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Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

Head of Integrated defence staff


The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the head of the Integrated Defence Staff which acts as the point organisation for jointmanship in the Ministry of Defence. In November 2019, government sources disclosed the post of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff would be converted to that of Vice Chief of Defence Staff some in the future.[1]

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Organisation

The CISC is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CISC reports to the Chief of Defence Staff in New Delhi. He is assisted by the following five Principal Staff Officers (all three-star appointments) who head the various branches within the IDS.

  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning and Force Development) - DCIDS (PP&FD) [2]
  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) - DCIDS (DOT) [3]
  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) - DCIDS (Ops) [4]
  • Director General Defence Intelligence Agency & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) - DGDIA & DCIDS (Int) [5]
  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) - DCIDS (Med) [6]

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See also


References

  1. Gupta, Shishir. "India's first Chief of Defence Staff will direct three service chiefs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Pankaj Joshi is new CIDS". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 September 2002. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. "Raman Puri takes over as CIDS". The Hindu. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2019.[dead link]
  4. "NDA Cadets Excel in World Arena". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  5. "Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS". oneindia.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. "Air Marshal S.C. Mukul bids farewell". The Hindu. 29 September 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. "Lt Gen Nagal is new Strategic Forces commander". 30 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. "Press Information Bureau Photo Gallery". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. "Air Marshal PP Reddy Takes Over as CISC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. IANS (1 July 2014). "Air Marshal Reddy is new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  11. "Lt Gen Satish Dua takes over as CISC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  12. PIB Delhi (1 October 2021). "Air Marshal BR Krishna assumes charge of CISC". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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