Indian Army Service Corps

Indian Army Service Corps
Indian Army Service Corps
	Flag of Indian Army Service Corps
Active	1760–Present
Country	United Kingdom; India
Allegiance	British India (1760–1947); India (1947–Present)
Branch	British Indian Army; Indian Army
Role	Military Logistics
Regimental Centre	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Motto(s)	Seva Asmākam Dharma (transl. Service is our duty)
Anniversaries	December 8 (Corps Raising Day)
Engagements	First World War; Second World War; Second Sino-Japanese War; Sino-Indian War of 1962; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
Decorations	• PVSM-15; • MVC-1; • AVSM-33; • VrC-14; • KC-4; • AC-1; • SC-21; • SM-114; • DSOs-4 ; • MCs-25 ; • MMs-67; • IDMs-4 ; • IDSMs-34 ; • CBs-4 ; • CIEs-8 ; • CBEs-13 ; • OBEs-60 ; • MBEs-161 ; • BEMs-15 ; • OBIs-185 ; • Jagirs-5
Battle honours	Colonels of the Regiment- Lt. Gen. B K Repswal, Lt. Gen. P M Singh
Commanders
Director General	Lt. Gen. Preet Mohinder SinghSM

The Indian Army Service Corps (IASC) is a corps and an arm of the Indian Army which handles its 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.

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