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Duties and functions of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) • To head the Department of Military Affairs in Ministry of Defence and function as its Secretary.  • To act as the Principal Military Advisor to Hon’ble Raksha Mantri on all Tri-Service matters.  • To function as the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee  • To administer the Tri-Service organizations/agencies/commands.  • To be a member of Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri.  • To function as the Military Advisor to the Nuclear Command Authority.  • To bring about jointness in operation, logistics, transport, training, support services, communications, repairs and maintenance, etc of the three Services.  • To ensure optimal utilisation of infrastructure and rationalise it through jointness among the Services.  • To implement Five-Year Defence Capital Acquisition Plan and Two-Year roll-on Annual Acquisition Plans, as a follow up of Integrated Capabilit...

 #Current_Affairs  BODO AGREEMENT  A historic agreement was signed between Government of India, Government of Assam and Bodo representatives to end the over 50-year old Bodo crisis.  Key highlights of the agreement:  • Increase the scope and powers of the Bodo Territorial Council (BTC) and to streamline its functioning;   • Set up a commission under Section 14 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, to recommend the inclusion or exclusion of tribal population residing in villages adjoining Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) areas;  • The Government of Assam will establish a Bodo-Kachari Welfare Council;  • The Assam government will also notify Bodo language as an associate official language in the state and will set up a separate directorate for Bodo medium schools;  • Promote and protect Bodo's social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic identities;   • Providing legislative protection for the land rights of tr...