| Aspect |
Army |
Navy |
Air Force |
| Total Personnel |
14,00,000 |
67,000 |
1,70,000 |
| Officers |
50,000 |
9,500 |
12,000 |
| Jawans |
13,50,000 |
- |
- |
| Sailors |
- |
57,500 |
- |
| Airmen |
- |
- |
1,58,000 |
| Role |
Land-based military operations and defense |
Naval operations, maritime security, and defense |
Aerial warfare and defense, air transport, and support operations |
| Head of Service |
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) |
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) |
Chief of Air Staff (CAS) |
| Present Name |
General Manoj Mukund Naravane |
Admiral Karambir Singh |
Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria |
| Chief of defence staff |
GENERAL ANIL CHAUHAN, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM |
| Budget Allocation (2021-2022) |
INR 2,18,998 crore (approx.) |
INR 1,64,415 crore (approx.) |
INR 1,56,344 crore (approx.) |
| Famous Operations |
Operation Vijay (Kargil War), Operation Rhino (Counter-insurgency operations in Assam), Operation Meghdoot (Siachen Glacier conflict) |
Operation Trident (1971 Indo-Pak War), Operation Talwar (Anti-piracy operation in Gulf of Aden), Operation Rakshak (Counter-insurgency operations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) |
Operation Safed Sagar (Kargil War), Operation Cactus (Maldives crisis), Operation Meghdoot (Siachen Glacier conflict) |
| Famous Weapons Used |
Bofors FH-77B Howitzers (Kargil War), AK-47 rifles (Counter-insurgency operations), INS Vikrant (1971 Indo-Pak War), BrahMos cruise missiles (Anti-piracy operations), Mirage 2000 aircraft (Kargil War) |
INS Viraat (Anti-piracy operations), Sea Harrier aircraft (Gulf of Aden), Kalvari-class submarines (Counter-insurgency operations), |
Mirage 2000 aircraft (Kargil War), Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft (Kargil War), MiG-21 Bison aircraft (Kargil War) |
| PVC Holders |
Subedar Major Bana Singh, Major Somnath Sharma, Major Shaitan Singh, Lance Naik Karam Singh, Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Naib Subedar Sanjay Kumar, Captain Vikram Batra, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, Havildar Sanjay Kumar, Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, Lieutenant Colonel Hoshiar Singh, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, Flying Officer Nirmal Kumar Pandey, Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma, Flying Officer K. N. Bajpai, Wing Commander Vishwanath Sharma, Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal |
Able Seaman Albert Ekka |
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Squadron Leader Harjinder Singh, Flight Lieutenant Sudhir Kumar Tomar, Squadron Leader Mohinder Kumar Puri, Squadron Leader Rakes |
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