Department Of Military Affairs News

The Centre is likely to announce the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces Under this scheme, troops would be recruited only for four-year tenures The three service chiefs would address a press conference to announce the details of the scheme

The air defence command is proposed to be set up alongside the Central Command Headquarters of the IAF which controls important air bases including Agra, Gwalior and Bareilly. The aim of the command is to combine the resources of the three services under one command and activate it to protect the air space of the country. The Department of Military Affairs under Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has been given the mandate to create joint military commands along with theatre commands.

 The Appointment Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made several joint secretary-level appointments in several departments including the newly created Department of Military Affairs (DMA).

General Bipin Rawat was named India's first CDS on Monday (December 30) just a day before he was to retire from service after completing a full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff.