BREAKING: Lt Gen (retd) Anil Chauhan named new CDS

The Centre on Wednesday named Lt Gen (retd) Anil Chauhan as the brand new CDS (Chief of Defence Employees). He’ll succeed Normal Bipin Rawat, who died in December final yr. The place had been vacant since then. Chauhan served as GOC-in-charge of Jap Command from 2019 to 2021. He retired in Could 2021. He may also operate as Secretary to the Authorities of India, Division of Navy Affairs. 

In a profession spanning practically 40 years, Chauhan had held a number of command, employees, and instrumental appointments and had intensive expertise in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir and North-East India. 

Born in Could 1961, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981. He’s an alumnus of the Nationwide Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla and the Indian Navy Academy, Dehradun.

Within the rank of Main Normal, the officer had commanded an Infantry Division within the important Baramula sector within the Northern Command. Later as Lt Normal, he commanded a corps within the North East and subsequently went to turn into the Normal Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Jap Command from September 2019 and held the cost till his retirement from the service in Could 2021.

Along with these command appointments, the officer additionally tenanted vital employees appointments together with the cost of Director Normal of Navy Operations. Earlier, the officer had additionally served as a United Nations mission to Angola.

Even after his retirement, Chauhan continued to contribute to nationwide safety and strategic issues. For his distinguished and illustrious service, Chauhan was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.