Defence Planning Committee

The Defence Planning Committee is a senior decision-making mechanism created in April 2018 by the Central Government of India^[1] to facilitate "comprehensive" planning for the defence forces besides focusing on military doctrines to deal with emerging security challenges for India.^[2]

Mandate

According to the notification issued by Indian Government the DPC will have several mandates namely to^[1]

Prepare a draft National Security Strategy
Develop a capability development plan
Work on defence diplomacy issues
Improving defence manufacturing ecosystem in India.

DPC would also analyse all inputs relating to the defence planning and foreign policy imperatives. The committee would focus on the defence acquisition and infrastructure development plans including the 15 year long integrated perspective plan. The committee will work for the development of Indian defence industry and technology advancements.^[2]

Structure

Four sub-committees will be created under the DPC for each of the above tasks. To provide duly considered and refined inputs to the DPC, specific issues would be managed through subcommittees. DPC is chaired by the National Security Advisor of India and the Chief of Integrated Staff in the Ministry of Defence will be the member secretary of DPC, and his headquarters will be the secretariat for the committee. The DPC will submit its reports to the Defence Minister of India.^[1]

Members

As of March 2018 members of the Defence Planning Committee (DPC) include^[2]

National Security Advisor of India as Chairman, Ajit Doval
three service chiefs

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) — General Bipin Rawat
Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) — Admiral Sunil Lanba
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) — Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra,
Expenditure Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha,
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Lt General Satish Dua.

History

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval chaired the first meeting on 3 May 2018, which was attended by the three military chiefs, and defence, foreign and expenditure secretaries.^[1]. The first meeting discussed the topics under mandate of DPC and ways to expedite modernisation of the armed forces and evolving a security strategy.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Doval chairs first meet of defence panel". The Hindu. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
1 2 3 4 "Defence Planning Committee holds first meeting; decides to make action plan to deal with security challenges". The meeting, chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, also discussed ways to expedite modernisation of the armed forces and evolving a security strategy for the country. Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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[Hindu_DPCfirst-1] 1 2 3 4 "Doval chairs first meet of defence panel". The Hindu. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[IE_DPCfirst-2] 1 2 3 4 "Defence Planning Committee holds first meeting; decides to make action plan to deal with security challenges". The meeting, chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, also discussed ways to expedite modernisation of the armed forces and evolving a security strategy for the country. Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.