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DMA gets first IAF Additional Secretary; Singhal given ITBP charge
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Air Marshal Vikram Gaur is DMA Additional Secretary; Singhal holds ITBP charge.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Air Marshal Vikram Gaur has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs, the first Indian Air Force officer in that post.
DMA is headed by the Chief of Defence Staff, who is also its Secretary.
Separately, the Home Ministry gave Sanjay Singhal, Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal, additional charge as DG of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Air Marshal Vikram Gaur is Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), the first IAF officer in that post
- DMA is headed by the Chief of Defence Staff, who is also its Secretary
- DMA was created in January 2020 within the Ministry of Defence, with General Bipin Rawat as the first CDS
- Sanjay Singhal, DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), has been given additional charge as DG of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
- SSB and ITBP are Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- The Department of Military Affairs is headed by the Chief of Defence Staff, who is also its Secretary.
- The Chief of Defence Staff is the Principal Military Adviser to the Defence Minister and also permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
- The Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the Sashastra Seema Bal are Central Armed Police Forces functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The Defence Secretary heads the Department of Defence, which is separate from the Department of Military Affairs.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 Internal and external security: higher defence organisation. The creation of the CDS and DMA aimed at jointness and theatre integration among the three Services; placing an IAF officer as Additional Secretary reflects a tri-service, not Army-centric, civil-military structure. The way forward is to deepen integration through theatre commands, joint procurement and clear lines between DMA and the civilian Department of Defence.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
2026ರ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಏರ್ ಮಾರ್ಷಲ್ ವಿಕ್ರಮ್ ಗೌರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಿಸಿದ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ (DMA) ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರು ಯಾರು?
- ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪಡೆಗಳ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರು (CDS)
- ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ
- ವಾಯುಪಡೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರು
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಭದ್ರತಾ ಸಲಹೆಗಾರರು
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: A — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪಡೆಗಳ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರು (CDS) — CDS ಅವರೇ DMA ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಯಾಗಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ನೇತೃತ್ವ ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರು.
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