Ministry of Defence (India)

Indian Executive Department

Ministry of Defence

Branch of Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Ministry overview
Formed| 15 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-15)
Preceding Ministry|

* Department of Defence (1938–47)

Jurisdiction| Government of India
Headquarters| Secretariat Building
Raisina Hill, New Delhi
28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E﻿ / ﻿28.61389°N 77.20889°E﻿ / 28.61389; 77.20889
Employees| 1,400,000[1][2] (active personnel) (2023)

700,000[3] (reserve personnel) (2023)

200,000[4] (civilian) (2014)
Annual budget| ₹6.21 lakh crore (US$73 billion) (2024)[5]
Minister responsible|

* Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence

Deputy Minister responsible|

* Sanjay Seth, Minister of State for Defence

Ministry executives|

* Rajesh Kumar Singh, IAS [6], Defence Secretary (chief coordinator amongst all departments of MoD)[7]
* General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, Secretary, Department of Military Affairs
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
* Sanjeev Kumar,IAS, Secretary (Defence Production)
* Niten Chandra, IAS, Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare)
* Dr. Sameer V kamath, Secretary (Defence Research and Development)[8]
* Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister[9][10]
* Sugata Ghosh Dastidar, IDAS, Financial Advisor

Child agencies|

* Department of Defence
* Department of Defence Production
* Department of Defence Research and Development
* Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
* Department of Military Affairs
* Defence Accounts Department 'or' Controller General of Defence Accounts
* National Defence Law Division

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) or Raksha Mantralay is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the country. The Ministry of Defence provides policy framework and resources to the armed forces to discharge their responsibility in the context of the country's defence. The Indian Armed Forces (including Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy) and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of India.

As per Statista, MoD is the largest employer in the world[11] with 29.2 lakh (2.92 million) employees.[12][13][14]

At present, the new creation of National Defence University, for the training of military officials and concerned civilian officials, will be administered and overseen by the Ministry. The Ministry organises and runs Republic Day celebrations and parade every year in January at Rajpath, hosting a chief guest. The Ministry has the largest budget among the federal departments of India and currently stands third in military expenditure in the world,[15][16][17] among countries of the world.[18]

## History

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A Military Department was created in the Supreme Government of the English East India Company at Kolkata in the year 1776, having the main function to sift and record orders relating to the Army issued by various Departments of the Government of East India Company. The Military Department initially functioned as a branch of the Public Department and maintained a list of Army personnel.[19]

With the 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.[19] The armies in the presidencies of Bengal, Bombay and 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 (including the North West Frontier), Bengal (including Burma), Madras and Bombay (including Sindh, Quetta and Aden).[19]

The supreme authority over the Indian Army was vested in the Governor General-in-Council, subject to the control of the Crown, which was exercised by the Secretary of State for India. Two members of the council were responsible for military affairs. One was the Military Member, who supervised all administrative and financial matters. The other was the commander-in-chief who was responsible for all operational matters.[19] The Military Department was abolished in March 1906 and replaced by two separate departments; the Army and the Military Supply departments. In April 1909 the Military Supply Department was abolished and the Army Department took over its functions. The Army Department was redesignated as the Defence Department in January 1938. The Department of Defence became the Ministry of Defence under a cabinet minister in August 1947.[19]

### Role

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The responsibility for national defence "rests with the Cabinet, which is discharged through the Ministry of Defence, which provides the policy framework and wherewithal to the Armed Forces to discharge their responsibilities in the context of the defence of the country. The Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Defence."[19]

The Defence Ministry is responsible for "obtaining policy directions of the Government on all defence and security related matters" and communicating these directions to "Services Headquarters, Inter-Services Organisations, Production Establishments and Research and Development Organisations".[19] The MoD works closely with the National Security Council, Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

### Modern era: 20th and 21st century

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The functions of MoD which in 1947 was mainly logistic support to the armed forces, have undergone far-reaching changes. In November 1962, following the 1962 war, a Department of Defence Production was set up to deal with research, development and production of defence equipment. In November 1965, the Department of Defence Supplies was created for planning and execution of schemes for import substitution of requirements for defence purposes. These two Departments were later merged to form the Department of Defence Production and Supplies.

The Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh addressing an Atmanirbhar Bharat Defence Industry Outreach Webinar, jointly organised by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence (MoD), in New Delhi on 27 August 2020. Also seen are General Bipin Rawat, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Admiral Karambir Singh, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, the Defence Secretary, Ajay Kumar, the Secretary (Defence Production) and the Secretary, Raj Kumar, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, G. Satheesh Reddy.

In 1980, the Department of Defence Research and Development was created. In January 2004, the Department of Defence Production and Supplies was renamed the Department of Defence Production. A Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister was appointed to advise on scientific aspects of military equipment and the research and design of defence forces equipment. The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare was created in 2004.[citation needed]

## Organisation

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### Departments

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The Ministry of Defence consists of five departments; the Department of Defence (DoD), the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), the Department of Defence Production (DDP), the Department of Defence Research and Development (DRDO), and the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW). The Defence Secretary of India functions as head of the Department of Defence,[20][21] and is additionally responsible for coordinating the activities of the departments in the ministry.[20][21]

The principal functions of all the departments are as follows:

* The Department of Defence, headed by the 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, Indian Coast Guard, Border Roads Organisation, capital acquisitions for defence and various establishment matters.[22][23] It is also responsible for the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, 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.[20][21]
* The Department of Military Affairs, is responsible for managing the armed forces of India, namely, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. It is also responsible for the Territorial Army. It is headed by the Chief of Defence Staff as its secretary. It deals with procurement exclusive to the Indian Armed Forces except capital acquisitions. It is designed to promote jointness among the military services of India. This department was approved on 24 December 2019.[24][25] and the responsibilities notified by Cabinet Secretariat order on 30 December 2019.[26]
* The Department of Defence Production, headed by the Defence Production Secretary, the department was set up in November 1962 and is responsible for matters pertaining to defence production, planning and control of departmental production units of the Ordnance Factories Board, indigenisation of imported stores equipment and spares and has ownership over eight central public sector undertakings\- (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bharat Electronics,Bharat Earth Movers, Bharat Dynamics, Mazagon Dock Limited, Goa Shipyard Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and Mishra Dhatu Nigam)[21][27]
* The Department of Defence Research and Development is headed by the Defence Research and Development Secretary and ex-officio chairperson of Defence Research and Development Organisation. The department was formed in 1958, after the three-way merger of the Technical Development Establishment of the Indian Army, the Directorate of Technical Development and Production, and the Defence Science Organisation. The department is responsible for the Defence Research and Development Organisation.[21][28]
* The Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare (DESW) is headed by the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Secretary. The department was set up in 2004 to look after veteran affairs. The Directorate General of Resettlement, the Kendriya Sainik Board and the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme come under the purview of DESW.[21][29]

### Finance Division

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The Finance Division of the Ministry of Defence is headed by the Financial Adviser (Defence Services). The financial advisor exercises financial control over proposals involving expenditure from the Defence Budget and is responsible for the internal audit and accounting of defence expenditure. In the latter tasks, the financial advisor is assisted by the Controller General of Defence Accounts.

### Schools

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* Sainik Schools

### Institutes and universities

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* Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
* Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
* Defence Institute of Psychological Research
* National Defence University

### Inter-services organisations[21]

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* Officers Training Academy, Chennai & Gaya
* Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
* National Defence Academy, Pune
* Rashtriya Indian Military College (R.I.M.C)
* Rashtriya Military Schools (Chail, Belgaum, Banglore, Ajmer, Dholpur)
* National Defence College, New Delhi
* College of Defence Management, Secunderabad
* Defence Services Staff College, Wellington Cantonment, The Nilgiris
* Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune
* Armed Forces Medical College (India), Pune
* Directorate General Resettlement, New Delhi
* Directorate General of Defence Estates, New Delhi
* Directorate of Public Relations
* Canteen Stores Department
* Army Purchase Organisation
* Services Sports Control Board
* National Cadet Corps
* Directorate General Quality Assurance
* Armed Forces Films and Photo Division
* History Division, Ministry of Defence
* Ministry of Defence Library
* Border Roads Organisation
* Strategic Information Services
* Tactical Intelligence Division
* Armed Forces Medical Services
* Military Engineer Services

### Integrated Defence Staff

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Main article: Integrated Defence Staff

To ensure a high degree of synergy between the Armed forces, the Government has set up the Integrated Defence Staff, headed by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff as the chairman. It was created on 1 October 2001 based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers which was set up in 2000 (post-Kargil) to review India's defence management.[30] It acts as the point organisation for integration of policy, doctrine, war-fighting and procurement by employing best management practices. The chairman of Integrated Defences Staff is a 4-star General (or his equivalent in the Air Force or the Navy).

The first Chief of Defence Staff was General Bipin Rawat, who took over on 1 January 2020.[31]

### Chiefs of Staff Committee

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"Chiefs of Staff are the authority for advising the Defence Minister and normally through him the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on all military matters which require ministerial consideration". The Integrated Defence Staff is '"the principal arm and Secretariat to the Chiefs of Staff Committee".[32][33]

#### Composition

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The Chiefs of Staff Committee is composed of: (a) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS); (b) Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS); (c) Chief of the Air Staff (CAS); and (d) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) (non-voting member). The Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence is invited to attend whenever needed.[32]

The senior-most member of the COSC is appointed its chairperson. General Bipin Rawat was the last head of COSC.[34]

The position of COSC has ceased to exist with the creation of Chief of Defence Staff.

General Bipin Rawat was appointed the first Chief of Defence Staff in 2019. He died in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021.

## Organizational structure

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### Cabinet

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MoD is headed by the Defence Minister of India, who is supported by one, or more than one, minister of state.[19]

Minister  | Designation  | Portfolio

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Rajnath Singh | Minister of Defence | Overall responsibility.
Sanjay Seth | Minister of State for Defence  | Charter of duties includes secondary logistic and administrative functions.

### Senior officials

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There are about 400,000 defence civilians, under the MOD including Ministry of Finance personnel attached to MOD. In 2015–16 Defence pension bill was ₹54,500 crore (equivalent to ₹780 billion or US$9.2 billion in 2023) of which about 36 per cent was on account of defence civilians.[66]

### Defence Secretary, other senior officials and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister

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See also: Defence Secretary (India)

The ministers are supported by several civilian, scientific and military advisers.

The Defence Secretary as head of the Department of Defence,[20] is the senior most civil servant in the ministry and is responsible for coordinating the activities of the four departments in the ministry.[20] His/her role is to ensure that the MoD operates effectively as a department of the government.[35][36][20] Defence Secretary is assisted by additional secretaries and joint secretaries to Government of India posted in the ministry. The Defence Secretary, generally, is an officer from the Indian Administrative Service, apart from the Defence Secretary, there are three other secretary-level posts in the Ministry of Defence.

Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister plays a key role in the formulation of research and development policies and in promoting self-reliance in Indian defence industries.

Senior officials in the Ministry of Defence[37][38][39][40] Name  | Designation

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Rajesh Kumar Singh, IAS | Defence Secretary
Sanjeev Kumar, IAS | Secretary (Defence Production)
Niten Chandra, IAS | Secretary (Ex-servicemen Welfare)
Sameer V. Kamat  | Secretary (Defence Research and Development) and chairman, DRDO
Sugata Ghosh Dastidar, IDAS | Financial Adviser

### Chiefs of the tri-services and Defence Staff

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In 1955, the title of Commander-in-Chief was abolished and the three service chiefs were designated as the Chief of the Army Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff. The heads of the three services of Indian Armed Forces are:

* Chief of Defence Staff -- General Anil Chauhan
* Chief of the Army Staff -- General Upendra Dwivedi
* Chief of the Naval Staff -- Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
* Chief of the Air Staff -- Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh

### Vice Chiefs of the tri-services

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* Vice Chief of the Army Staff -- Lieutenant General N.S.Raja Subramani
* Vice Chief of the Naval Staff -- Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
* Vice Chief of the Air Staff -- Air Marshal Surjeet Pushpakar Dharkar

## Services

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### Civil Services under Ministry of Defence

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Main article: Civil Services of India

Civil Services under the Ministry of Defence  S. No. | Name of service  | Group

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1  | Indian Naval Material Management Service  | A
2  | Border Roads Engineering Service  | A
3  | Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service  | A
4  | Defence Quality Assurance Service  | A
5  | Defence Research and Development Service | A
6  | Indian Defence Accounts Service | A
7  | Indian Defence Contract Management Service | A
8  | Indian Defence Estates Service | A
9  | Indian Defence Service of Engineers  | A
10  | Indian Naval Armament Service  | A
11  | Indian Ordnance Factories Service | A
12  | Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service  | A
13  | Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services | B

### Other services under Ministry of Defence

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* Armed Forces Medical Services

## Initiatives

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### SRIJAN portal

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The SRIJAN is a portal launched by MoD to take up the products imported for indigenisation. According to Ministry; it displays defence products that have been imported recently and will tag with the Defence Public sector undertakings, Ordinance Factory Board and others to push for its domestic manufacturing for exports in future.[41]

## See also

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* National Defence College (India)
* Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune
* Defense Research and Development Organization
* Indian Naval Academy
* Chief of Defence (India)
* Ministry of external affairs

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* Development of North Eastern Region
* Jal Shakti
* Ports, Shipping and Waterways
* Railways
* Road Transport and Highways
* Rural Development
* Housing and Urban Affairs

Food|

* Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
* Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
* Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
* Food Processing Industries

Energy & Climate Change|

* Coal
* Environment, Forest and Climate Change
* New and Renewable Energy
* Petroleum and Natural Gas
* Power

Science, Education & Health|

* AYUSH
* Earth Sciences
* Education
* Health and Family Welfare
* Science and Technology
* Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

General Administration|

* Culture
* Law and Justice
* Minority Affairs
* Panchayati Raj
* Parliamentary Affairs
* Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
* Planning
* Social Justice and Empowerment
* Statistics and Programme Implementation
* Tribal Affairs
* Women and Child Development
* Youth Affairs and Sports

Defunct|

* Communications and Information Technology
* Information Technology
* Overseas Indian Affairs
* Surface Transport
* Drinking Water and Sanitation
* Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
* Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Ministers|

* Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
* Communications
* Defence
* Education
* External Affairs
* Finance
* Home Affairs
* Housing and Urban Affairs
* Law and Justice
* Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
* Railways
* Road Transport and Highways

Secretaries|

* Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
* Cabinet
* Defence
* Finance
* Foreign
* Home
* Personnel

Departments|

| Current|

* Atomic Energy
* Biotechnology
* Economic Affairs
* Higher Education
* Official Language
* Science and Technology
* Military Affairs
* Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
* Space
* Technical Education
* Telecommunications

|

Defunct|

* Criminal Intelligence
* Thagi and Dakaiti

* v
* t
* e

Indian Armed Forces

* Indian Army
* Indian Navy
* Indian Air Force

Leadership|

* President
* Prime Minister
* Minister of Defence
* Defence Secretary
* National Security Advisor
* Chief of Defence Staff (Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee)
* Chief of the Army Staff
* Chief of the Naval Staff
* Chief of the Air Staff
* Vice Chief of Defence Staff
* Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
* Serving generals
* Serving admirals
* Serving marshals

Organisation|

| Ministry and
committees/councils|

* Ministry of Defence
* Department of Military Affairs
* Department of Defence Research and Development
* Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare
* National Security Council
* Cabinet Committee on Security
* Standing Committee on Defence
* Defence Planning Committee
* Nuclear Command Authority
* Integrated Defence Staff
* Defence Intelligence Agency

|

Commands|

| Joint|

* Integrated Theatre Commands
* Andaman and Nicobar Command
* Commander-in-Chief
* Strategic Forces Command
* Commander-in-Chief
* Northern Theatre Command (India)
* Western Theatre Command (India)
* Maritime Theatre Command
* Defence Cyber Agency
* Defence Space Agency
* Armed Forces Special Operations Division

|

Army|

* Central Command
* Eastern Command
* Northern Command
* Southern Command
* South Western Command
* Western Command
* Army Training Command

Navy|

* Western Naval Command
* Eastern Naval Command
* Southern Naval Command

Air Force|

* Central Air Command
* Eastern Air Command
* Southern Air Command
* South Western Air Command
* Western Air Command
* Training Command
* Maintenance Command

Other components|

* Indian Coast Guard
* National Cadet Corps
* Paramilitary forces
* Special forces
* Territorial Army
* Border Roads Organisation

Personnel|

* Military Academies
* Ranks and insignia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Awards and Decorations

Operations|

| Wars|

* Indo-Pakistani wars
* 1947–1948
* 1965
* Battle of Asal Uttar
* Battle of Chawinda
* 1971
* Naval War
* Air War
* Battle of Chamb
* Operation Trident
* Operation Cactus-Lilly
* Battle of Longewala
* Kargil War
* Sino-Indian War

|

External
conflicts|

* Kashmir conflict
* Korean War
* Siachen conflict
* Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes
* Operation Parakram
* 2011
* 2013
* 2014–2015
* 2016–2018
* 2019
* Balakot airstrike
* Congo Crisis
* Sino-Indian border skirmish
* 1987
* Nathu La and Cho La clashes
* Doklam standoff
* 2020
* Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War
* Operation Cactus
* Evacuation of Indian civilians from Kuwait
* Piracy off the coast of Somalia
* Operation Raahat
* Operation Devi Shakti
* Indo-Myanmar border strike

Annexations|

* Operation Polo (Hyderabad)
* Operation Vijay (Portuguese India - Goa, Damaon, Silvassa & Diu)
* Junagadh
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Insurgencies|

* Northeast India
* Punjab
* Operation Blue Star
* Operation Woodrose
* Kashmir
* Counter-insurgency operations
* LOC surgical strike

Equipment|

* Defence Research and Development Organisation
* Ordnance Factory Board
* Ballistic missiles
* Weapons of mass destruction

| Army|

* List of equipment of the Indian Army

|

Navy|

* Active Ships
* Historical Ships
* Weapon Systems
* Future

Air Force|

* Active Aircraft
* Historical Aircraft
* Aircraft Squadrons
* Future

Documents|

* Indian Maritime Security Strategy

Other topics|

* President's fleet review
* History
* President's Colour Award
* Women in the Indian Armed Forces
* Armed Forces Flag Day
* Armed Forces Tribunal
* Indian Armed Forces rank flags
* Indian military bands
* National War Memorial
* Amar Jawan Jyoti

* Category
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force

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