Army Chief Gen Naravane Takes Charge as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee

New Delhi: Filling in for the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Army Chief as the senior-most service chief, Army Chief General MM Naravane has assumed the charge as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee that comprises the three service chiefs, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.Also Read - Group Captain Varun Singh, Sole Survivor Of IAF Chopper Crash, Dies in Hospital

IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar had taken over their respective positions on September 30 and November 30.

Before the creation of the post of the CDS, the senior-most among the three service chiefs used to be the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.