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|unit_name= Indian Army Service Corps | |unit_name= Indian Army Service Corps | ||
| image = | | image = Amy Service Corps India.jpg | ||
| caption = | |image_size = 180px | ||
|dates= 1760 | | caption = [[Emblem]] of Indian Army Service Corps | ||
|dates= 1760{{endash}}Present | |||
|country={{UK}}<br>{{IND}} | |country={{UK}}<br>{{IND}} | ||
|allegiance={{flag|British India}} ( | |allegiance={{flag|British India}} (1760–1947)<br />{{flag|India}} (1947–Present) | ||
|branch={{army|British India}}<br>{{army|India}} | |branch={{army|British India}}<br>{{army|India}} | ||
|type= | |type= | ||
|role= [[Military logistics|Military Logistics]] | |role= [[Military logistics|Military Logistics]] | ||
| current_commander_label = Director General | |||
| current_commander = Lt. Gen. | |||
Manoj Kumar Singh Yadav [[Sena Medal|SM]][[File:M K S Yadav.jpg|100px|Lieutenant General MKS Yadav, Director General Supplies & Logistics (DGSL)]] | |||
|command_structure= | |command_structure= | ||
|garrison= | |garrison=Bengaluru, [[Karnataka]] | ||
|garrison_label=Regimental Centre | |garrison_label=Regimental Centre | ||
|patron= | |patron= | ||
|motto='' | |motto= ''Seva Asmākam Dharma'' ({{translation|Service is our duty}}) | ||
|march= | |march= | ||
|mascot= | |mascot= | ||
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|equipment_label= | |equipment_label= | ||
|anniversaries=December 8 (Corps Raising Day) | |anniversaries=December 8 (Corps Raising Day) | ||
|battles=[[First World War]]<br />[[Second World War]]<br /> | |battles=[[First World War]]<br />[[Second World War]]<br />[[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian War of 1962]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1999]] | ||
[[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian War of 1962]] | |||
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1999]] | |||
|decorations= | |decorations= | ||
• [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]]-15<br /> | • [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]]-15<br/> | ||
• [[Mahavir Chakra|MVC]]-1<br /> | • [[Mahavir Chakra|MVC]]-1<br /> | ||
• [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]-33<br /> | • [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]-33<br /> | ||
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• [[British Empire Medal|BEMs]]-15 <br /> | • [[British Empire Medal|BEMs]]-15 <br /> | ||
• [[Order of British India|OBIs]]-185 <br /> | • [[Order of British India|OBIs]]-185 <br /> | ||
• | • [[Jagir]]s-5 | ||
|battle_honours= | |battle_honours= | ||
Colonels of the Regiment- Maj. Gen. Arvind Katoch, Lt. Gen. MKS Yadav | |||
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|identification_symbol=[[File:Indian Army-Service Corps.png|200px]] | |identification_symbol=[[File:Indian Army-Service Corps.png|200px]] | ||
|identification_symbol_label= Flag }} | |identification_symbol_label= Flag }} | ||
The '''Indian Army Service Corps''' ('''IASC''') is a [[corps]] and an arm of the [[Indian Army]] which handles its [[Military logistics|logistic support]] function. While the history of supply and transport services is as old as the history of organized warfare itself it was in 1760 that the very rudimentary supply and transport organizations of the three presidencies of the [[East India Company]] were brought under the council of a single authority. | The '''Indian Army Service Corps''' ('''IASC''') is a [[corps]] and an arm of the [[Indian Army]] which handles its [[Military logistics|logistic support]] function. It is the oldest and the largest administrative service in the Indian Army. While the history of supply and transport services is as old as the history of organized warfare itself it was in 1760 that the very rudimentary supply and transport organizations of the three presidencies of the [[East India Company]] were brought under the council of a single authority.<ref>[https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=5HhSr/AG1H5RTyk5kRhwBw==&ParentID=yaIizpWdub5E+Z6omrga3Q== Army Service Corps]</ref> | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
[[File:Indian Mule Corps in Alexandria about to embark for Gallipoli, c. 1915.jpg|Indian Mule Corps in [[Alexandria]] about to embark for [[Gallipoli]], c. 1915|left|thumb|220x220px]] | [[File:Indian Mule Corps in Alexandria about to embark for Gallipoli, c. 1915.jpg|Indian Mule Corps in [[Alexandria]] about to embark for [[Gallipoli]], c. 1915|left|thumb|220x220px]] | ||
[[File:Stamp of India - 1992 - Colnect 164330 - Army Service Corps - 1760 - 1992 - Commemoration.jpeg|left|thumb|220x220px|1992 postal stamp]] | [[File:Stamp of India - 1992 - Colnect 164330 - Army Service Corps - 1760 - 1992 - Commemoration.jpeg|left|thumb|220x220px|1992 postal stamp]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The origin of the corps go back to 1760 when a [[Commissariat]] used to exist in the administrative component of the armies three Presidencies of [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] and [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]. In 1878 the separate Commissariats were amalgamated into a single entity and then in 1901 it was renamed the '''Supply and Transport Corps'''. During the [[First World War]] the corps became a permanent component of the [[British Indian Army]] and was renamed the Indian Army Service Corps in 1923. In 1935 the corps was granted the 'Royal' prefix and became known as '''Royal Indian Army Service Corps''' ('''RIASC'''). | The origin of the corps go back to 1760 when a [[Commissariat]] used to exist in the administrative component of the armies three Presidencies of [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] and [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]. In 1878 the separate Commissariats were amalgamated into a single entity and then in 1901 it was renamed the '''Supply and Transport Corps'''. During the [[First World War]] the corps became a permanent component of the [[British Indian Army]] and was renamed the Indian Army Service Corps in 1923. In 1935 the corps was granted the 'Royal' prefix and became known as '''Royal Indian Army Service Corps''' ('''RIASC'''). | ||
[[File:Passing out parade Army Service Corps Centre, Bengaluru.jpg|thumb|left|Passing out parade, Army Service Corps Centre, Bengaluru]] | |||
After India gained independence in 1947, the corps underwent further expansion and by 1948 Indian Catering Corps and Indian Army Corps of Clerks were amalgamated into the corps. The Food Testing Laboratories were also placed under the control of RIASC. On 8 December 1950, after India became a republic, the corps dropped the use of the 'Royal' prefix and was once again renamed the Indian Army Service Corps. Since that day the corps has celebrated its Raising Day on 8 December. A proposal for the award of regimental [[Colours, standards and guidons|colours]] to the Corps was initiated in 1952 and was approved in October 1967. To coincide with the Colour presentation first ever Reunion of ASC was also held. The new Corps Colours were presented by the President of India, [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Dr Zakir Hussain]] to the Corps on 8 December 1967 on the 207th Corps Anniversary, at ASC Centre (South), Bangalore. Lt SSK Raheja had the rare and enviable privilege and honour of being selected as the Colour Ensign, he received the Corps Colours from the President. The second regimental Colours were presented on the occasion of Third Reunion by Gen OP Malhotra, COAS on 8 December 1979. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Indian Army Pioneer Corps]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||