General Bipin Rawat has been appointed as the country's first Chief of Defense Staff on 31 January 2020. From 1 January 2020, he will take charge of this post. CDS will be the Four Star General and will serve as the secretary of the Department of Military Affairs, a new department under the Ministry of Defense and advise the government (political leadership) on military matters.

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After his appointment, the government made it clear that the CDS would not directly control the command and units of the Army, Air Force, and Navy. But under it, there will be shared command and division of the three parts of the army. The President of India's first three armies, that is, the CDS, will be the head of the Department of Military Affairs under the Ministry of Defense. CDS will be able to contact the Defense Minister directly on issues related to defense matters and can give feedback. All the combined command ie Tri-Service Command of the three armies will now be under CDS. After the Kargil War, the Kargil Review Committee and Naresh Chandra Committee recommended CDS.

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It is believed that this will enable better coordination between the three armies as well as the proper use of the defense budget. Officers of the three armies will be under the command of the Training School i.e. National Defense Academy CDS. Apart from this, Armed Forces Medical Service, Engineering Service, and National Defense College will also be under the command of CDS.

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