ᱵᱤᱯᱤᱱ ᱨᱟᱣᱚᱛ

ᱵᱤᱯᱤᱱ ᱨᱟᱣᱚᱛ
Official portrait, 2020
1st Chief of Defence Staff
ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱑ ᱡᱟᱱᱩᱣᱟᱨᱤ ᱒᱐᱒᱐ (2020-01-01) – ᱘ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱒᱑ (2021-12-08)
ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱜᱚᱢᱠᱮ	ᱨᱟᱢ ᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱠᱳᱵᱤᱱᱫᱽ
ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱱᱛᱨᱤ	ᱱᱚᱨᱮᱱᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱢᱳᱫᱤ
ᱢᱤᱱᱤᱥᱴᱚᱨ ᱚᱯᱷ ᱰᱤᱯᱷᱮᱱᱥ	ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱥᱤᱝ
ᱢᱟᱬᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	ᱠᱟᱛᱟᱲ ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱱᱟ
ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	ᱵᱷᱮᱠᱮᱸᱴ
᱕᱖ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨᱢᱮᱱ ᱚᱯᱷ ᱫᱟ ᱪᱤᱯᱷᱥ ᱚᱯᱷ ᱥᱴᱟᱯᱷ ᱠᱚᱢᱤᱴᱤ
ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱒᱗ ᱥᱮᱯᱴᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱑᱙ (2019-09-27) – ᱓᱑ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱑᱙ (2019-12-31)
ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱜᱚᱢᱠᱮ	Ram Nath Kovind
ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱱᱛᱨᱤ	Narendra Modi
Minister of Defence	Rajnath Singh
ᱢᱟᱬᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	Birender Singh Dhanoa
ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	Office abolished
26th Chief of the Army Staff
ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱓᱑ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱑᱖ (2016-12-31) – ᱓᱑ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱑᱙ (2019-12-31)
ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱜᱚᱢᱠᱮ	Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind
ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱱᱛᱨᱤ	Narendra Modi
Minister of Defence	Nirmala Sitharaman Arun Jaitley Manohar Parrikar
ᱢᱟᱬᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	Dalbir Singh Suhag
ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	Manoj Mukund Naravane[᱑]
37th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱑ ᱥᱮᱯᱴᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱑᱖ (2016-09-01) – ᱓᱑ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱑᱖ (2016-12-31)
ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱜᱚᱢᱠᱮ	Pranab Mukherjee
ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱱᱛᱨᱤ	Narendra Modi
Minister of Defence	Manohar Parrikar
ᱢᱟᱬᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	Man Mohan Singh Rai
ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ	Sarath Chand
ᱯᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱟᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱱ
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ	Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat ᱑᱖ ᱢᱟᱨᱪ ᱑᱙᱕᱘(1958-03-16) Pauri, Uttarakhand, India
ᱜᱩᱨ	᱘ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱒᱑ (᱖᱓ ᱵᱚᱭᱚᱥ) Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India
ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱥᱚᱦᱮᱫ	Madhulika Rawat (m. 1985; died ᱒᱐᱒᱑)
ᱦᱚᱯᱚᱱ	2
ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱷᱲᱟ	National Defence Academy (BSc) Indian Military Academy Defence Services Staff College (MPhil) U.S. Army Command & General Staff College (ILE) Madras University Chaudhary Charan Singh University (PhD)[᱒]
Military service
Allegience	ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
ᱥᱮᱵᱟ/ᱪᱟᱸᱜᱟ	ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ
ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱞ	16 December 1978 ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Endash 8 December 2021
ᱨᱮᱸᱠ	General
Unit	5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Service number	IC-35471M[᱓]
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

ᱡᱮᱱᱟᱨᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱯᱤᱱ ᱞᱚᱥᱢᱚᱱ ᱥᱤᱝ ᱨᱟᱣᱚᱛ ᱯ.ᱵ.ᱥ.ᱢ ᱩ.ᱭ.ᱥ.ᱢ ᱚ.ᱵ.ᱥ.ᱢ ᱭ.ᱥ.ᱢ ᱥ.ᱢ ᱱ.ᱥ.ᱢ ᱮ.ᱫ.ᱠ (᱑᱖ ᱢᱟᱨᱪ ᱑᱙᱕᱘ – ᱘ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱒᱑) ᱫᱚ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱯᱩᱱ ᱤᱯᱤᱞ ᱨᱮᱸᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱮᱱᱟᱨᱮᱞ ᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾^[᱔] ᱩᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱒᱐᱒᱐ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱩᱣᱟᱨᱤ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒᱐᱒᱑ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱮᱞᱤᱠᱚᱯᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱚᱛ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱪᱤᱯᱷ ᱚᱯᱷ ᱰᱤᱯᱷᱮᱱᱥ ᱥᱴᱟᱯᱷ (ᱥᱤ.ᱰᱤ.ᱮᱥ) ᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾^{[᱕][᱖][᱗][᱘]} ᱥᱤ.ᱰᱤ.ᱮᱥ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ, ᱩᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱕᱗ᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱥᱴᱟᱯᱷ ᱠᱩᱢᱩᱴ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱪᱤᱯᱷ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱪᱟᱭᱨᱮᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱒᱖ᱟᱱ ᱟᱨᱢᱤ ᱥᱴᱟᱯᱷ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱩᱬ ᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾^[᱙]

᱘ ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ ᱒᱐᱒᱑ ᱨᱮ, ᱵᱤᱯᱤᱱ ᱨᱟᱣᱚᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱢᱤᱞᱱᱟᱰᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ Mi-17 ᱦᱮᱞᱤᱠᱚᱯᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱮᱭ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱩᱱᱤ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱩᱱᱤ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱮᱨᱟ ᱢᱟᱫᱷᱩᱞᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱟᱣᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱥᱴᱟᱯᱷ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱥᱚᱦᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱮᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾^[᱑᱐]

ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ	ᱨᱮᱸᱠ	ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱚᱱᱮᱱᱴ	ᱨᱮᱸᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ
	Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	16 December 1978[᱑᱑]
	Lieutenant	Indian Army	16 December 1980[᱑᱒]
	Captain	Indian Army	31 July 1984[᱑᱓]
	Major	Indian Army	16 December 1989[᱑᱔]
	Lieutenant Colonel	Indian Army	1 June 1998[᱑᱕]
	Colonel	Indian Army	1 August 2003[᱑᱖]
	Brigadier	Indian Army	1 October 2007 (seniority from 17 May 2007)[᱑᱗]
	Major General	Indian Army	20 October 2011 (substantive, seniority from 11 May 2010)[᱑᱘]
	Lieutenant General	Indian Army	1 June 2014 (substantive)[᱑᱙]
	General (COAS)	Indian Army	1 January 2017[᱒᱐]
	General (CDS)	Indian Armed Forces (tri-service)	31 December 2019[᱒᱑]

• Guard of honour during the handover ceremony in 2019

ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Chief of Defence Staff (India) ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Chief of the Army Staff (India)

1. ↑ "Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief". LiveMint. 16 ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ 2019. Retrieved 16 ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ 2019.
2. ↑ "Who is Bipin Rawat: A brief look at General Bipin Rawat, India's first CDS". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ 2021.
3. ↑ "411 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". 25 ᱡᱟᱱᱩᱣᱟᱨᱤ 2019.
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20. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 ᱢᱟᱨᱪ 2017. p. 223.
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