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Arms Amendment Act
= Be er regula on of firearms for a safer, more secure society
= Enhances the punishment for exis ng offences like illegal manufacture, sale,
transfer and illegal acquiring, possessing or carrying prohibited arms or
prohibited ammuni on; illicit trafficking of firearms; celebratory gunfire
endangering human life
Crea on of the post of CDS
= In a landmark decision with tremendous reform in higher defence
management in the country, the Government approved crea on of the post
of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in the rank of a four-star General with salary
and perquisites equivalent to a Service Chief.
= Accordingly General Bipin Rawat assumed office of CDS on 1st January
2020.
= As the CDS, he is the Principal Military Advisor to the Raksha Mantri on all
Tri-Services ma ers and heads the Department of Military Affairs (DMA).
= The appointment of CDS follows the announcement made by the Prime
Minister on August 15, 2019, in his address to the na on.
Complete Access to Netaji Files
= Declassifica on of all records rela ng to Neta Ji Subhash Chandra Bose and
Azad Hind Fauj has been completed. All records placed in the Na onal
Archives of India. The files on NetaJi have been uploaded on online portal
www.netajipapers.gov.in
A Museum on Prime Ministers
= A State of the Art Museum on Prime Ministers of India conceived and
ini ated at a cost of Rs. 226 cr to highlight life, works and contribu ons
made by all the Prime Ministers in na on building.
