Section 41 in The M.P. Vishesh Sashastra Bal Niyam, 1973
41. Training of Platoon Commanders and Company Commanders.
- The training of Platoon Commanders and Company Commanders shall be so planned that they will attain highest proficiency in the subjects mentioned in Rules 35 and 40. In addition, they should be able to lead units under their charge in all types of operations, impart training to the various ranks in the unit and he able to command their respective units on the parade ground in all types of drills. They should also be fully conversant with advanced subjects like :-(1)Organisation and Functioning of the Central and State Government.(2)The Role of Commander as a Supervisor and Leader styles of supervision, the supervisory skill-its understanding, appreciation and development.(3)The Dynamics of relationship inter-departmental, senior subordinate and inter-personal road blocks and gateway to communication, engineering of an agreement, techniques of communication; understanding human behaviour; human needs, motivation, attitudes and self-development; recent trends in techniques of control and supervision.(4)Understanding Human Behaviour-Why human beings behave the way they do.Development of human personality.Motivational mechanics. Anxieties.Attitudes to authority, authoritarian personality.Characteristics of a stable personality.(5)Understanding, Critical Social Groups and Conflict situations. Problems relating to students and youth industrial workers, political parties, radicals-reactionaries, communal strife, linguistic and regional conflicts, agrarian unrest etc.(6)Maintenance of Registers, Documents etc. of a Platoon.(7)Duties of Subedar Adjutant and Working of 'A' branch.(8)Working of 'Q' Branch and Duties of Subedar Q.M.(9)Maintenance of Cash Book, T.A. Medical Reimbursement and Financial Rules.(10)Indian Penal Code-Sections 76, 79, 80, 82 to 85, 87, 96, 97, 99, 100, 103, 105, 106, 141, 143, 145 to 149, 159, 160, 186, 223 to 225, gists of 299, 300, 339, 340, 360 to 363, 378, 380, 390 to 397, 399, 402, 410 to 412 and 511.(11)Field craft and Tactics-section and Platoon formation, field signals, duties of scouts and battle procedure Higher Map reading.(12)Counter-insurgency Operations up to Platoon level. Patrol and ambush, infiltration and raid, road blocks and living off the land. Appreciation, Planning and Orders, Brief, relief Defence, general and of a post. Abandonment of a post. Raiding of a stronghold/hide-out.(13)Elementary knowledge of Field Engineering-mines, body traps, overcoming obstacles and laying telephone lines.(14)Street lining and V.I.P. Security.(15)Unarmed Combat.
