CHENNAI, Sept 9: President Pranab Mukherjee, who is the Supreme commander of the Armed Forces of India, today awarded the Presidential Colours to the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) at Wellington and said the college provides a stimulating environment for analytical thinking towards creativity and intellectualism.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pranab said the award of Presidential Colours was a befitting tribute to the eternal spirit of this great institution. ”I am certain that this historic day will strengthen your resolve for achieving all round excellence and the Staff College will continue to produce military leaders of great repute and resolve with a yearning to serve our great nation”, he added
The College provides a stimulating environment for analytical thinking towards creativity and intellectualism. It also encourages growth and development of an officer and his family, to include professionalism, social graces and value system, in accordance with the noble Indian culture and traditions, Mr Pranab said. He said post its relocation from Quetta to Wellington in 1948, the DSSC has emerged as the premier Tri-Services Institution in the country and today it epitomises ‘Military Academic Excellence’.
The College, founded on the pillars of ‘jointmanship and military leadership’, has played an instrumental role in enhancing the professional capabilities of the officers of the three Services to face the future challenges. ”It is indeed a matter of great pride that, in all the wars, the most critical and sensitive leadership has been provided by the alumni of this very fountain head of military learning”, the President said.
It was also a matter of honour that more than 1700 Officers from 75 countries from all over the world have graduated from the portals of this unique institution and a large number of them have risen to the highest positions in their countries. Stating that 40 officers from 31 friendly foreign countries were undergoing the present course, Mr Pranab said each one of them was a befitting ambassador of their great nation.
”I am certain that you will cherish the strong bonds of friendship established by you with your peer group over a year of interactive learning. It is important that this strong relationship of goodwill develops into everlasting ties of mutual faith and warmth between our great nations”, he said.
Recording his appreciation for the Staff College having achieved the unique distinction of being accorded ISO 9001 and 14001 certification as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in joint operations training, the President said similarly, the award of ‘Golden Peacock National Training Award’ for the year 2016 for excellence in training practices was a glorious achievement. Pointing out that the Staff College was viewed as an oasis of benevolence by the local population, the President said in addition to the academic pursuits, the College has been at the forefront of shouldering various social causes and particularly spreading awareness on ‘Clean Ganga’, ‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padao’ campaigns.
”It is a matter of great satisfaction that the College has also taken up promotion of ‘Green initiatives’ of rain water harvesting, solar power generation and recycling thereby contributing towards preservation of the rich eco-biosphere of the Nilgiris”, he said. (PTI)
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