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Govt appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan as new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) | Daily Current Affairs Dose
Lt General Anil Chauhan appointed as new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): The Government has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders.
Lt General Anil Chauhanis the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the country. The first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash.
In a career spanning over nearly 40 years, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan had held several command, staff and instrumental appointments and had extensive experience in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir and North-East India.
About New Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India Lt General Anil Chauhan
Born on 18th May 1961, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
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In the rank of Maj General, the officer had commanded an Infantry Division in the critical Baramula sector in the Northern Command. Later as Lt General, Anil Chauhan commanded a corps in the North East and subsequently went to become the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command from September 2019 and held the charge until his retirement from the service in May 2021.
In addition to these command appointments, the officer Anil Chauhan also tenanted important staff appointments including the charge of Director General of Military Operations.
Earlier, the Lt Gen Anil Chauhan had also served on a United Nations mission to Angola. The officer superannuated from the Indian Army on 31 May 2021. Even after his retirement from the Army, he continued to contribute to national security and strategic matters.
Lt General Anil Chauhan appointed as new CDS: Awards and Honors
For his distinguished and illustrious service in the Army, Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.
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- President of India: Droupadi Murmu
- Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
- Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi
- Chief Justice of India: Uday Umesh Lalit
- Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla
- Capital of India: New Delhi
- Largest city of India: Mumbai
- Official languages of India: Hindi / English
- Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR)
- Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280
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