Anil Chauhan

<p><a href="/facts/General_(India)/8DqXpgeh">General</a> Anil Chauhan <a href="/facts/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal/HIHQ1uts">PVSM</a> <a href="/facts/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal/MzpAyoLS">UYSM</a> <a href="/facts/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal/zthPhk9d">AVSM</a> <a href="/facts/Sena_Medal/jyrHNLNS">SM</a> <a href="/facts/Vishisht_Seva_Medal/MykcJYpp">VSM</a> (born 18 May 1961) is a <a href="/facts/Four-star_rank/rxDa9Fsw">four-star general</a> of the <a href="/facts/Indian_Army/4a3vrgyL">Indian Army</a>, who is the current and 2nd <a href="/facts/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)/kQStusk5">Chief of Defence Staff</a> (CDS) of the <a href="/facts/Indian_Armed_Forces/B4go58SS">Indian Armed Forces</a>, since 30 September 2022.
</p><p>On 28 September 2022, Gen Chauhan was recalled from retirement and was appointed as <a href="/facts/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)/kQStusk5">Chief of Defence Staff</a> (CDS) by the <a href="/facts/Second_Modi_ministry/mGVQ78rw">Narendra Modi-led government</a>, following a June 2022 notification which permitted military retirees under the age of 62 to be qualified for the post. Assuming charge two days later, he became the first <a href="/facts/Three-star_rank/RBQJs9Kk">three-star</a> retiree to be appointed to the post, traditionally held by a <a href="/facts/Four-star_rank/rxDa9Fsw">four-star officer</a>. He succeeded General <a href="/facts/Bipin_Rawat/arcRANxh">Bipin Rawat</a>, the inaugural holder of the post, who had died in a <a href="/facts/2021_Indian_Air_Force_Mil_Mi-17_crash/7m1Fmtvz">helicopter crash</a> in December 2021.
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Anil Chauhan