Hyderabad|India|June'2009: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja, Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS) inaugurated the prestigious Higher Defence Management Course-05 (HDMC-05) at the College of Defence Management (CDM) in Secunderabad on 22nd June. The 44 weeks residential course trains selected officers of the rank of Colonel/Captain (Indian Navy)/ Group Captain in modern management concepts and techniques as well as their application at directional level in command and staff appointments. The course is being attended by 110 officers from the three services, Coast Guard and friendly foreign Countries.

During the inaugural address, Air Marshal D Kukreja said that the Armed Forces, being a constituent of national power have to leverage indigenous technology and instil contemporary management thought, concepts and process in the Defence Sector to further the cause of national security. He emphasised the need for developing and sustaining knowledge centric Armed Forces with shared awareness, apt in decision making under conditions of uncertainty and risk. The Air Marshal also stressed that participants are in the transitory process of moving from functional to the directional levels of hierarchy, and the training at CDM would equip them to meet the demands of efficient management of human and material resources in an integrated Defence framework.

Reachout's News Bureau
 June' 2009