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{{Short description|The army head of India}} | {{Short description|The army head of India}} | ||
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| 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, | | 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> | ||
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The '''Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)''' (unofficially known as the '''Army Chief''') is a statutory position in the [[Indian Army]] held usually by a four star [[general]]. As the highest ranking officer to serve solely in the [[Indian Army]], the chief is the professional head of the ground forces and a key adviser to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]. The COAS, in a separate capacity, is also a member of the [[National Security Council]] and thereby an advisor to the president and the prime minister. The COAS is typically the most senior army officer in the [[Indian Armed Forces]], unless the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff ]] and/or the [[Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee]] is an army officer. | The '''Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)''' (unofficially known as the '''Army Chief''') is a statutory position in the [[Indian Army]] held usually by a four star [[general]]. As the highest ranking officer to serve solely in the [[Indian Army]], the chief is the professional head of the ground forces and a key adviser to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]. The COAS, in a separate capacity, is also a member of the [[National Security Council]] and thereby an advisor to the president and the prime minister. The COAS is typically the most senior army officer in the [[Indian Armed Forces]], unless the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff ]] and/or the [[Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee]] is an army officer. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* {{cite book |title=Thimayya: an amazing life |last=Khanduri |first=Chandra B. |year=2006 |publisher=Knowledge World |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-87966-36-4 |pages=394 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWXfAAAAMAAJ |access-date=30 July | * {{cite book |title=Thimayya: an amazing life |last=Khanduri |first=Chandra B. |year=2006 |publisher=Knowledge World |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-87966-36-4 |pages=394 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWXfAAAAMAAJ |access-date=30 July 2010}} | ||
{{Chief of the Army Staff (India)}} | {{Chief of the Army Staff (India)}} | ||