Military Engineer Services

Military Engineer Services is one of the oldest and largest government defence infrastructure development agency in India. It is mainly employed in the engineering and construction for the Indian Armed Forces including the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.

Besides conventional building construction for the Armed Forces, Military Engineer Services is also involved in the execution of sophisticated and complex projects like airfields,buildings,workshops,roads,sports complex,runways, hangars, dockyards, wharves and other marine structures.

Military Engineers Services has also been entrusted with the construction of the National War Memorial (India) and National War Museum.

MES is an Inter Service Organization directly under the Ministry of Defence(MOD). The IDSE[Indian Defence Service Engineers] and IDCMS [Indian Defence Contract Management Service] Group 'A'organised service officers, selected through UPSC-IES, are responsible for the efficient working of this organisation.

Origin
The Military Engineers was created and brought under the unified control of Engineer-in-Chief by the then Hon'ble Secretary of State of India by unification Royal Corps of Engineers Personnel and Civilian Staff in 26 September 1923.

Since then MES Day is celebrated every 26 September.

Zones
The Military Engineering Services consists of the following zones: - CE- Chief Engineer