Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 29: General Anil Chauhan will take over as the new Chief of Defence Staff on September 30. Government officials told news agency ANI that the second CDS of the Indian armed forces would be meeting military officials on Thursday and would formally take over as the new CDS on Friday.
With the new appointment made today, officials claimed Chauhan has been promoted to the rank of General from his retirement as Lt Gen from Eastern Command.
The appointment of a retired officer to this position is the first one for which a gazette notification was published to inform the public of the modification to the appointment’s eligibility requirements.
Lt Gen Chauhan has held a number of command, staff, and instrumental positions over the course of his four-decade career and has vast experience in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast India.
According to a formal statement, he would serve as Secretary to the Department of Military Affairs of the Government of India beginning on the day he assumed responsibility and continuing until further instructions.
Following General Bipin Rawat, who passed away in a helicopter mishap in Tamil Nadu in December of last year, Lt. General Anil Chauhan (retired) will be the country’s second CDS.
