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{{Short description|Commander of the Indian Army}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} | ||
{{Infobox official post | {{Infobox official post | ||
| post = Chief | | post = Chief | ||
| body = the Army Staff | | body = the Army Staff | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = | ||
| flag = Flag COAS.svg | | flag = Flag COAS.svg | ||
| flagsize = | | flagsize = | ||
| flagborder = | | flagborder = | ||
| flagcaption = [[List of Indian flags#Army|Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff]] | | flagcaption = [[List of Indian flags#Army|Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff]] | ||
| insignia = | | insignia = | ||
| insigniasize = | | insigniasize = | ||
| insigniacaption = | | insigniacaption = | ||
| image = General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (1).jpg | | image = General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (1).jpg | ||
| imagesize = | | imagesize = | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| incumbent = [[General (India)|General]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]] | | incumbent = [[General (India)|General]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]<br/>{{post-nominals|country=IND|size=75%|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM|ADC}} | ||
| acting = | | acting = | ||
| incumbentsince = 31 December 2019 | | incumbentsince = 31 December 2019 | ||
| type = | | type = | ||
| status = | | status = Military branch chief | ||
| department = {{army|India}} | | department = {{army|India}} | ||
| style = | | style = | ||
| member_of = [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council]] | | member_of = [[Strategic Policy Group]] <br> [[Defence Planning Committee]] <br> [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council]] <br> Defence Acquisition Council | ||
| reports_to = [[File:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] <br/>[[File:Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg|20px]] [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]<br/>[[File:Flag of Chief of Defence Staff (India).svg|20px]] [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] | | reports_to = [[File:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] <br/>[[File:Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg|20px]] [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]<br/>[[File:Flag of Chief of Defence Staff (India).svg|20px]] [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] | ||
| residence = | | residence = | ||
| seat = [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Central Secretariat]] | | seat = [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Central Secretariat]] | ||
| nominator = | | nominator = | ||
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet|ACC]] | | appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet|ACC]] | ||
| appointer_qualified = | | appointer_qualified = | ||
| termlength = {{raise|0.0em|3 years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.}} | | termlength = {{raise|0.0em|3 years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.}} | ||
| termlength_qualified = | | termlength_qualified = | ||
| constituting_instrument = [https://mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/TheArmyAct1950.pdf Army Act, 1950 (Act No. 46 of 1950)] | | constituting_instrument = [https://mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/TheArmyAct1950.pdf Army Act, 1950 (Act No. 46 of 1950)] | ||
| precursor = Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army | | precursor = Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army | ||
| formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1948|06|21}} | | formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1948|06|21}} | ||
| first = [[General (India)|General]] [[Rob Lockhart|Sir Rob Lockhart]] | | first = [[General (India)|General]] [[Rob Lockhart|Sir Rob Lockhart]] | ||
| last = | | last = | ||
| abolished = | | abolished = | ||
| succession = | | succession = | ||
| abbreviation = COAS | | abbreviation = COAS | ||
| unofficial_names = Army Chief | | unofficial_names = Army Chief | ||
| deputy = {{flagicon image|Flag of Indian Vice Chief of Army Staff.svg|size=24px}} [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] | | deputy = {{flagicon image|Flag of Indian Vice Chief of Army Staff.svg|size=24px}} [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] | ||
| salary = {{INRConvert|250000}} monthly<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report">{{cite web|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|title=Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India|publisher=Seventh Central [[Pay Commission]], [[Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":India Today 7CPC">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets/1/703452.html|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?|date=June 29, 2016|editor-last=Biswas|editor-first=Shreya|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> | | salary = {{INRConvert|250000}} monthly<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report">{{cite web|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|title=Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India|publisher=Seventh Central [[Pay Commission]], [[Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":India Today 7CPC">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets/1/703452.html|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?|date=June 29, 2016|editor-last=Biswas|editor-first=Shreya|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)''' (unofficially known as the '''Army Chief''') is the [[chief of staff|chief commanding authority]] and highest-ranking officer of the [[Indian Army]]. The COAS is the principal advisor to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] on matters exclusively pertaining to the army{{Efn|The Chief of Defence Staff advises the minister on matters concerning more than one service.}} and is also a key military adviser to the [[President of India|president]], the supreme commander. The current COAS is [[General (India)|General]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]], serving since 31 December 2019. | |||
The '''Chief of the Army Staff''' is the [[chief of staff| | |||
==Office of the Chief of the Army Staff== | ==Office of the Chief of the Army Staff== | ||
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{{Officeholder table | {{Officeholder table | ||
| order = 1 | | order = 1 | ||
| image = | | image = General Sir Mcgregor Macdonald Lockhart.jpg | ||
| military_rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] | | military_rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] | ||
| officeholder = {{nowrap|[[Rob Lockhart|Sir Robert Mcgregor Macdonald Lockhart]], {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=75%|sep=,|KCB|CIE|MC}}}} | | officeholder = {{nowrap|[[Rob Lockhart|Sir Robert Mcgregor Macdonald Lockhart]], {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=75%|sep=,|KCB|CIE|MC}}}} | ||
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{{Officeholder table | {{Officeholder table | ||
| order = 21 | | order = 21 | ||
| image = J. J. Singh.jpg | | image = General J. J. Singh.jpg | ||
| military_rank = [[General (India)|General]] | | military_rank = [[General (India)|General]] | ||
| officeholder = [[Joginder Jaswant Singh]], {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=75%|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM|ADC}} | | officeholder = [[Joginder Jaswant Singh]], {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=75%|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM|ADC}} | ||
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{{Officeholder table | {{Officeholder table | ||
| order = 23 | | order = 23 | ||
| image = | | image = VK Singh.jpg | ||
| military_rank = [[General (India)|General]] | | military_rank = [[General (India)|General]] | ||
| officeholder = [[Vijay Kumar Singh]], {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=75%|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|ADC}} | | officeholder = [[Vijay Kumar Singh]], {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=75%|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|ADC}} | ||
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| officeholder_note = | | officeholder_note = | ||
| born_year = 1958 | | born_year = 1958 | ||
| died_year = | | died_year =2021 | ||
| term_start = 31 December 2016 | | term_start = 31 December 2016 | ||
| term_end = 31 December 2019 | | term_end = 31 December 2019 | ||