CDS authorised to issue Joint Instructions and Joint Orders for three Services
On 24 June 2025 in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh authorised the Chief of Defence Staff and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs to issue Joint Instructions and Joint Orders for all three Services.
Summary
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh authorised the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs (DMA) to issue Joint Instructions and Joint Orders for the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Ministry of Defence said in New Delhi on 24 June 2025. Earlier, instructions or orders concerning two or more Services were issued by each Service separately. The first Joint Order, on 'Approval, Promulgation and Numbering of Joint Instructions and Joint Orders', was released on 24 June 2025 to streamline procedures, remove redundancies and improve cross-Service cooperation.
Key facts
- Authorised by
- Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh
- Authorised official
- CDS & Secretary, Department of Military Affairs
- Earlier system
- Each Service issued common orders separately
- First Joint Order
- 'Approval, Promulgation and Numbering of Joint Instructions and Joint Orders', 24 June 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who authorised the CDS & Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, to issue Joint Instructions and Joint Orders for the three Services in June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Raksha Mantri
PIB: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh authorised the CDS & Secretary, DMA, to issue Joint Instructions and Joint Orders for all three Services.
Consider the following statements: 1. Before June 2025, instructions or orders pertaining to two or more Services were issued by each Service separately. 2. The first Joint Order, released on 24 June 2025, was on 'Approval, Promulgation and Numbering of Joint Instructions and Joint Orders'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB: the change marks a shift from the earlier system in which Instructions/Orders pertaining to two or more Services were issued by each Service separately, and the first Joint Order on 'Approval, Promulgation and Numbering of Joint Instructions and Joint Orders' was released on 24 June 2025. Both are correct.