<p>From now, they will get more chicken, eggs, fruits and ready to eat products. Soldiers involved in counter insurgency operations would get dry fruits, milk and biscuits while those in the armoured regiment would receive soft drinks, fruit juice and lassi.<br /><br />The government has sanctioned procurement of branded wheat flour (atta) from the market instead of the current practice of grinding the flour from wheat – a practice that was criticised by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Procurement of branded salt and better quality of pulses and tea has now been allowed.<br /><br />In the last few years, the government came under severe criticism for providing poor quality rations to soldiers on one hand while some of the army officers were indicted in scams related to supply of substandard meat, egg, atta, pulses and other ration items.<br /><br />The CAG blamed the army’s poor supply-chain management for the scams. The government has now approved providing 180 gm of chicken and two eggs for soldiers and junior commissioned officers, which were earlier permitted only for officers.<br /><br />The soldiers serving at an altitude of more than 9000 ft would be entitled to 230 gm of fresh fruit every day. Ready to eat chicken has also been approved.<br /><br />Earlier special diet was sanctioned only for those posted in Siachen glacier, which has now been extended to everybody posted beyond 12000 ft. As a result of which a large number of soldiers posted in the Himalayas would be entitled for special diet.<br /><br />Troops deployed in counter insurgency operations who are beyond one day turnaround from the composite platoon have been authorised certain items of special rations such as almonds, milk in tetra pack, juice in tetra pack and biscuits.<br /><br />Students (officers, JCOs and soldiers) attending Ghatak course have been authorised special scale of rations to compensate for the physical stress during the course.<br /><br />The soldiers operating tanks and infantry combat vehicles are now allowed to have four bottles of either soft drinks, fruit juice, lassi or coconut water daily. Procurement of ready to eat vegetables in retort pouches with longer shelf life has also been cleared.<br /></p>
<p>From now, they will get more chicken, eggs, fruits and ready to eat products. Soldiers involved in counter insurgency operations would get dry fruits, milk and biscuits while those in the armoured regiment would receive soft drinks, fruit juice and lassi.<br /><br />The government has sanctioned procurement of branded wheat flour (atta) from the market instead of the current practice of grinding the flour from wheat – a practice that was criticised by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Procurement of branded salt and better quality of pulses and tea has now been allowed.<br /><br />In the last few years, the government came under severe criticism for providing poor quality rations to soldiers on one hand while some of the army officers were indicted in scams related to supply of substandard meat, egg, atta, pulses and other ration items.<br /><br />The CAG blamed the army’s poor supply-chain management for the scams. The government has now approved providing 180 gm of chicken and two eggs for soldiers and junior commissioned officers, which were earlier permitted only for officers.<br /><br />The soldiers serving at an altitude of more than 9000 ft would be entitled to 230 gm of fresh fruit every day. Ready to eat chicken has also been approved.<br /><br />Earlier special diet was sanctioned only for those posted in Siachen glacier, which has now been extended to everybody posted beyond 12000 ft. As a result of which a large number of soldiers posted in the Himalayas would be entitled for special diet.<br /><br />Troops deployed in counter insurgency operations who are beyond one day turnaround from the composite platoon have been authorised certain items of special rations such as almonds, milk in tetra pack, juice in tetra pack and biscuits.<br /><br />Students (officers, JCOs and soldiers) attending Ghatak course have been authorised special scale of rations to compensate for the physical stress during the course.<br /><br />The soldiers operating tanks and infantry combat vehicles are now allowed to have four bottles of either soft drinks, fruit juice, lassi or coconut water daily. Procurement of ready to eat vegetables in retort pouches with longer shelf life has also been cleared.<br /></p>
