Chief of Defence Staff

General Bipin Rawat Takes Charge As Chief of Defence Staff; PM Modi Congratulated On Becoming India's First CDS

General Bipin Rawat will also head Department of Military Affairs (DMA). The CDS will have a key role in ensuring optimum utilisation of allocated budget, usher in more synergy in procurement, training &operations of the Services through joint planning and integration. The CDS will facilitate indigenisation of weapons and equipment to the maximum extent possible while formulating the overall defence acquisition plan for the three Services.