Port Blair, Oct 15: The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) of the Indian Army Celebrated its 71st Anniversary on 15 Oct 14. The Corps was raised in May 1943 as the Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Post Independence, the Corps was renamed as Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and rechristened as the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers on 01 Jan 2001.
The ever increasing inventory of the Defence Forces and the rapid pace of modernisation, coupled with the induction of latest weapons and equipment platforms necessitate gearing up of our sustainment agencies to meet this enormous challenge. The Corps of EME is continuously evolving to meet this challenge of providing effective engineering support to the complete spectrum of equipment of the Indian Army that spans across several technology generations. The structures and processes within EME are presently undergoing transformation so as to support this new paradigm of ‘Life Cycle Sustainment’ for each genre of system and to evolve a leaner yet effective setup. The two EME Workshops under the aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command render Engineering Support to all Land based assets of the three Services. This task is even more challenging in these Islands due to large range and depth of equipment in the inventory of the three Services, long supply chain, and effects of Coastal and Saline climate. In sync with the Corps Motto of ‘KARAM HI DHARAM’ the Soldier Craftsmen are rendering effective maintenance and repair support by innovative means and utmost dedication to ensure maximum availability of reliable equipment with the users.
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