Rules under Inter-Services Organisations Act 2023 notified, effective 27 May 2025
The Centre notified rules under the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023, effective 27 May 2025, to strengthen command and jointness in the armed forces, the Defence Ministry said on 28 May 2025.
Summary
Rules framed under the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023 have been notified in the Gazette and came into effect on 27 May 2025, the Ministry of Defence said on 28 May. The rules, framed under Section 11 of the Act, provide a framework for discipline, administrative control and operational synergy in Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs). The Act empowers Commanders-in-Chief and Officers-in-Command of ISOs to exercise command and control over personnel of all three services serving under them, without altering their separate service conditions. Parliament passed the Bill in the 2023 Monsoon Session; it received Presidential assent on 15 August 2023 and came into force on 10 May 2024.
Key facts
- Rules effective
- 27 May 2025
- Framed under
- Section 11 of the ISO (Command, Control & Discipline) Act 2023
- Act timeline
- Passed Monsoon Session 2023; assent 15 Aug 2023; in force 10 May 2024
- ISOs notified
- SRO 72, 27 Dec 2024
- Effect
- C-in-Cs/OiCs of ISOs command personnel of all services under them
Practice MCQs 3 questions
From which date did the rules under the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023 come into effect?
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Correct answer: D — 27 May 2025
The rules came into effect on 27 May 2025. The Act got assent on 15 August 2023 and came into force on 10 May 2024; ISOs were notified on 27 December 2024.
Under which section of the Inter-Services Organisations Act 2023 were the rules notified in May 2025 framed?
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Correct answer: B — Section 11
The Defence Ministry said the subordinate rules were framed under Section 11 of the Act.
Consider the following statements about the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act 2023: 1. It received the assent of the President on 15 August 2023. 2. It came into force with effect from 10 May 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Defence release.