The Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth, along with all ranks of the Indian Army, has extended warm greetings and best wishes to the officers, soldiers, veterans and families of the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) on the occasion of Corps Day.
Keywords: EME Corps Day, Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers, Indian Army, General Dhiraj Seth, Karm Hi Dharm, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Indian Army equipment maintenance
Observed every year on 15 October, the day commemorates the raising of the Corps in 1943. Formed as the Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (IEME) during the Second World War, the Corps came into being on 15 October that year with the formal transfer of personnel from the Indian Army Ordnance Corps. After Independence it was redesignated the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. With the rapid induction of electronics and high technology into Army inventories during the 1980s and 1990s, the Corps was renamed the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers on January 1, 2001, a change that reflected the evolving character of modern warfare.
Today the EME is responsible for the complete life-cycle maintenance, repair and recovery of the Indian Army’s entire spectrum of equipment, ranging from small arms and artillery to main battle tanks, missile systems and aviation assets. In both peace and war it functions as a critical force multiplier, ensuring high equipment availability and combat force regeneration. Workshops across the country have been progressively upgraded into static workshops on the basis of capability and responsibility; the facility at Mhow Cantonment is one such example.
Beyond conventional mechanical and electronic systems, EME technicians now routinely maintain advanced robotics, computers and other information-technology platforms, keeping the Army aligned with contemporary operational demands. Guided by its motto “Karm hi Dharm” (Work is Worship), the Corps continues to drive indigenisation and innovation in support of the national vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
On this Corps Day the nation salutes these silent technological warriors who keep the Indian Army mission-ready at all times.
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Dr Rajesh Jauhri is a Journalist with an experience of over 25 years in Indian and foreign media, a Social Scientist, an Ac-complished Author, a Political & Strategic Analyst, a Marksman (Rifle & Pistol), an Orator, a Thinker and an Educationist. He holds a Ph.D. degree on “Impact of colonial heritage on Indian police”. He runs an NGO dedicated to the social and eco-nomic uplift of tribal communities in MP and two decades back, he established a school in a village of Indore district, providing education and moral values to children belonging to underprivileged and minority families. Has received multiple awards in various fields.
