Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane has assumed the charge as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee which comprises all three service chiefs, reportedly.
Due to the untimely demise of Chief of defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in an Indian Air Force helicopter crash on December 8, the post went vacant.
Gen Naravane has been given the charge as the chairman of the committee as he is the senior-most among the three service chiefs, reportedly.