Duties and functions of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
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...