59th Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Raising Day 09/05/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau – Tags: Indian Army, International organisation
59th Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Raising Day
(Ministry of Defence)
WHAT
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is celebrating its 59th Raising Day here today.
- BRO is a leading road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence with a primary role of providing road connectivity in border areas.
- It executes road construction and maintenance works along the Northern and Western frontiers primarily to meet the strategic requirements of the Army and is responsible for over 53,000 Km roads.
- The BRO has also constructed roads in friendly foreign countries like Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan etc.
BACKGROUND
The BRO was formed on 7 May 1960 to secure India’s borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and north-east states of the country.
In order to ensure coordination and expeditious execution of projects, the Government of India set up the Border Roads Development Board (BRDB) with the Prime Minister as Chairman of the Board and Defence Minister as Deputy Chairman.
Today, the board exercises the financial and other powers of a Department of Government of India and is chaired by the Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM).
ORGANISATION
The BRO consists of Border Roads Wing under the Ministry of Defense and the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF). Officers are selected through the Indian Engineering Services (IES) Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Few officers are also deputed from Indian Army Corps of Engineers, who are posted to GREF on ERE.
Source: PIB
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