Consisting of military and civilian officers, the DMA promotes jointness in various areas such as procurement, training and staffing.[6] The DMA deals with the tri-serviceIntegrated Defence Staff (IDS) Headquarters, with the headquarters of thethree armed forces, theArmy,Air Force andNavy, theTerritorial Army and certain procurement requirements. DMA also deals with promoting jointness through joint planning, facilitates restructuring for optimal utilisation of resources and promotes the use of indigenous equipment by the Services.[6] The DMA, being under theChief of Defence Staff also deals with the role and responsibilities assigned to the chief.[1][4]
As per the Second Schedule to Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961, the following subjects were allocated to DMA:-[7]
The Armed Forces of the Union, namely, Army, Navy and Air Force.
Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence comprising Army Headquarters, Naval Headquarters, Air Headquarters and Defence Staff Headquarters.
The Territorial Army.
Works relating to Army, Navy and Air Force.
Procurement exclusive to the Services except capital acquisitions, as per prevalent rules and procedures.
Promoting jointness in procurement, training and staffing for the Services through joint planning and integration of their requirements.
Facilitation of restructuring of Military Commands for optimal utilisation of resources by bringing about jointness in operations, including through establishment of joint / theatre commands.
Promoting use of indigenous equipment by the Services.
The department comes under the Ministry of Defence and is headed by theChief of Defence Staff, who acts as itsex-officiosecretary.[3] In addition to the Chief of Defence Staff, the department comprises an additional secretary, fivejoint secretaries, thirteen deputy secretaries, and twenty-five under-secretaries.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
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