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- The Supreme Command of the Armed Forces is vested in the hands of the President of the Country. - The responsibility for national defence, however, rests with the Cabinet. All important questions having a bearing on defence are decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, which is presided over by the Prime Minister. - The Defence Minister is responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning the Defence Services. - All the administrative and operational control of Armed Forces are exercised by the Ministry of Defence. The three services—Army, Navy and Air Force function through their respective service head-quarters headed by the chief of Staff. - The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in 2019
Indian Army Commands
Command - HQ Location Eastern Command Kolkata Western Command Chandigarh Northern Command Udhampur Southern Command Pune Central Command Lucknow Training Command Shimla South-Western Command Jaipur
Indian Air Force Commands Command - HQ Location
Western Air Command New Delhi Sout-Western Air Command Gandhinagar Central Air Command Allahabad Eastern Air Command Shillong Southern Air Command Thiruvananthapuram Training Command Bengaluru
Indian Navy Commands Command - HQ Location
Eastern Naval Command Vishakhapatnam Western Naval Command Mumbai Southern Naval Command Cochin
Commissioned Ranks in Defence Services Army - Navy - Air Force
General - Admiral - Air Chief Marshal Lieutenant-General - Vice-Admiral - Air Marshal Major-General - Rear-Admiral Air - Vice-Marshal Brigadier - Commodor - Air Commodor Colonel - Captain - Group Captain Lieutenant-Colonel - Commander - Wing Commander Major - Lt.Commander - Squadron Leader Captain - Lieutenant - Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant - Sub-Lieutenant - Flying Officer
Internal Security Organisations of India S. No. - Name of Organisation - Year of Creation - Headquarters
1. Assam Rifles (A.R.) 1835 Shillong 2. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 1939 New Delhi 3. Territorial Army 1948 In different States 4. Indo-Tibetan Border Police 1962 New Delhi 5. Home Guard 1962 In different States 6. Coast Guard 1978 New Delhi 7. Border Security Force (B.S.F.) 1965 New Delhi 8. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 1969 New Delhi 9. National Security Guard 1984 New Delhi 10. Police — In different States
Army Institutes 1. Sainik Schools 33 places in India 2. Rashtriya Indian Military College Dehradun (prepare for entrance to N.D.A.) 3. National Defence Academy (three services) Khadakwasla, Pune 4. Indian Military Academy (Army) Dehradun 5. Officers Training Academy (3 services) Short Courses Chennai 6. National Defence College New Delhi 7. The College of Combat Mhow 8. The College of Military Engineering Kirkee 9. Military College of Telecommunication Engineering Mhow 10. The Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmed Nagar 11. The School Artillery Deolali 12. The Infantry School Mhow and Belgaum 13. College of Material Management Jabalpur
Air Force Institutions - Air Force Academy Hyderabad - Helicopter Training School Hakimpet - Flying Instructors School Tambaram, Chennai - The College of Air Warfare Secunderabad - Air Force Administrative College Coimbatore - Air Force Technical College Jalahalli
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