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Chiefs of Staff (Army, Air, Naval) in the rank of General and equivalent ranks in the Indian Armed Forces [22] [20] [21] 14 Chief Justices of High Courts [10] 16 Judges of High Courts ₹ 225,000 (US$2,600) [10] 21 Member of Parliament ₹ 100,000 (US$1,200) [a] + Other allowances fixed to MPs. [23] [24] 23 Secretaries to the Union Government
The Minister of Defence (ISO: Rakṣā Maṁtrī) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a high ranking minister of the Government of India.The Defence minister is one of the most senior offices in the Union Council of Ministers as well as being a high-level minister in the union cabinet.
There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank: Prime Minister: Leader of the Union Council of Ministers. Deputy Prime Minister (if any): Presides as prime minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister. [5] Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a ministry.
The Indian Armed Forces (including Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy) and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of India. As per Statista, MoD is the largest employer in the world [11] with 29.2 lakh (2.92 million) employees. [12] [13] [14]
Post-independence, a military wing was created inside the Cabinet Secretariat.The wing was later shifted to the Ministry of Defence.The wing was headed by Joint Secretary (Military), a major general (or equivalent)-level officer, who was responsible for keeping the Cabinet Secretary informed through the Defence Secretary about defence-related issues and had various other responsibilities ...
The order of precedence of the Republic of India is a list in which the functionaries, dignitaries and officials are listed for ceremonial purposes and has no legal standing and does not reflect the Indian presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the separation of powers under the Constitution of India.
At least 79 opposition lawmakers were suspended from the Indian parliament on Monday for disrupting proceedings as they demanded a government statement and a discussion on the security breach of ...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. [4] Deemed the overall professional head of India’s three armed services, namely, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible for overseeing inter-service jointness across all ...