COMMISSIONING OF SH
SACHIN PILOT,
HON’BLE MINISTER OF
STATE FOR TELECOM
AND IT IN THE
TERRITORIAL ARMY
New
Delhi: Bhadrapada 15, 1934
Thursday,
September 06, 2012
On 06 Sep 2012 Shri Sachin Pilot, Hon’ble Minister of State for
Telecommunication and Information Technology has been commissioned in the rank
of Lieutenant in the Territorial Army (TA).
An issue was raised during media interaction, post the ceremony, that whether
his being commissioned into Territorial Army signifies to him occupying an
office of profit.
It is clarified that being commissioned into Territorial Army is covered under
Para 3(c) of Parliament (PREVENTION OF DISQUALIFICATION) ACT ,1959 (10 OF 1959
DT 4-4-1951) as amended by Act 31 of 2006,dt 18-8 2006 as certain
offices of profit not to disqualify, “ the office of member of any forces
raised or maintained under the National Cadet Corps Act,1948(31 of 1948), The
Territorial Army Act,1948(56 of 1948), or the Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces
Act,1952(62 of 1952)”.
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