Context:
- The three services are taking steps to improve ‘jointmanship’ and have agreed on the appointment of a Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Chief of the Naval Staff said.
Details about the committee:
- The three services have finally agreed to a PCCoSC, what his roles and responsibilities will be.
- The PCCoSC is envisaged as a single-point military adviser to the government.
- The permanent chairman, CoSC will be a four-star officer, who will be equivalent to chiefs of Army, Airforce, and Navy.
Roles of PC COSC
- He would look into joint issues of the services like training of troops, acquisition of weapon systems and joint operations of the services.
- The officer would also be in charge of the tri-services command at Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the strategic command of nuclear weapons along with the upcoming cyber and space command.
Related Information
- A GoM in its report, submitted to the government in February 2001, recommended the creation of such an institution.
- The Naresh Chandra Task Force, formed in May 2011 to review the national security management system, recommended the creation of the permanent post of chairman, chiefs of staff committee (CoSC).
Source:TH