Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) was the head of the Integrated Defence Staff which acted as the point organisation for jointmanship in the Ministry of Defence.

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff To The Chairman Chiefs Of Staff Committee (CISC)
First holderLieutenant General Pankaj Joshi
WebsiteOfficial Website

The CISC was a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CISC reported to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (Chairman COSC) in New Delhi. He was assisted by the following five Principal Staff Officers (all three-star appointments) who headed the various branches within the IDS.

  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning and Force Development) - DCIDS (PP&FD) [1]
  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) - DCIDS (DOT) [2]
  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) - DCIDS (Ops) [3]
  • Director General Defence Intelligence Agency & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) - DGDIA & DCIDS (Int) [4]
  • Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical Branch) - DCIDS (Med) [5]

In November 2019, government sources disclosed the post of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff would be converted to that of Vice Chief of Defence Staff when the post of Chief of Defence Staff is officially created in December.[6]

The last CISC was Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM who took over on 2 December 2019 as the 13th CISC.[7]

List of Chiefs of Integrated Defence Staff
No. Name Portrait Branch Assumed Office Left Office Reference(s)
1 Lieutenant General Pankaj Joshi PVSM, AVSM  Indian Army 1 October 2001 (2001-10-01) 30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) [8]
2 Vice Admiral Raman Puri PVSM, AVSM, VSM  Indian Navy 20 October 2003 (2003-10-20) 28 February 2006 (2006-02-28) [9]
3 Lieutenant General H. S. Lidder UYSM, YSM, VSM  Indian Army 2 March 2006 (2006-03-02) 31 September 2008 (2008-09-31) [10][11][12]
4 Air Marshal Suresh Chandra Mukul AVSM, VM, VSM  Indian Air Force 1 October 2008 (2008-10-01) 30 December 2010 (2010-12-30) [13][14]
5 Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM  Indian Navy 31 December 2010 (2010-12-31) 3 July 2011 (2011-07-03) [15]
6 Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha AVSM, NM & Bar 4 July 2011 (2011-07-04) 30 August 2011 (2011-08-30) [16]
7 Vice Admiral S. P. S. Cheema AVSM, NM 31 August 2011 (2011-08-31) 1 November 2012 (2012-11-01) [17]
8 Lieutenant General N. C. Marwah PVSM, AVSM  Indian Army 2 November 2012 (2012-11-02) 30 June 2013 (2013-06-30) [18]
9 Lieutenant General Anil Chait PVSM, AVSM, VSM 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 30 June 2014 (2014-06-30) [19]
10 Air Marshal P P Reddy VM  Indian Air Force 1 July 2014 (2014-07-01) 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) [20][21]
11 Lieutenant General Satish Dua UYSM, SM, VSM  Indian Army 31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) [22]
12 Lieutenant General P. S. Rajeshwar PVSM, VSM 1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) [23]
13 Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar AVSM, VSM  Indian Navy 2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) [24]

See also

References
  1. "Integrated Defence Staff". www.ids.nic.in.
  2. "Integrated Defence Staff". www.ids.nic.in.
  3. "Integrated Defence Staff". www.ids.nic.in.
  4. "Integrated Defence Staff". www.ids.nic.in.
  5. "Integrated Defence Staff". www.ids.nic.in.
  6. Gupta, Shishir. "India's first Chief of Defence Staff will direct three service chiefs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. @HQ_IDS_India (1 December 2019). "V Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appt of CISC on 02 Dec 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "The Hindu : Pankaj Joshi is new CIDS". thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. "Raman Puri takes over as CIDS". 21 October 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  10. "India will continue to strive towards achieving minimum deterrence - Antony". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  11. "NDA Cadets Excel in World Arena". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  12. "Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS". oneindia.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  13. "Air Marshal S.C. Mukul bids farewell". The Hindu. 29 September 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  14. "Lt Gen Nagal is new Strategic Forces commander". 30 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  15. "Press Information Bureau Photo Gallery". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  16. "Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha took over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), in New Delhi on July 04, 2011". Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  17. "New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  18. "Lt Gen Naresh Chandra Marwah takes Over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC)". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  19. "Lieutenant General Anil Chait Takes over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to CISC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  20. "Air Marshal PP Reddy Takes Over as CISC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  21. IANS (1 July 2014). "Air Marshal Reddy is new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  22. "Lt Gen Satish Dua takes over as CISC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  23. "Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar assumes charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, COSC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  24. @HQ_IDS_India (1 December 2019). "V Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appt of CISC on 02 Dec 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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