What’s in the news?

• The Government of India has notified the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act which was passed in the Parliament in 2023.

Key Provisions of the Act

• The Act empowers commanders-in-chief and officers-in-command of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) with disciplinary and administrative powers that will govern the personnel serving in or attached to such organisations.

• The Inter-Services Organisations Act will empower the Heads of ISOs and will promote maintenance of discipline in inter-services establishments by eliminating the need to revert personnel for disciplinary proceedings to their parent units.
• The Act will also pave the way for expeditious disposal of cases, avoid multiple proceedings and will be a step towards greater integration and jointness among the armed forces personnel.
• It should be noted that service personnel — whether army, navy or air force — who serve in an ISO will continue to be governed by their respective Service Acts. 
• The Act only empowers ISO heads to exercise the disciplinary and administrative powers that relate to the service they belong to.