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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Institutes_and_universities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Institutes_and_universities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Institutes and universities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Institutes_and_universities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inter-services_organisations[20]" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inter-services_organisations[20]"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Inter-services organisations<sup><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></sup></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inter-services_organisations[20]-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Integrated_Defence_Staff" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Integrated_Defence_Staff"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Integrated Defence Staff</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Integrated_Defence_Staff-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Chiefs of Staff Committee</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Composition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Composition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7.1</span> <span>Composition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Composition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Organizational_structure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Organizational_structure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Organizational structure</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Organizational_structure-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Organizational structure subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Organizational_structure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cabinet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cabinet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Cabinet</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cabinet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Senior_officials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Senior_officials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Senior officials</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Senior_officials-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Defence_Secretary,_other_senior_officials_and_Scientific_Adviser_to_Defence_Minister" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defence_Secretary,_other_senior_officials_and_Scientific_Adviser_to_Defence_Minister"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Defence Secretary, other senior officials and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defence_Secretary,_other_senior_officials_and_Scientific_Adviser_to_Defence_Minister-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chiefs_of_the_tri-services_and_Defence_Staff" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chiefs_of_the_tri-services_and_Defence_Staff"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Chiefs of the tri-services and Defence Staff</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chiefs_of_the_tri-services_and_Defence_Staff-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Vice_Chiefs_of_the_tri-services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vice_Chiefs_of_the_tri-services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Vice Chiefs of the tri-services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vice_Chiefs_of_the_tri-services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Services</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Services-sublist" 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id="toc-Other_services_under_Ministry_of_Defence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Initiatives" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Initiatives"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Initiatives</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Initiatives-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Initiatives subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Initiatives-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-SRIJAN_portal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#SRIJAN_portal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>SRIJAN portal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-SRIJAN_portal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> 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data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95_(%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4)" title="প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রক (ভারত) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রক (ভারত)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF" title="وزارت دفاع هند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="وزارت دفاع هند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minist%C3%A8re_de_la_D%C3%A9fense_(Inde)" title="Ministère de la Défense (Inde) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ministère de la Défense (Inde)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EB%8F%84_%EA%B5%AD%EB%B0%A9%EB%B6%80" title="인도 국방부 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인도 국방부" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF_(%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4)" title="रक्षा मंत्रालय (भारत) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रक्षा मंत्रालय (भारत)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%94_(%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95)" title="משרד ההגנה (הודו) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="משרד ההגנה (הודו)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%BE_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%AF_(%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A4)" title="ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ (ಭಾರತ) – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ (ಭಾರತ)" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF_(%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4)" title="संरक्षण मंत्रालय (भारत) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="संरक्षण मंत्रालय (भारत)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF_(%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4)" title="रक्षा मन्त्रालय (भारत) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="रक्षा मन्त्रालय (भारत)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%98%B2%E7%9C%81_(%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89)" title="国防省 (インド) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="国防省 (インド)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a 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style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1947-08-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding Ministry</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department of Defence (1938–47)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_Building,_New_Delhi" title="Secretariat Building, New Delhi">Secretariat Building</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Raisina_Hill" title="Raisina Hill">Raisina Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&params=28_36_50_N_77_12_32_E_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°36′50″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°12′32″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.61389°N 77.20889°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">28.61389; 77.20889</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">1,400,000<sup id="cite_ref-Press_Information_Bureau_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Press_Information_Bureau-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (active personnel) <span style="font-size:85%;">(2023)</span><br /> <p>700,000<sup id="cite_ref-IISS_2023_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS_2023-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (reserve personnel) <span style="font-size:85%;">(2023)</span><br /> </p> 200,000<sup id="cite_ref-7_Pay_Commission_Report_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7_Pay_Commission_Report-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (civilian) <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">₹</a></span>6.21 <a href="/wiki/Lakh" title="Lakh">lakh</a> <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a></span> (US$74 billion) <span style="font-size:85%;">(2024)</span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Seth_(Jharkhand_politician)" title="Sanjay Seth (Jharkhand politician)">Sanjay Seth</a>, Minister of State for Defence</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ministry executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a 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(India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a>, Secretary, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Military_Affairs" title="Department of Military Affairs">Department of Military Affairs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Kumar_Singh_(civil_servant)" title="Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant)">Rajesh Kumar Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a> <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Sanjeev Kumar,<a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a>, Secretary (<a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defence_Production" title="Department of Defence Production">Defence Production</a>)</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Niten_Chandra" title="Niten Chandra">Niten Chandra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a>, Secretary (<a href="/wiki/Department_of_Ex-servicemen_Welfare" title="Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare">Ex-Servicemen Welfare</a>)</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Dr. Sameer V kamath, Secretary (<a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Dr. <a href="/wiki/G._Satheesh_Reddy" title="G. Satheesh Reddy">G. Satheesh Reddy</a>, Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Sugata Ghosh Dastidar, IDAS, Financial Advisor</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Child agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><small>Department of Defence</small></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><small>Department of Defence Production</small></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><small>Department of Defence Research and Development</small></li><li style="text-indent: 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House</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_Lok_Sabha" title="Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha">Leader of the Opposition</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rahul_Gandhi" title="Rahul Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Secretary_General_of_the_Lok_Sabha" title="Secretary General of the Lok Sabha">Secretary General</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Utpal Kumar Singh</li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:lightblue; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_Rajya_Sabha" title="List of current members of the Rajya Sabha">Members</a>)</div></dt></dl> 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The <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> is the ceremonial <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the armed forces of the country. The Ministry of Defence provides policy framework and resources to the armed forces to discharge their responsibility in the context of the country's defence. The <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Indian Coast Guard">Indian Coast Guard</a> under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. </p><p>As per <a href="/wiki/Statista" title="Statista">Statista</a>, MoD is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_employers" title="List of largest employers">largest employer in the world</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 29.2 <a href="/wiki/Lakh" title="Lakh">lakh</a> (2.92 million) employees.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At present, the new creation of <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Defence_University" title="Indian National Defence University">National Defence University</a>, for the training of military officials and concerned civilian officials, will be administered and overseen by the Ministry. The Ministry organises and runs <a href="/wiki/Republic_Day_(India)" title="Republic Day (India)">Republic Day celebrations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Republic_Day_parade" title="Delhi Republic Day parade">parade</a> every year in January at <a href="/wiki/Rajpath" title="Rajpath">Rajpath</a>, hosting a <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_guests_at_Delhi_Republic_Day_parade" title="List of chief guests at Delhi Republic Day parade">chief guest</a>. The Ministry has the largest budget among the federal departments of India and currently stands <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by military expenditures">third in military expenditure in the world</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-IDSA_budget_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDSA_budget-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_budget_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu_budget-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_budget_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India_budget-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> among countries of the world.<sup id="cite_ref-SIPRI_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIPRI-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Military Department was created in the Supreme Government of the <a href="/wiki/English_East_India_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="English East India Company">English East India Company</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> in the year 1776, having the main function to sift and record orders relating to the Army issued by various Departments of the Government of East India Company. The Military Department initially functioned as a branch of the Public Department and maintained a list of Army personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena_Act_1833" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Helena Act 1833">Charter Act 1833</a>, the Secretariat of the Government of the East India Company was reorganised into four departments, each headed by a secretary to the Government.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The armies in the presidencies of <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bombay_Presidency" title="Bombay Presidency">Bombay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras</a> functioned as the respective <a href="/wiki/Presidency_armies" title="Presidency armies">presidency armies</a> until April 1895, when the presidency armies were unified into a single Indian Army. For administrative convenience, it was divided into four commands: <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Province_(British_India)" title="Punjab Province (British India)">Punjab</a> (including the <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province_(1901%E2%80%932010)" class="mw-redirect" title="North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)">North West Frontier</a>), <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>), <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bombay_Presidency" title="Bombay Presidency">Bombay</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quetta" title="Quetta">Quetta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aden" title="Aden">Aden</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The supreme authority over the Indian Army was vested in the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_India" title="Governor-General of India">Governor General-in-Council</a>, subject to the control of <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">the Crown</a>, which was exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Secretary of State for India">Secretary of State for India</a>. Two members of the council were responsible for military affairs. One was the Military Member, who supervised all administrative and financial matters. The other was the commander-in-chief who was responsible for all operational matters.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Military Department was abolished in March 1906 and replaced by two separate departments; the Army and the Military Supply departments. In April 1909 the Military Supply Department was abolished and the Army Department took over its functions. The Army Department was redesignated as the Defence Department in January 1938. The Department of Defence became the Ministry of Defence under a cabinet minister in August 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Role">Role</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The responsibility for national defence "rests with the Cabinet, which is discharged through the Ministry of Defence, which provides the policy framework and wherewithal to the Armed Forces to discharge their responsibilities in the context of the defence of the country. The Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Defence."<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Defence Ministry is responsible for "obtaining policy directions of the Government on all defence and security related matters" and communicating these directions to "Services Headquarters, Inter-Services Organisations, Production Establishments and Research and Development Organisations".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MoD works closely with the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(India)" title="National Security Council (India)">National Security Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (India)">Ministry of External Affairs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">Ministry of Home Affairs</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_era:_20th_and_21st_century">Modern era: 20th and 21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Modern era: 20th and 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The functions of MoD which in 1947 was mainly logistic support to the armed forces, have undergone far-reaching changes. In November 1962, following the 1962 war, a Department of Defence Production was set up to deal with research, development and production of defence equipment. In November 1965, the Department of Defence Supplies was created for planning and execution of schemes for import substitution of requirements for defence purposes. These two Departments were later merged to form the Department of Defence Production and Supplies. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg/250px-Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg/375px-Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg/500px-Atmanirbhar_Bharat_Defence_Industry_Outreach_27_August_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="433" /></a><figcaption>The Defence Minister, <a href="/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a> addressing an <a href="/wiki/Atmanirbhar_Bharat" title="Atmanirbhar Bharat">Atmanirbhar Bharat</a> Defence Industry Outreach Webinar, jointly organised by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Indian_Chambers_of_Commerce_%26_Industry" title="Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry">Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry</a> (FICCI) and Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence (MoD), in New Delhi on 27 August 2020. Also seen are General <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a>, General <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Mukund_Naravane" title="Manoj Mukund Naravane">Manoj Mukund Naravane</a>, Admiral <a href="/wiki/Karambir_Singh" title="Karambir Singh">Karambir Singh</a>, Air Chief Marshal <a href="/wiki/Rakesh_Kumar_Singh_Bhadauria" class="mw-redirect" title="Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria">R.K.S. Bhadauria</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Kumar_(civil_servant)" title="Ajay Kumar (civil servant)">Ajay Kumar</a>, the Secretary (Defence Production) and the Secretary, Raj Kumar, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">DRDO</a>, <a href="/wiki/G._Satheesh_Reddy" title="G. Satheesh Reddy">G. Satheesh Reddy</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1980, the Department of Defence Research and Development was created. In January 2004, the Department of Defence Production and Supplies was renamed the Department of Defence Production. A Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister was appointed to advise on scientific aspects of military equipment and the research and design of defence forces equipment. The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare was created in 2004.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departments">Departments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry of Defence consists of five departments; the Department of Defence (DoD), the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), the Department of Defence Production (DDP), the Department of Defence Research and Development (DRDO), and the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW). The <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Defence Secretary of India">Defence Secretary of India</a> functions as head of the Department of Defence,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is additionally responsible for coordinating the activities of the departments in the ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The principal functions of all the departments are as follows: </p> <ul><li>The <b>Department of Defence</b>, headed by the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a>, the department deals with the defence of India including defence policy, preparation for defence, acts conducive to prosecution of war, the Reserves of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Defence Accounts, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Indian Coast Guard">Indian Coast Guard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a>, capital acquisitions for defence and various establishment matters.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Defence_Studies_and_Analysis" class="mw-redirect" title="Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis">Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_College_(India)" title="National Defence College (India)">National Defence College</a> and any other organisation within the Ministry of Defence whose remit is broader than military matters. It is also responsible for the Defence Budget, matters relating to the <a href="/wiki/Parliament" title="Parliament">Parliament</a>, defence cooperation with foreign countries and coordination of all activities.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Military_Affairs" title="Department of Military Affairs">Department of Military Affairs</a></b>, is responsible for managing the armed forces of India, namely, the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Navy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Air Force</a>. It is also responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(India)" title="Territorial Army (India)">Territorial Army</a>. It is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a> as its secretary. It deals with procurement exclusive to the Indian Armed Forces except capital acquisitions. It is designed to promote jointness among the military services of India. This department was approved on 24 December 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the responsibilities notified by Cabinet Secretariat order on 30 December 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>The <b>Department of Defence Production</b>, headed by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Production_Secretary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Production Secretary (page does not exist)">Defence Production Secretary</a>, the department was set up in November 1962 and is responsible for matters pertaining to defence production, planning and control of departmental production units of the <a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Factories_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordnance Factories Board">Ordnance Factories Board</a>, indigenisation of imported stores equipment and spares and has ownership over eight <a href="/wiki/Public_sector_undertakings_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Public sector undertakings in India">central public sector undertakings</a>- (<a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Aeronautics_Limited" title="Hindustan Aeronautics Limited">Hindustan Aeronautics Limited</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Electronics" title="Bharat Electronics">Bharat Electronics</a>,<a href="/wiki/Bharat_Earth_Movers" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Earth Movers">Bharat Earth Movers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Dynamics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Dynamics">Bharat Dynamics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mazagon_Dock_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazagon Dock Limited">Mazagon Dock Limited</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goa_Shipyard_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Goa Shipyard Limited">Goa Shipyard Limited</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garden_Reach_Shipbuilders_%26_Engineers" title="Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers">Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mishra_Dhatu_Nigam" title="Mishra Dhatu Nigam">Mishra Dhatu Nigam</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>The Department of Defence Research and Development is headed by the Defence Research and Development Secretary and <i><a href="/wiki/Ex-officio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ex-officio">ex-officio</a></i> chairperson of <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development Organisation</a>. The department was formed in 1958, after the three-way merger of the Technical Development Establishment of the Indian Army, the Directorate of Technical Development and Production, and the Defence Science Organisation. The department is responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development Organisation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Ex-servicemen_Welfare" title="Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare">Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare</a></b> (DESW) is headed by the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Secretary. The department was set up in 2004 to look after veteran affairs. The Directorate General of Resettlement, the Kendriya Sainik Board and the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme come under the purview of DESW.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finance_Division">Finance Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Finance Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Finance Division of the Ministry of Defence is headed by the Financial Adviser (Defence Services). The financial advisor exercises financial control over proposals involving expenditure from the Defence Budget and is responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Internal_audit" title="Internal audit">internal audit</a> and accounting of defence expenditure. In the latter tasks, the financial advisor is assisted by the <a href="/wiki/Controller_General_of_Defence_Accounts" title="Controller General of Defence Accounts">Controller General of Defence Accounts</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schools">Schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sainik_Schools" title="Sainik Schools">Sainik Schools</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Institutes_and_universities">Institutes and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Institutes and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Defence_Studies_and_Analyses" class="mw-redirect" title="Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses">Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Institute_of_Advanced_Technology" title="Defence Institute of Advanced Technology">Defence Institute of Advanced Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Institute_of_Psychological_Research" title="Defence Institute of Psychological Research">Defence Institute of Psychological Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Defence_University" title="Indian National Defence University">National Defence University</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inter-services_organisations[20]"><span id="Inter-services_organisations.5B20.5D"></span>Inter-services organisations<sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Inter-services organisations[20]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officers_Training_Academy" title="Officers Training Academy">Officers Training Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gaya,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaya, India">Gaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Military_Academy" title="Indian Military Academy">Indian Military Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dehradun" title="Dehradun">Dehradun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">National Defence Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Indian_Military_College" title="Rashtriya Indian Military College">Rashtriya Indian Military College</a> (R.I.M.C)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rashtriya_Military_Schools&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rashtriya Military Schools (page does not exist)">Rashtriya Military Schools</a> (Chail, Belgaum, Banglore, Ajmer, Dholpur)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_College,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="National Defence College, India">National Defence College</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Defence_Management" title="College of Defence Management">College of Defence Management</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secunderabad" title="Secunderabad">Secunderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Services_Staff_College" title="Defence Services Staff College">Defence Services Staff College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Cantonment" title="Wellington Cantonment">Wellington Cantonment</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Nilgiris_District" class="mw-redirect" title="The Nilgiris District">The Nilgiris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Institute_of_Technology_(MILIT)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military Institute of Technology (MILIT)">Military Institute of Technology (MILIT)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medical_College_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Forces Medical College (India)">Armed Forces Medical College (India)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_Resettlement&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General Resettlement (page does not exist)">Directorate General Resettlement</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Defence_Estates_Service" title="Indian Defence Estates Service">Directorate General of Defence Estates</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></li> <li>Directorate of Public Relations</li> <li>Canteen Stores Department</li> <li>Army Purchase Organisation</li> <li>Services Sports Control Board</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(India)" title="National Cadet Corps (India)">National Cadet Corps</a></li> <li>Directorate General Quality Assurance</li> <li>Armed Forces Films and Photo Division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_Division,_Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="History Division, Ministry of Defence (India)">History Division, Ministry of Defence</a></li> <li>Ministry of Defence Library</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li>Strategic Information Services</li> <li>Tactical Intelligence Division</li> <li>Armed Forces Medical Services</li> <li>Military Engineer Services</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Integrated_Defence_Staff">Integrated Defence Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Integrated Defence Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Integrated Defence Staff">Integrated Defence Staff</a></div> <p>To ensure a high degree of synergy between the Armed forces, the Government has set up the Integrated Defence Staff, headed by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Chief of Integrated Defence Staff">Chief of Integrated Defence Staff</a> as the chairman. It was created on 1 October 2001 based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers which was set up in 2000 (post-Kargil) to review India's defence management.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It acts as the point organisation for integration of policy, doctrine, war-fighting and procurement by employing best management practices. The chairman of Integrated Defences Staff is a 4-star General (or his equivalent in the Air Force or the Navy). </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a> was <a href="/wiki/General_(India)" title="General (India)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a>, who took over on 1 January 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee">Chiefs of Staff Committee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Chiefs of Staff Committee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Chiefs of Staff are the authority for advising the Defence Minister and normally through him the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on all military matters which require ministerial consideration". The Integrated Defence Staff is '"the principal arm and Secretariat to the Chiefs of Staff Committee".<sup id="cite_ref-IDS_India_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDS_India-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Composition">Composition</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chiefs of Staff Committee is composed of: (a) <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)</a>; (b) <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)</a>; (c) <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)</a>; and (d) <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a> (CDS) (non-voting member). The Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence is invited to attend whenever needed.<sup id="cite_ref-IDS_India_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDS_India-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The senior-most member of the COSC is appointed its <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee">chairperson</a>. <a href="/wiki/General_(India)" title="General (India)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a> was the last head of COSC.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The position of COSC has ceased to exist with the creation of <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a>. </p><p>General Bipin Rawat was appointed the first Chief of Defence Staff in 2019. He died in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organizational_structure">Organizational structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Organizational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cabinet">Cabinet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MoD is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)"> Defence Minister of India</a>, who is supported by one, or more than one, minister of state.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Minister </th> <th>Designation </th> <th>Portfolio </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a> </td> <td>Overall responsibility. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Seth_(Jharkhand_politician)" title="Sanjay Seth (Jharkhand politician)">Sanjay Seth</a> </td> <td>Minister of State for Defence </td> <td>Charter of duties includes secondary logistic and administrative functions. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_officials">Senior officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Senior officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are about 400,000 defence civilians, under the MOD including <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)" title="Ministry of Finance (India)">Ministry of Finance</a> personnel attached to MOD. In 2015–16 Defence pension bill was <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">₹</a></span>54,500 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a></span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>780 billion or US$9.4 billion in 2023) of which about 36 per cent was on account of defence civilians.<sup><a href="/wiki/One_Rank,_One_Pension#cite_note-Rightsizing_the_Military:_The_Need_for_a_Comprehensive_Examination-66" title="One Rank, One Pension">[66]</a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defence_Secretary,_other_senior_officials_and_Scientific_Adviser_to_Defence_Minister"><span id="Defence_Secretary.2C_other_senior_officials_and_Scientific_Adviser_to_Defence_Minister"></span>Defence Secretary, other senior officials and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Defence Secretary, other senior officials and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary (India)</a></div> <p>The ministers are supported by several civilian, scientific and military advisers. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a> as head of the Department of Defence,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Services_of_India" title="Civil Services of India">senior most civil servant</a> in the ministry and is responsible for coordinating the activities of the four departments in the ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His/her role is to ensure that the MoD operates effectively as a department of the government.<sup id="cite_ref-Defence_Ministry,_India_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Defence_Ministry,_India-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Defence_Ministry,_Who_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Defence_Ministry,_Who-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Defence Secretary is assisted by <a href="/wiki/Additional_secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Additional secretary to the Government of India">additional secretaries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joint_Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Secretary to the Government of India">joint secretaries to Government of India</a> posted in the ministry. The <a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a>, generally, is an officer from the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a>, apart from the Defence Secretary, there are three other <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">secretary</a>-level posts in the Ministry of Defence. </p><p>Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister plays a key role in the formulation of research and development policies and in promoting self-reliance in Indian defence industries. </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible"> <caption>Senior officials in the Ministry of Defence<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Designation </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Kumar_Singh_(civil_servant)" title="Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant)">Rajesh Kumar Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sanjeev Kumar, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Production_Secretary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Production Secretary (page does not exist)">Secretary (Defence Production)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Niten_Chandra" title="Niten Chandra">Niten Chandra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Secretary</a> (<a href="/wiki/Department_of_Ex-servicemen_Welfare" title="Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare">Ex-servicemen Welfare</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sameer V. Kamat </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretary</a> (Defence Research and Development) and chairman, <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">DRDO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sugata Ghosh Dastidar, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Defence_Accounts_Service" title="Indian Defence Accounts Service">IDAS</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Financial_adviser_(Government_of_India)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Financial adviser (Government of India) (page does not exist)">Financial Adviser</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chiefs_of_the_tri-services_and_Defence_Staff">Chiefs of the tri-services and Defence Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Chiefs of the tri-services and Defence Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1955, the title of Commander-in-Chief was abolished and the three service chiefs were designated as the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Chief of the Army Staff</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Chief of the Air Staff</a>. The heads of the three services of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a> are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/General_(India)" title="General (India)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Anil_Chauhan" title="Anil Chauhan">Anil Chauhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Chief of the Army Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/General_(India)" title="General (India)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Upendra_Dwivedi" title="Upendra Dwivedi">Upendra Dwivedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(India)" title="Admiral (India)">Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Dinesh_K_Tripathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dinesh K Tripathi">Dinesh K Tripathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/Air_Chief_Marshal_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Chief Marshal (India)">Air Chief Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Amar_Preet_Singh" title="Amar Preet Singh">Amar Preet Singh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice_Chiefs_of_the_tri-services">Vice Chiefs of the tri-services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Vice Chiefs of the tri-services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Army Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=N.S.Raja_Subramani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="N.S.Raja Subramani (page does not exist)">N.S.Raja Subramani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Swaminathan" title="Krishna Swaminathan">Krishna Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Air Staff</a> — <a href="/wiki/Air_Marshal_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Marshal (India)">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Surjeet_Pushpakar_Dharkar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surjeet Pushpakar Dharkar (page does not exist)">Surjeet Pushpakar Dharkar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civil_Services_under_Ministry_of_Defence">Civil Services under Ministry of Defence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Civil Services under Ministry of Defence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Civil_Services_of_India" title="Civil Services of India">Civil Services of India</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"> <caption>Civil Services under the Ministry of Defence </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>S. <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Name of service </th> <th>Group </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>Indian Naval Material Management Service </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Border Roads Engineering Service </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Defence Quality Assurance Service </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_%26_Development_Service" title="Defence Research & Development Service">Defence Research and Development Service</a> </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Defence_Accounts_Service" title="Indian Defence Accounts Service">Indian Defence Accounts Service</a> </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Defence_Contract_Management_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Defence Contract Management Service">Indian Defence Contract Management Service</a> </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Defence_Estates_Service" title="Indian Defence Estates Service">Indian Defence Estates Service</a> </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Indian Defence Service of Engineers </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Indian Naval Armament Service </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ordnance_Factories_Service" title="Indian Ordnance Factories Service">Indian Ordnance Factories Service</a> </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service </td> <td>A </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Headquarters_Civil_Services" title="Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services">Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services</a> </td> <td>B </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_services_under_Ministry_of_Defence">Other services under Ministry of Defence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Other services under Ministry of Defence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medical_Services" title="Armed Forces Medical Services">Armed Forces Medical Services</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Initiatives">Initiatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SRIJAN_portal"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://srijandefence.gov.in/">SRIJAN</a> portal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: SRIJAN portal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SRIJAN is a portal launched by MoD to take up the products imported for indigenisation. According to Ministry; it displays defence products that have been imported recently and will tag with the Defence <a href="/wiki/Public_sector_undertakings_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Public sector undertakings in India">Public sector undertakings</a>, Ordinance Factory Board and others to push for its domestic manufacturing for exports in future.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defence_(India)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Defence_College_(India)" title="National Defence College (India)">National Defence College (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Institute_of_Technology_(MILIT)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military Institute of Technology (MILIT)">Military Institute of Technology (MILIT)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Research_and_Development_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense Research and Development Organization">Defense Research and Development Organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Naval_Academy" title="Indian Naval Academy">Indian Naval Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defence (India)">Chief of Defence (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (India)">Ministry of external affairs</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_vice_presidents_of_India" title="List of vice presidents of India">List</a>) • <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> • <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of India">List</a> • <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(India)" title="Prime Minister's Office (India)">Office</a>) • <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Deputy Prime Minister of India">Deputy Prime Minister</a> • <a href="/wiki/Union_Council_of_Ministers" title="Union Council of Ministers">Council of Ministers</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (India)">External Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)" title="Ministry of Finance (India)">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">Home Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Economy & Industry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers" title="Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers">Chemicals and Fertilizers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)" title="Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)">Civil Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Commerce and Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_(India)" title="Ministry of Communications (India)">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Co-operation" title="Ministry of Co-operation">Co-operation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs" title="Ministry of Corporate Affairs">Corporate Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Electronics_and_Information_Technology" title="Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology">Electronics and Information Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Heavy_Industries_and_Public_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises">Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Information and Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Labour and Employment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises" title="Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises">Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Mines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Textiles" title="Ministry of Textiles">Textiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infrastructure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region" title="Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region">Development of North Eastern Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jal_Shakti" title="Ministry of Jal Shakti">Jal Shakti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Ports,_Shipping_and_Waterways" title="Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways">Ports, Shipping and Waterways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)" title="Ministry of Railways (India)">Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Ministry of Road Transport and Highways">Road Transport and Highways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Rural_Development_(India)" title="Ministry of Rural Development (India)">Rural Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs">Housing and Urban Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Food</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution" title="Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution">Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying" title="Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying">Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Food_Processing_Industries" title="Ministry of Food Processing Industries">Food Processing Industries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Energy & Climate Change</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" title="Ministry of New and Renewable Energy">New and Renewable Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Petroleum and Natural Gas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Power</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Science, Education & Health</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_AYUSH" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of AYUSH">AYUSH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Earth_Sciences" title="Ministry of Earth Sciences">Earth Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(India)" title="Ministry of Education (India)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Health and Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_Technology_(India)" title="Ministry of Science and Technology (India)">Science and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Skill_Development_and_Entrepreneurship" title="Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship">Skill Development and Entrepreneurship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Law and Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Minority_Affairs" title="Ministry of Minority Affairs">Minority Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Panchayati_Raj" title="Ministry of Panchayati Raj">Panchayati Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Parliamentary Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(India)" title="Ministry of Planning (India)">Planning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Social Justice and Empowerment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Statistics_and_Programme_Implementation" title="Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation">Statistics and Programme Implementation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs" title="Ministry of Tribal Affairs"> Tribal Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development" title="Ministry of Women and Child Development">Women and Child Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_Affairs_and_Sports" title="Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports">Youth Affairs and Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)">Communications and Information Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_Technology_(India)" title="Ministry of Information Technology (India)">Information Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Overseas_Indian_Affairs" title="Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs">Overseas Indian Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Surface_Transport" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Surface Transport">Surface Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Drinking_Water_and_Sanitation" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation">Drinking Water and Sanitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Water_Resources,_River_Development_and_Ganga_Rejuvenation" title="Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation">Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Poverty_Alleviation" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation">Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ministers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">External Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Home Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Housing and Urban Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Law and Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Minister of Road Transport and Highways">Road Transport and Highways</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Secretaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Secretary_to_the_Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India">Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_(India)" title="Cabinet Secretary (India)">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finance_Secretary_(India)" title="Finance Secretary (India)">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary_(India)" title="Foreign Secretary (India)">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary_(India)" title="Home Secretary (India)">Home</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Secretary_(India)" title="Defence Secretary (India)">Defence Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">National Security Advisor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">Chief of Defence Staff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chairman_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee">Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Chief of the Army Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Chief of Integrated Defence Staff">Vice Chief of Defence Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_General_Armed_Forces_Medical_Services_(India)" title="Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)">Director General Armed Forces Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_generals_of_the_Indian_Army" title="List of serving generals of the Indian Army">Serving generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_admirals_of_the_Indian_Navy" title="List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy">Serving admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_marshals_of_the_Indian_Air_Force" title="List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force">Serving marshals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Organisation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Ministry and<br />committees/councils</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ministry of Defence</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Military_Affairs" title="Department of Military Affairs">Department of Military Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Department of Defence Research and Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Ex-servicemen_Welfare" title="Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare">Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(India)" title="National Security Council (India)">National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Committee_on_Security" title="Cabinet Committee on Security">Cabinet Committee on Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_on_Defence_(India)" title="Standing Committee on Defence (India)">Standing Committee on Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Planning_Committee" title="Defence Planning Committee">Defence Planning Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Command_Authority_(India)" title="Nuclear Command Authority (India)">Nuclear Command Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Defence_Staff" title="Integrated Defence Staff">Integrated Defence Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Intelligence_Agency_(India)" title="Defence Intelligence Agency (India)">Defence Intelligence Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Joint_warfare" title="Joint warfare">Joint</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces_Tri-Service_Commands" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands">Integrated Theatre Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Andaman and Nicobar Command">Andaman and Nicobar Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Strategic Forces Command">Strategic Forces Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command" title="Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command">Commander-in-Chief</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_Command_(India)" title="Northern Theatre Command (India)">Northern Theatre Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Theatre_Command_(India)" title="Western Theatre Command (India)">Western Theatre Command (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Theatre_Command" title="Maritime Theatre Command">Maritime Theatre Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Cyber_Agency" title="Defence Cyber Agency">Defence Cyber Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Space_Agency" title="Defence Space Agency">Defence Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Special_Operations_Division" title="Armed Forces Special Operations Division">Armed Forces Special Operations Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Command_(India)" title="Central Command (India)">Central Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Command (India)">Eastern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Command_(India)" title="Northern Command (India)">Northern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Command_(India)" title="Southern Command (India)">Southern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Command_(India)" title="South Western Command (India)">South Western Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Command_(India)" title="Western Command (India)">Western Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Training_Command" title="Army Training Command">Army Training Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Naval_Command" title="Southern Naval Command">Southern Naval Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Air_Command_(India)" title="Central Air Command (India)">Central Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Eastern Air Command (India)">Eastern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Air_Command_(India)" title="Southern Air Command (India)">Southern Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Air_Command" title="South Western Air Command">South Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Command_(India)" title="Western Air Command (India)">Western Air Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_Command_(India)" title="Training Command (India)">Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Command" title="Maintenance Command">Maintenance Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Indian Coast Guard">Indian Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(India)" title="National Cadet Corps (India)">National Cadet Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_forces_of_India" title="Special forces of India">Special forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Army_(India)" title="Territorial Army (India)">Territorial Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_academies_in_India" title="Military academies in India">Military Academies</a></li> <li>Ranks and insignia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Army ranks and insignia of India">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of India">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force ranks and insignia of India">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces">Awards and Decorations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_operations_of_India" title="List of military operations of India">Operations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Wars</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts" title="Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts">Indo-Pakistani wars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947%E2%80%931948" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948">1947–1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">1965</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Asal_Uttar" title="Battle of Asal Uttar">Battle of Asal Uttar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda" title="Battle of Chawinda">Battle of Chawinda</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">1971</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_Naval_War_of_1971" title="Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971">Naval War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan_Air_Operations_(1971)" title="East Pakistan Air Operations (1971)">Air War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chamb" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Chamb">Battle of Chamb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Trident_(1971)" title="Operation Trident (1971)">Operation <i>Trident</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Cactus-Lilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Cactus-Lilly">Operation <i>Cactus-Lilly</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Longewala" title="Battle of Longewala">Battle of Longewala</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sino-Indian_War" title="Sino-Indian War">Sino-Indian War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">External <br />conflicts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kashmir_conflict" title="Kashmir conflict">Kashmir conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siachen_conflict" title="Siachen conflict">Siachen conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_of_Control" title="Line of Control">Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%932002_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_standoff" title="2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff">Operation <i>Parakram</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmish" title="2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%932015_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2014–2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%932018_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2016–2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes">2019</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Balakot_airstrike" title="2019 Balakot airstrike">Balakot airstrike</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congo_Crisis" title="Congo Crisis">Congo Crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_of_Actual_Control" title="Line of Actual Control">Sino-Indian border skirmish</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sumdorong_Chu_standoff" title="Sumdorong Chu standoff">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathu_La_and_Cho_La_clashes" title="Nathu La and Cho La clashes">Nathu La and Cho La clashes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_China%E2%80%93India_border_standoff" title="2017 China–India border standoff">Doklam standoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%93India_skirmishes" title="2020–2021 China–India skirmishes">2020</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_intervention_in_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War">Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Maldives_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt">Operation <i>Cactus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_Kuwait" title="1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait">Evacuation of Indian civilians from Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia" title="Piracy off the coast of Somalia">Piracy off the coast of Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Raahat" title="Operation Raahat">Operation <i>Raahat</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Devi_Shakti" title="Operation Devi Shakti">Operation <i>Devi Shakti</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Indian_counter-insurgency_operation_in_Myanmar" title="2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar">Indo-Myanmar border strike</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Annexations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Hyderabad" title="Annexation of Hyderabad">Operation <i>Polo</i> (Hyderabad)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Goa" title="Annexation of Goa">Operation <i>Vijay</i> (Portuguese India - Goa, Damaon, Silvassa & Diu)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Junagadh" title="Annexation of Junagadh">Junagadh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli" title="Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli">Dadra and Nagar Haveli</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Insurgencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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