Short Notes about Indian Defence for Competitive Exams

 Indian Defence 

Major Point: 

• The Supreme Commander of all Indian Forces is the President of India.
• The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence
• The Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) is responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning defence of the country.
• Indian defence system has been divided into three services -
  1. Army
  2. Air Force
  3. Navy

Some important points/ Information on above three defence services:-

1. Indian Army: The Indian Army is organized into seven commands:

S. No.	Command	HQ Location
1.	Western Command	Chandimadir, Punjab
2.	Eastern Command	Kolkata
3.	Northern Command	Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
4.	Southern Command	Pune
5.	Central Command	Lucknow
6.	Army Training Command	Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
7.	South Western Command	Jaipur

2. Indian Air Force: Indian Air Force  is organised into seven commands

S. No.	Command	HQ Location
1.	Western Command	New Delhi
2.	Eastern Command	Shillong
3.	Southern Command	Tiruvananthpuram
4.	Central Command	Allahabad
5.	Training Command	Bangalore
6.	South Western Command	Gandhi Nagar
7.	Maintenance Command	Nagpur

3. Indian Navy: Indian Navy is organised into following commands

S. No.	Command	HQ Location
1.	Western Command	Mumbai
2.	Eastern Command	Vishakhapatnam
3.	Southern Command	Kochi

4. Indian Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is headed by a Director General. It headquarters is based in the Capital, New Delhi. It has

• 3 Regional headquarters at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair
• 1 District Headquarters in each of the nine coastal states and 2 in the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
• 4 Coast Guard Stations, one each at Vadinar, Okha, Tuticorin and Mandapam.
• It also has aerodromes in Daman and Chennai
• Air Enclaves at Goa, Kolkata and Port Blair.

5. Ranks of commissioned Officers

Rank of Commissioned Officers
Army	Air Force	Navy
General	Air Chief Marshal	Admiral
Lt. General	Air Marshal	Vice Admiral
Major General	Air Vice marshal	Rear Admiral
Brigadier	Air Commodore	Commodore
Colonel	Group Captain	Captain
Lt. Colonel	Wing Commander	Commander
Major	Squadron Leader	Lt Commander
Captain	Flight Lieutenant	Lieutenant
Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Sub- Lieutenant