அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
Subject to the authority, direction, control and supervision of the Secretary, the functions of the Chief of
Defence Staff shall be—
(a)
to assist in providing for the strategic direction of the armed forces ;
(b)
to develop a doctrine for the joint employment of the armed forces ;
(c)
to facilitate the preparation of strategic plans for the armed forces ;
(d)
to co-ordinate matters in respect of the functions relating to intelligence as between the armed forces ;
(e)
to undertake assessments to determine the capabilities of the armed forces in comparison with those of their potential adversaries ;
(f)
to facilitate the preparation of operational plans for the armed forces and to co-ordinate the implementation of the same as between the armed forces ;
(g)
to prepare and review contingency plans relating to the armed forces ;
(h)
to tender advise on critical deficiencies and strengths and assess the effect of such deficiencies and strengths —
(i)
in meeting national security objectives ; and
(ii)
in ensuring conformity with policy ;
(i)
to tender advise on the extent to which the programmes, recommendations and budget proposals of the armed forces for a fiscal year conform to the priorities established in relation to strategic plans ;
(j)
to tender advise on the extent to which the major programmes and policies of the armed forces relating to manpower and equipment conform to strategic plans ;
(k)
to assess military requirements as against the proposed defence procurement plans and to advise the Ministry accordingly ;
(l)
to facilitate the formulation of policies for the joint training of the armed forces ;
(m)
to facilitate the formulation of policies for peace-keeping operations by the armed forces ; and
(n)
to do all such other things as are required or are necessary for the implementation of the above.