Indian Defence Forces PPT Defence Ministry
After independence, the Ministry of Defence was created under the
charge of a Cabinet Minister and each Service was placed under its
own Commander-in-Chief.
In 1955, the Commanders-in-Chief were renamed as the Chief of the
Army Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air
Staff.
In November 1962, the Department of Defence Production was set up
to deal with research, development and production of defence
equipment.
In November, 1965, the Department of Defence Supplies was created
for planning and execution of schemes for import substitution of
defence requirements. These two Departments were later merged to
form the
Department of Defence Production and Supplies. In 2004, the name of
Department of Defence Production and Supplies was changed to
Department of Defence Production.
In 1980, the Department of Defence Research and Development was
created. In 2004, the Department of Ex- Servicemen Welfare was
created.
Defence Ministry
Headed by - Chief of Defence Staff
Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is the department in charge of
military matters within the Indian Ministry of Defence.
The Department of Defence - The Department of Defence is mandated
with Defence of India including defence policy. It deals with
Inter-Services Organizations, Defence Accounts Department, Coast
Guard, National Cadet Corps, Border Roads
Organisation, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, National
Defence College etc. It is responsible for the Defence Budget,
defence lands and cantonments, matters relating to Parliament, and
defence cooperation with foreign countries.
The Department of Defence Production - The Department of Defence
Production is headed by a Secretary and deals with matters
pertaining to defence production, indigenisation of imported
stores, equipment and spares, planning and control of
departmental production units of the Ordnance Factory Board and
Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).
The Department of Defence Research and Development - The Department
of Defence Research and Development is headed by a Secretary. Its
function is to advise the Government on scientific aspects of
military equipment and logistics and the
formulation of research, design and development plans for equipment
required by the Services.
The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare - The Department of
Ex-Servicemen Welfare is headed by a Secretary and deals with all
resettlement, welfare and pensionary matters of
Ex-Servicemen.
The Department of Military Affairs - This Department deals with the
Armed Forces of the Union namely, Army, Navy and Air Force;
Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence; the Territorial
Army; Works relating to the three services etc. The
Department promotes jointness among the three Services.
Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Defence
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) - Bengaluru
Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) - Bengaluru
Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) - Bengaluru
Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) - Hyderabad
Mazagaon Docks Ltd. (MDL) - Mumbai
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) - Kolkata
Goa Shipyards Ltd. (GSL) - Goa
Hindustan Shipyards Ltd. (HSL) - Visakhapatnam
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (MIDHANI) - Hyderabad
Vignyan Industries Ltd. (subsidiary of BEML) - Tarikere,
Chikmagalur (Karnataka)
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed
Forces.
The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian
Navy.
The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the
navy.
In 1793, the British East India Company established its rule over
eastern part of the Indian subcontinent i.e. Bengal, but it was not
until 1830 that the colonial navy was titled as His Majesty's
Indian Navy. When India became a republic in 1950, the Royal Indian
Navy as it had been named since 1934 was renamed to
Indian Navy.
The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's
maritime borders, and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of
the
union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the
territory, people or maritime interests of India, both in war
and
peace.
between nations.
Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to
recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the
country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during
Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani
vessels
including PNS Khaibar, killing hundreds of Pakistani Navy
personnel.
The submarine day is celebrated on the 08th Dec every year to mark
the birth of the Indian Navy's Submarine Arm with the
commissioning of its first submarine, erstwhile INS Kalvari on 08
Dec 1967
Motto - (Sanskrit)
Sha No Varuna
Recruitment:
Indian Navy – An Ocean of Opportunities
Field marshal is a five–star general officer rank and the highest
attainable rank in the Indian Army.
Field marshal is ranked immediately above general, but not
exercised in the regular army structure.
It is a largely ceremonial or wartime rank, having been awarded
only twice.
Sam Manekshaw was the first field marshal of India, and was
conferred the rank on 1 January 1973. The second was K M Cariappa,
who was conferred the
rank on 15 January 1986.
Field marshal is equivalent to an admiral of the fleet in the
Indian Navy and a Marshal of the Indian Air Force in the Indian Air
Force.
In the navy, admiral of the fleet has never been awarded, but from
the air force, Arjan Singh was promoted to the marshal of the
air
force.
SIMBEX Singapore Navy 1994
SITMEX Singapore Navy, Thai Navy 2019
SLINEX Sri Lanka Navy 2012
NASEEM-AL-BAHR Oman Navy 1993
AUSINDEX Australian Navy 2015
BONGOSAGAR Bangladesh Navy 2019
1 aircraft carrier – INS Vikramaditya (Purchased from Russia)
INS Vikrant, is an aircraft carrier being constructed by Cochin
Shipyard in Kochi, Kerala for the Indian Navy. It is the first
aircraft carrier to be built in India.
INS Vishal, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 2 (IAC-2), is
a planned aircraft carrier to be built by Cochin Shipyard Limited
for the Indian Navy.
(INS Vikrant originally HMS Hermes of United Kingdom was the first
aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. She was decommissioned in 1997
and sold for ship-
breaking in 2014)
INS Chilka - Khurda (Odisha)
INS Shivaji - Lonavala (Maharashtra)
INS Valsura - Jamnagar (Gujarat)
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component
of the Indian Armed Forces.
The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian
Army
and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is
a four-star general.
Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a
five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great
honour.
Sam Manekshaw, K M Cariappa
The Indian Army originated from the armies of the East India
Company, which eventually became the British Indian Army, and the
armies of the princely
states, which were merged into the national army after
independence.
The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national
security and national unity, to defend the nation from external
aggression and internal
threats, and to maintain peace and security within its
borders.
It conducts humanitarian rescue operations during natural
calamities and other disturbances.
The army has been involved in four wars with neighbouring Pakistan
(1947,1965,1971,1999) and one with China (1962).
Other major operations undertaken by the army include Operation
Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, and Operation Cactus.
The army has conducted large peace time exercises and it has also
been an active participant in numerous United Nations
peacekeeping
missions, including those in Cyprus, Lebanon, Congo, Angola,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia, Mozambique,
South Sudan, and Somalia.
The Indian Army is operationally and geographically divided into
seven commands
Western Command - HQ Chandimandir Eastern Command - HQ
Kolkata
Northern Command - HQ Udhampur Southern Command - HQ Pune
Central Command – HQ Lucknow Army Training Command - HQ Shimla
South-Western Command - HQ Jaipur
Army has approximate 13 lakh active troops and 10 lakh reserve
troops.
In any command army is organized in 7 parts whose details are given
below:
1. Section: The smallest unit of the army is called "section", it
contains 10-12 soldiers.
2. Platoon: It consists 4 sections.
3. Company: It consists 4 platoons. Its Chief is called the company
commander.
4. Battalion: Its Chief is called Colonel.
5. Brigade: Its Chief is called Brigadier.
6. Division: Its Chief is called Major General.
7. Corps: Its Chief is called Lieutenant General.
Motto -
National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Pune
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun Defence Institute of High
Altitude Research, Leh
College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune
National Defence University - Gurgaon, Haryana
Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses - New Delhi
Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School,
Vairengte
High Altitude Warfare School - Gulmarg
List of exercises of the Indian Army
Yudh Abhyas – USA
Nomadic Elephant – Mongolia
Bold Kurukshetra - Singapore
Prabal Dostyk - Kazakhstan
Garud Shakti - Indonesia
Nomadic Elephant - Mongolia
Al Nagah-Ii - Oman
Harimau Shakti - Malaysia
Dharma Guardian - Japan
Aundh Military station, Pune
Chaubatia, Almora, Uttarakhand
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Army Day (Jan15) - This day commemorates KM Cariappa taking over as
the first Commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from General
Francis Butcher, in
1949.
Armed Forces Flag Day (Dec 7) - Celebrated on this date annually
since 1949, the day is dedicated to collection of funds from the
people of India for the
welfare of the personnel of the Indian Armed Forces.
Armed Forces Veterans Day (Jan 14) - Observed each year ever since
2017 on 14th January as a mark of respect and recognition of the
services rendered by Field Marshal KM Cariappa OBE – the first
Indian Commander-in-Chief of the
Indian Armed Forces who retired on 14 Jan 1953
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed in India on the 26th of July. On
this date in 1999 India successfully took command of the high
outposts.
Vijay Diwas (Dec 16): On this day in 1971, the India-Pakistan war
came to an end in less than two weeks, with over 93,000 soldiers of
the Pakistan Army
surrendering to India. The independent state of Bangladesh was
born.
MARCOS
The Marine Commando Force (MCF), also known as MARCOS, is a special
operations unit that was raised by the Indian Navy in 1987 for
Amphibious
warfare, Close Quarter Combat Counter-terrorism, Direct action,
Special reconnaissance, Unconventional warfare, Hostage rescue,
Personnel recovery,
Combat search and rescue.
They are also actively deployed on anti-piracy operations
throughout the year.
Indian Air Force
It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air
force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service
during World War II with the prefix
Royal.
After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947,
the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of
Dominion of India. With the
government's transition to a Republic in 1950, the prefix Royal was
removed.
The President of India holds the rank of Supreme Commander of the
IAF.
Approximate strength – 1.5 Lakh The Chief of Air Staff, an air
chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for
the bulk of operational command of the Air Force. There is never
more than one serving ACM at any given time in the IAF. The rank of
Marshal of the Air Force has
been conferred by the President of India on one occasion in
history, to Arjan Singh.
Motto -
(Sanskrit)
Touch the sky with Glory
Since 1950 the IAF has been involved in four wars with neighbouring
Pakistan and one with the People's Republic of China.
Major operations undertaken by the IAF include
Operation Vijay
Operation Meghdoot
Operation Cactus
Operation Poomalai
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, was an officer of the
Indian Air Force.
He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest
military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone
defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the
Indo-Pakistani War of
1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured
with the PVC.
The Indian Air Force is divided into
five operational
two functional commands
The purpose of an operational command is to conduct military
operations using aircraft within its area of responsibility,
whereas the responsibility of
functional commands is to maintain combat readiness.
Central Air Command (CAC) - HQ Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Eastern Air Command (EAC) - HQ Shillong, Meghalaya
Southern Air Command (SAC) - HQ Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
South Western Air Command (SWAC) - HQ Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Western Air Command (WAC) - HQ New Delhi
Training Command (TC) + - HQ Bangalore, Karnataka
Maintenance Command (MC)+ - HQ Nagpur, Maharashtra
Aside from the Training Command at Bangalore, the primary flight
training is done at the Air Force Academy (located in Hyderabad),
followed by
operational training at various other schools.
Specialised advanced flight training schools are located at Bidar,
Karnataka and Hakimpet, Telangana (also the location for helicopter
training).
The Garuda Commando Force is the special forces unit of the Indian
Air Force. It was formed in September 2004 and has a current
strength of over
1500 personnel.
The unit derives its name from Garuda, a divine bird-like creature
in Hinduism. Garud is tasked with the protection of critical Air
Force bases
and installations; search and rescue during peace and hostilities
and disaster relief during calamities.
List of exercises of the Indian Air Force
Cope India - United States
Shinyuu Maitri – Japan
Indian Coast Guard
It is a Maritime Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue agency that
protects India's maritime interests and enforces its maritime law,
with jurisdiction over
the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and
exclusive economic zone.
The Indian Coast Guard was formally established on 18 August 1978
by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India.
It operates under the Ministry of Defence.
Approximate strength – 15 Thousand
Governing body - Ministry of Defence
Central Armed Police Forces
Sometimes referred to as 'Paramilitary Forces’
They are headed by civilian officers from the Indian Police Service
and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the
Ministry
of Defence.
The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to uniform
nomenclature of five security forces in India under the authority
of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Their role is to defend the national interest mainly against the
internal threats.
They are –
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
National Security Guard (NSG)
It is India's Primary border guarding organization
on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, and
was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965.
It currently stands as the world's largest border guarding force.
BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian
Territories.
Approximate strength – 2.5 Lakh
Border Security Force (BSF)
Governing body - Ministry of Home Affairs
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
India’s largest paramilitary force
The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union
Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and
counter insurgency.
It came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on 27
July 1939.
After Indian Independence, it became the Central Reserve Police
Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Besides law and order and counter-insurgency duties, the CRPF has
played an increasingly large role in India's general
elections.
This is especially true for the state of [Jammu and Kashmir
(erstwhile State), Bihar and in the North East, with the presence
of unrest and often
violent conflict.
During the Parliamentary elections of September 1999, the CRPF
played a major role in the security arrangements.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Motto - " " Service and Loyalty
Governing body - Ministry of Home Affairs
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
CISF It was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10
March 1969
Approximate strength is 1.8 Lakh
Among its duties are guarding sensitive governmental buildings, the
Delhi Metro, and providing airport security.
The CISF is governed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, it is
headquarters are at New Delhi.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
The CISF provides security cover to 300 industrial units,
government infrastructure projects and facilities and
establishments located all over
India. Industrial sectors like
atomic power plants, space installations, mines, oil fields and
refineries, major ports, heavy engineering, steel plants, barrages,
fertiliser units,
airports and hydroelectric/thermal power plants owned and
controlled by Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), and
currency note presses
producing Indian currency are protected by CISF.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Motto - (Protection and Security)
Governing body - Ministry of Home Affairs
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
It is India's primary border patrol organization with its border
with China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Raised on 24 October 1962 in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of
1962.
Approximate strength – 1 Lakh
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
(Valour – Steadfastness and Commitment)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
It is a border patrol organization of India deployed along its
border with Nepal and Bhutan.
It is one of the Central Armed Police Forces under the
administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Approximate strength – 1 Lakh
Formed - 20 December 1963
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Governing body - Ministry of Home Affairs
National Security Guard (The Black Cats)
It is an elite counter-terrorism unit under the Indian Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA).
It was founded on 22 September 1986, following Operation Blue Star,
the Golden Temple attack and the assassination of Indira Gandhi,
"for combating terrorist activities and protect states against
internal
disturbances".
Governing body - Ministry of Home Affairs
Assam Rifles
Objective - To guard the Indo-Myanmar border and conduct Counter
Insurgency operations in the North East.
The Assam Rifles came into being in 1835, as a militia called the
‘Cachar Levy’, to primarily protect British Tea estates and their
settlements against tribal raids.
Approximate strength – 65 Thousand
Sentinels of the North East
Governing body - Ministry of Home Affairs