What is CDS? 1. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) considered a ‘dual-hatted role’ is a new structure created in the Defence Ministry. 2. The dual-hatted role refers to the two hats the CDS wears- a. one as the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee which has the three service chiefs as members, and b. other of the head of the newly created Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in the ministry. 3. The former is a military role while the latter is a role in the government. 4. As the head of DMA, CDS will discharge major responsibilities within the ministry. 5. CDS has the status of a Cabinet Secretary but functionally will head a department headed by a Secretary. 6. CDS will be under a ministry where the Defence Secretary is in charge of the ministry. How many other departments does the Defence Ministry have? 1. It had four departments: Department of Defence; Department of Defence Production; Department of Defence Research and Development; and Department of Ex-servicemen
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