Indian Armed Forces are divided into three services :
i) Army
ii) Navy
iii) Air
The Chief is 'Chief of the Army Staff'. Its headquarters is in New Delhi. The army is organised into the following seven commands.
Command | Headquarters Command |
---|---|
Western Command | Chandigarh |
Northern Command | Uttam pur |
Army Training Command | Shimla |
South Western Command | Jaipur |
Eastern Command | Kolkata |
Southern Command | Pune |
Central Command | Lucknow |
The Chief is an Admiral ranked "Chief of the Naval Staff".The headquarters is in New Delhi. The Navy has three Naval Commands, commanded by Flag Officers Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Vice-Admiral.
Command | Headquarters Command |
---|---|
Eastern Command | Visakhapatnam |
Southern Command | Kochi Western |
Western Command | Mumbai |
The chief is an Air Chief Marshal ranked 'Chief of the Air Staff'. Its headquarters is in New Delhi. The Air force is organised into seven commands( five optional and two Functional Commands).
Command | Headquarters Command |
---|---|
Eastern Air Command | Shillong |
South-Westem Air Command | Gandhinagar |
Southern Air Command | Tiruvananthpuram |
Western Air Command | New Delhi |
Central Air Command | Allahabad |
Maintenance Command | Nagpur |
Training Command | Bangalore |