Ministry of Defence: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Indian government ministry responsible for military and national defence matters}}  

 

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| formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1776}} {{small|(as Military Department)}}<br />{{Start date and age|df=yes|1947|08|15}} {{small|(as Ministry of Defence)}}

| jurisdiction =  

| headquarters = [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]]<br/> [[Raisina Hill]], [[New Delhi]]

| coordinates = {{coord|28|36|50|N|77|12|32|E|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}

| employees = 1,443,921<ref name="Press Information Bureau">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%2520ID%2520:148814)|title=Press Information Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915111743/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A148814%29|archive-date=15 September 2016|url-status=live|access-date=15 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/20-sailor-shortage-in-navy-15-officer-posts-vacant-in-army-nirmala-sitharaman-tells-parliament-1616303.html|title=20% Sailor Shortage in Navy, 15% Officer Posts Vacant In Army, Nirmala Sitharaman Tells Parliament}}</ref> (active personnel) {{Small|(2016)}}<br />

398,422<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|format=PDF|url-status=dead|access-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref> (civilian) {{Small|(2014)}}

| budget = {{INRConvert|478195|c|lk=on|year=2021}} {{small|(2021–22)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sitharaman allocates Rs 4.78 lakh crore to defence budget for 2021-22, 'highest in 15 years'|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/sitharaman-allocates-rs-478-lakh-crore-to-defence-budget-for-2021-22-highest-in-15-years20210201142046/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref>

| minister1_name = [[Rajnath Singh]]

| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]

| child1_agency = <small>Department of Defence</small>

| child2_agency = <small>Department of Defence Production</small>

| child3_agency = <small>Department of Defence Research and Development</small>

| child4_agency = <small>[[Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare|Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare]]</small>

| child5_agency = <small>[[Department of Military Affairs]]</small>

Department of Defence Finance  

| website = {{URL|https://mod.gov.in}}

| name = Ministry of Defence

| chief1_name = [[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]

| chief2_name = [[General Bipin Rawat]], [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]]

| chief3_name = Subhash Chandra, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]

| chief3_position = Secretary (Defence Production)

| chief4_name = Sanjeevanee Kutty, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]

| chief4_position = Secretary ([[Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare|Ex-Servicemen Welfare]])

| chief5_name = Dr. [[G. Satheesh Reddy]]

| chief5_position = Secretary ([[Defence Research and Development Organisation|Defence Research and Development]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=secretary-drdo.jsp |title=Defence Secretary of R&D DRDO- Defence secretary R&D |publisher=Drdo.gov.in |access-date=2018-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515210746/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=secretary-drdo.jsp |archive-date=15 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| chief6_name = Dr. [[G. Satheesh Reddy]]

| chief6_position = Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister<ref>https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=sa-to-rm.jsp</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=sa-to-rm.jsp |title=Defence Secretary of R&D DRDO |publisher=Drdo.gov.in |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref>

| chief7_name = Sanjiv Mittal  

| chief7_position = Financial Advisor

| deputyminister1_name = [[Ajay Bhatt (politician)|Ajay Bhatt]]

| type = Ministry

| preceding1 = Department of Defence (1938–47)

| region_code = IN

At present, the undergoing new creation of [[Indian National Defence University|National Defence University]], for training of military officials and concerned civilian officials, will be administered and overseen by the Ministry. The Ministry organises and runs [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day celebrations]] and [[Delhi Republic Day parade|parade]] every year in January, hosting a [[Republic Day (India)#Republic Day parade chief guest|chief guest]]. The Ministry has the largest budget among the federal departments of India and currently stands [[List of countries by military expenditures|third in military expenditure in the world]],<ref name="IDSA budget">{{cite web|url=https://idsa.in/issuebrief/defence-budget-2018-19-controlling-manpower-cost-lkbehera-020218|title=Defence Budget 2018-19: The Imperative of Controlling Manpower Cost|last=Behera|first=Laxman K.|date=2 February 2018|website=[[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]]|language=en|access-date=19 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu budget">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/modest-hike-in-defence-budget-pensions-see-sharp-rise/article22622364.ece|title=Modest hike in defence budget, pensions see sharp rise|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=1 February 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=19 February 2018|publication-place=New Delhi|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India budget">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/budget-2018-govt-hikes-defence-budget-by-7-81/articleshow/62740525.cms|title=Budget 2018: Govt hikes defence budget by 7.81%, but it's just 1.58% of GDP & lowest since 1962|last=Pandit|first=Rajat|date=1 February 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 February 2018|publication-place=New Delhi|oclc=23379369}}</ref> among countries of the world.<ref name="SIPRI">{{cite web|url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/Trends-world-military-expenditure-2016.pdf|title=Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2016|last=Tian|first=Nan|last2=Fleurant|first2=Aude|date=April 2017|publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]]|format=PDF|access-date=24 April 2017|last3=Wezeman|first3=Pieter D.|last4=Wezeman|first4=Siemon T.}}</ref>

A military department was created by the supreme government of the [[British East India Company]] at [[Kolkata]] in the year 1776.<ref name=":1" /> Its main function was to co-ordinate and record orders, relating to the army, issued by various departments of the government of the East India Company. The Military Department initially functioned as a branch of the Public Department and maintained a list of army personnel.<ref name=":1" />

With the [[Saint Helena Act 1833|Charter Act 1833]] the Secretariat of the Government of the East India Company was reorganised into four departments, each headed by a secretary to the Government.<ref name=":1" /> The armies in the presidencies of [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]] and [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] functioned as the respective [[presidency armies]] until April 1895, when the presidency armies were unified into a single Indian Army. For administrative convenience, it was divided into four commands: [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] (including the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|North West Frontier]]), [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]] (including [[Burma]]), [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] and [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]] (including [[Sindh]], [[Quetta]] and [[Aden]]).<ref name=":1" />

* The '''Department of Defence''', headed by the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]], the department deals with the defence of india including defence policy, preparation for defence, acts conducive to prosecution of war, the Reserves of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Defence Accounts, the Coast Guard, Border Roads Organization, capital acquisitions for defence and various establishment matters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cabsec.gov.in/writereaddata/allocationbusinessrule/amendment/english/1_Upload_1973.pdf|title=Cabinet Secretariat Notification|date=2019-12-30|website=Gazette of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cabsec.gov.in/writereaddata/allocationbusinessrule/completeaobrules/english/1_Upload_1187.pdf|title=Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 (As Amended up to 31st January, 2017)|date=2017-01-31|website=Gazette of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> It is also responsible for the [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis]], [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] and any other organisation within the Ministry of Defence whose remit is broader than military matters. It is also responsible for the Defence Budget, matters relating to the [[Parliament]], defence cooperation with foreign countries and coordination of all activities.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />  

The senior most member of the COSC is appointed its [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee|chairperson]]. [[General (India)|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]] is the current head of COSC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa gets baton of COSC chief |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/air-chief-marshal-dhanoa-gets-baton-of-cosc-chief/article27283810.ece |work=The Hindu |date=29 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

SIS/TID is a highly classified division within the walls of Ministry of Defence under the Government of India. Very limited information is available for this division.

|Dr. [[G. Satheesh Reddy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/drdos-new-chief-satheesh-reddy-has-his-job-cut-out/article24785909.ece|title=DRDO’s new chief Satheesh Reddy has his job cut out}}</ref>

*[[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] &mdash; [[General (India)|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]]

*[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] &mdash; [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]]

*[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] &mdash; [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]]

*[[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] &mdash; [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[G Ashok Kumar]]

*[[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] &mdash; [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Vivek Ram Chaudhari]]