made available by Indian Institutes of Management and other Academia for the armed forces.
During the deliberations, management studies which are being jointly carried out by the Army and associated management Institutes were reviewed and fresh proposals for studies were considered. The Board also considered conducting seminars on “Shaping of Tomorrow’s Strategic leaders”.
The meeting is being attended by Officiating Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information System and Training), Military Secretary from Army Headquarters, representatives from various Indian Institutes of Management, Director National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad and Director, Army Institute of Management, Kolkata. The Army Board is the apex body on management related studies and training in the Indian Army.