General Bipin Rawat Appointed as Chief of Defence Staff

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New Delhi : The Government of India has appointed General Bipin Rawat as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) with effect from December 31, 2019, and until further orders and extension in his service with December 31, 2019, till such period he holds the office of CDS. He is the first Chief of Defence Staff.

General Bipin Rawat was commissioned into the Indian Army in December 1978 and served as Chief of the Army Staff since January 01, 2017. The officer is decorated with PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM and ADC to the Supreme Commander, according to a PIB release.