New Delhi: Soon after assuming charge as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat held a meeting with important functionaries of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (Hq IDS) and directed that a proposal to create Air Defence Command be prepared by June 30.
He also directed various branch heads to come up with recommendations for inter-service synergy and jointness in a time bound manner, a Defence Ministry official said.
He also set out priorities for execution of synergy among the three services in a timebound manner. .
Some of the areas identified for jointness and synergy include creation of common logistics support pools in stations where two or more services have their presence.
Emphasising collegiate system of functioning, General Rawat directed that all three services and Coast Guard must be consulted and their views obtained in a time bound manner.
The CDS stressed that all must work towards accomplishing desired results and coming up with healthy views and ideas, the official added.
Gen Rawat assumed charge of first CDS on Wednesday after the government gave approval for the creation of this post last week.
