The outgoing Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, was on Monday appointed as the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a day before he was to step down on superannuation. Gen. Rawat is set to retire as the Army chief on December 31 on completing three years of tenure and will assume charge as the CDS. Vice-Chief of Army Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane is scheduled to take over as the 28th Chief of Army Staff. In December 2015, the Government had appointed Gen Rawat as the Army Chief by superseding two senior officers Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi and Lt. Gen. Gen. Rawat took charge as the Army Chief on December 31, 2015 from Gen. Dalbir Singh.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2019 16:21 UTC