Army’s equine, canine unit falls short on training, animal transport use: CAG

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Army’s equine, canine unit falls short on training, animal transport use: CAG



“Three out of the six short-term training goals as per the technical training directive of RVS, related to import of frozen semen of proven elite stallions from European countries to upgrade the sporting potential of Army equines; training of raptors to hunt down drones/surveillance devices; and training of local breeds of dogs to assess their suitability for employment as military working dogs, were either not achieved or under-achieved,” the CAG has observed in its report.The report contained the results of an audit of the transactions of the ministry of defence pertaining to the department of defence, army, Military Engineer Services, Border Roads Organisation, and Defence Research and Development Organisation in 2020-21.



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