Indian Military Movement Control Offices (MCO) play a vital role in the operational and logistical framework of the Indian Armed Forces. Their roles and establishment functions include the following –
Roles of Movement Control Units (MCUs):
Planning and Coordination of Troop Movements: MCO is responsible for planning and coordination the movement of troops, vehicles, and equipment across various terrains and modes of transport (rail, road, air, and sea).
Ensure the timely and efficient transportation of personnel and material during peacetime, training exercises, and wartime operations.
Logistical Support to Soldiers
It Provides logistical support for deployments and redeployments of units as well as individual soldiers.
MCO plays vital role in managing the loading and unloading of troops, arms, and supplies at railheads, ports, and airfields.
Operational Control During Emergencies:
The MCO act as a key agency for controlling and executing movements during national emergencies, natural disasters, or military escalations.
Besides this it Coordinates with civilian authorities and agencies for the requisition and utilization of transport resources.
Movement Control Units form a backbone of logistical efficiency in the Indian Armed Forces, ensuring seamless coordination and execution of military mobility requirements. For DD Quota seat booking through MCO, you may contact them or send email them. Contact details of MCO is here.
| MCO Station | Office Phone No | Civ Phone Fax No | Email ID |
| EAST | |||
| Behrampur | 2520 0680-2201645 | 0680-2201645 | |
| Dumdum | 033-25119014 | 033-25119014 | |
| Patna | 6264 0611-2524560 | 0611-5231751 | |
| Ranchi | 4904 0651-2462637 | 0651-2460827 | |
| Sealdah | 6903 | 033-23506412 | |
| Howrah | 6900 033-26411231 033-26019826 | 033-26411231 | howrahmco@gmail.com |
| Dhupguri | – | – | |
| Hasimara | 2039 0353-66256089 | 0353-66256089 | |
| N Jalpaiguri | 0353-2691782 | 0353-2691782 | |
| Borjhar | 6997 0361-2841814 | ||
| Guwahati | 6996 / 6119 0361-2606689 | ||
| Tejpur | 2291 03712-237643 | ||
| Rangiya | 6205 03621-241465 | ||
| Dimapur | 6900 03862-233936 | ||
| Silchar | 2602 / 2795 03842-278939 | ||
| Mariani | 6900 / 6987 0376-2310467 | ||
| Tinsukia | 2048 / 2057 0374-2314851 | ||
| Misamari | 6433 03714-253500 | ||
| NORTH | |||
| Palam | 36908 011-23094802 | ||
| Delhi Jn | 011-23963529 011-23975310 | ||
| New Delhi | 011-23237984 011-23230514 | ||
| H Nzm | 011-24359120 011-24350338 | ||
| Dehradun | 6900 0135-2520159 | ||
| Meerut | 6900 0121-2664310 | ||
| Ambala | 6900 / 6942 0171-2645138 | ||
| Chandigarh | 6999 0172-2641034 | ||
| Patiala | |||
| Jaipur | 2348 0141-2360768 | ||
| Bikaner | 6900 0151-2546893 | ||
| Suratgarh | 6918 01509-225195 | ||
| Kota | 6900 0744-2461048 | ||
| Satrod | |||
| Mathura | 6152 / 6930 0565-2410743 | ||
| Agra | 6900 0562-2253255 | ||
| S’ganganagar | 2076 0154-2444393 | ||
| Firozpur | 6008 01632-248941 | ||
| Pathankot | 6110 / 6112 0186-2252010 | ||
| Amritsar | 2608 0183-2560845 | ||
| Jalandhar | 6925 0181-241405 | ||
| Jammu | 6802 0191-2470795 | ||
| Bhatinda | 6291 / 6293 0164-2236541 | ||
| Udhampur | |||
| BD Bari | |||
| Lucknow | 6900 / 6902 | ||
| Allahabad | 6900 0532-2618176 | ||
| Kathgodam | 2440 | ||
| Kanpur | 6901 0512-22328203 | ||
| Gorakhpur | 0551-2207394 0551-2202616 | ||
| Bareilly | 6900 0581-2574869 | ||
| Jhansi | 6940 / 6946 0510-2370945 | ||
| Jabalpur | 6237 0761-2628230 | ||
| Bhopal | 2900 0755-2733421 | ||
| Saugor | 2166 07582-247689 | ||
| Gwalior | 2299 0751-2344564 0751-2235008 | ||
| Babina | 3640 0517-2740717 | ||
| WEST | |||
| Mhow | 6230 07324-24226955 | 7324-24226955 | |
| Mumbai CST | 6599 022-22695537 022-22620674 | 022-22620674 | 161mcmfdetmumbaicst@gm ail.com |
| Mumbai Central | 022-23014753 022-23080845 | 022-23080845 | |
| Pune | 2456 / 2897 020-26119157 | 020-26119157 020-26453446 | mcopune164@yahoo.com |
| Khadki | 3148 020-25817318 | 020-25817318 | |
| Devlali | 6597 0253-2497867 | ||
| Ahmedabad | 6900 079-22160567 079-22856251 | ||
| Jodhpur | 6900 0291-2516496 0291-2566900 | ||
| Ajmer | 0145-2629595 | ||
| Jamnagar | 6900 0288-2756908 | ||
| SOUTH | |||
| Coimbatore | 0422-2302070 | ||
| Chennai | 6900 / 6907 044- 25350048 | ||
| T’puram | 6239 0471-2323019 | ||
| Port Blair | 2214 / 2438 03192-241097 03192-233144 | ||
| Cochin | 0484-26662678 | ||
| Bangalore | 080-22260358 080-2871408 | ||
| Sec’bad | 040-27701602 | ||
| Hyderabad | 040-23201542 | ||
| Belgaum | 6908 0831-2422327 | ||
| Nagpur | 0712-2560181 | ||
| Vizag | 0891-2747022 | ||