Centre provides 'Z' category Delhi Police security cover to new CDS Anil Chauhan

The Centre has provided Z category armed security cover of Delhi Police to the newly elected Chief of Defence Staff CDS General Anil Chauhan sources said on MondayMinistry of Home Affairs MHA issued the order to the Delhi Police days after Chauhan took charge as Indias new Chief of Defence Staff more than nine months after the death of General Bipin Rawat the countrys first CDSGeneral Chauhan took charge as Indias second CDS on last FridayNearly 33 armed Delhi Police personnel will be guarding Chauhan at his residence as well as during travelHe is also the Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister on all triService matters as well as head of the Department of Military Affairs as SecretaryHe is also the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee COSCAlso Read Lt Gen Anil Chauhan takes charge as Indias Chief of Defence StaffWhile taking charge General Chauhan had said he was proud to be assuming the responsibility of the highest rank in the Indian armed forcesFor the first time a threestar officer has been brought back from retirement to hold a fourstar rankBorn on May 18 1961 General Chauhan was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981 The three chiefs General Manoj Pande Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and Admiral R Hari Kumar were commissioned into their respective services laterIn a career spanning nearly 40 years General Chauhan held several command staff and instrumental appointments and had extensive experience in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast IndiaHe is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy DehradunGeneral Chauhan has the mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that seeks to ensure triservices synergy and prepare the military for future security challenges by rolling out integrated military commandsLater as Lt General he commanded a corps in the North East and subsequently went to become the General Officer CommandinginChief of the Eastern Command from September 2019 and held the charge until his retirement from the service in May 2021In addition to these command appointments the officer also tenanted important staff appointments including the charge of the Director General of Military OperationsEarlier the officer had also served as a United Nations mission to Angola He superannuated from the Indian Army on 31 May 2021Even after his retirement from the Army he continued to contribute to national security and strategic mattersThe CDS is the most senior uniformed officer in rank the first among equals the only fourstar officers in the country are the CDS the chiefs of the Indian Army Indian Navy and Indian Air ForceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever