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class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg/150px-Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg/225px-Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg/300px-Vice_Admiral_ensign_of_Indian_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of the Vice Admiral</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg/230px-Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="288" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg/345px-Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg/460px-Vice_Admiral_Krishna_Swaminathan_VCNS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1638" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Swaminathan" title="Krishna Swaminathan">Krishna Swaminathan</a><br /></div>since 1 May 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Principal Staff Officer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Vice Chief</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">VCNS</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Naval Headquarters, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">11 May 1967</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sourendra_Nath_Kohli" title="Sourendra Nath Kohli">Sourendra Nath Kohli</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</b> (VCNS) is a statutory position in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a>, that is usually held by a three star <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">vice admiral</a>. The Vice Chief is the deputy of the Chief of the Naval Staff and is usually the second highest ranking officer of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a>. The current VCNS is <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Swaminathan" title="Krishna Swaminathan">Krishna Swaminathan</a> who took over from <a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Kumar_Tripathi" title="Dinesh Kumar Tripathi">Dinesh K Tripathi</a> on 1 May 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of India">independence of India</a> on 15 August 1947, the Chief of Staff to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)#Commander-in-Chief,_Royal_Indian_Navy_(1947–1948)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Commander-in-Chief</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy" title="Royal Indian Navy">Royal Indian Navy</a> was the de facto <a href="/wiki/Second-in-command" title="Second-in-command">Second-in-command</a>. The appointment was held by an officer of the rank of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a>. In 1949, the Chief of Staff was also made Deputy Commander-in-Chief RIN.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1955, the post was re-designated <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1959, the post was upgraded to <a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">Two-star rank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-radm_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 May 1967, the office was re-designated to <b>Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</b>, in line with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a>. It was first held by <a href="/wiki/Sourendra_Nath_Kohli" title="Sourendra Nath Kohli">Sourendra Nath Kohli</a>. The appointment was then in the two-star rank of rear admiral.<sup id="cite_ref-Kohli_first_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kohli_first-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 12 December 1967, <a href="/wiki/Nilakanta_Krishnan" title="Nilakanta Krishnan">Nilakanta Krishnan</a> succeeded Kohli as VCNS, with the office being raised to the three-star rank of Vice-Admiral in March 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-VADM_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VADM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The VCNS heads the Staff Branch-I at the Naval Headquarters. The following Directors General/Controllers/Assistant Principal Staff Officers report into the VCNS.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Chief Hydrographer</li> <li>Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS)</li> <li>Controller Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_General_Project_Seabird" title="Director General Project Seabird">Director General Project Seabird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff</a> (Policy & Plans)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff</a> (Staff Requirements)</li> <li>Principal Director Naval Plans (PDNP)</li> <li>Integrated Financial Advisor (Navy)</li> <li>Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA)</li> <li>Director General Naval Armament Inspectorate (DGNAI)</li> <li>Scientific Adviser to the Chief of the Naval Staff (SA to CNS)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Order_of_precedence">Order of precedence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Order of precedence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The VCNS ranks at No. 23 on the <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">Indian order of precedence</a>, along with the Vice Chiefs of Staff of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> and the Army Commanders (GOC-in-C), Naval Commanders (FOC-in-C) and Air Commanders (AOC-in-C).<sup id="cite_ref-rajyasabha_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rajyasabha-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The VCNS is at the Apex Pay grade (Grade 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,200).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointees">Appointees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Appointees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No. </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 600px;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(India)" title="Rear admiral (India)">Rear Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sourendra_Nath_Kohli" title="Sourendra Nath Kohli">Sourendra Nath Kohli</a> </td> <td>11 May 1967 </td> <td>11 December 1967 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kohli_first_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kohli_first-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Nilakanta_Krishnan" title="Nilakanta Krishnan">Nilakanta Krishnan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">DSC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>12 December 1967 <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>20 February 1970 </td> <td>Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Indo-Pakistani War of 1971</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Jal_Cursetji" title="Jal Cursetji">Jal Cursetji</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>20 February 1970 </td> <td>26 February 1973 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/V._A._Kamath" title="V. A. Kamath">V. A. Kamath</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 March 1973 </td> <td>31 March 1977 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Director_General_of_the_Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Director General of the Indian Coast Guard">Director General of the Indian Coast Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Lynsdale_Pereira" title="Ronald Lynsdale Pereira">Ronald Lynsdale Pereira</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>5 April 1977 </td> <td>28 February 1979 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Swaraj_Parkash" title="Swaraj Parkash">Swaraj Parkash</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Maha_Vir_Chakra" title="Maha Vir Chakra">MVC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 1979 </td> <td>31 March 1980 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Director_General_of_the_Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Director General of the Indian Coast Guard">Director General of the Indian Coast Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/M._R._Schunker" title="M. R. Schunker">M. R. Schunker</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 April 1980 </td> <td>1 March 1982 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Director_General_of_the_Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Director General of the Indian Coast Guard">Director General of the Indian Coast Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Sardari Lal Sethi <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 1982 </td> <td>30 May 1983 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Subimal Mookerjee <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 May 1983 </td> <td>29 April 1984 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Radhakrishna_Hariram_Tahiliani" title="Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani">Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>2 May 1984 </td> <td>27 November 1984 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> K. K. Nayyar <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>28 November 1984 </td> <td>28 February 1986 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Jayant_Ganpat_Nadkarni" title="Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni">Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>28 February 1986 </td> <td>30 November 1987 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Gulab_Mohanlal_Hiranandani" title="Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani">Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>8 December 1987 </td> <td>28 February 1989 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> S. C. Chopra <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>28 February 1989 </td> <td>30 June 1990 </td> <td>Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> H. Johnson <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 June 1990 </td> <td>31 December 1990 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Suren P. Govil <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 December 1990 </td> <td>31 October 1992 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Vijai_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Vijai Singh Shekhawat">Vijai Singh Shekhawat</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 October 1992 </td> <td>30 September 1993 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> S. K. Chand <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>15 October 1993 </td> <td>30 November 1995 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Kailash K. Kohli <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 November 1995 </td> <td>19 October 1996 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Director_General_of_the_Indian_Coast_Guard" title="Director General of the Indian Coast Guard">Director General of the Indian Coast Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sushil_Kumar_(admiral)" title="Sushil Kumar (admiral)">Sushil Kumar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">UYSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>19 October 1996 </td> <td>31 March 1998 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> P. J. Jacob <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 March 1998 </td> <td>28 February 2001 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-shake_up_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shake_up-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Madhvendra_Singh" title="Madhvendra Singh">Madhvendra Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 2001 </td> <td>1 January 2002 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-shake_up_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shake_up-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Colin_De_Silva" title="John Colin De Silva">John Colin De Silva</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 January 2002 </td> <td>30 September 2003 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Arun_Prakash" title="Arun Prakash">Arun Prakash</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>17 October 2003 </td> <td>30 July 2004 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Yashwant Prasad <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 July 2004 </td> <td>31 October 2005 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> Venkat Bharathan <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 October 2005 </td> <td>30 November 2006 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Kumar_Verma" title="Nirmal Kumar Verma">Nirmal Kumar Verma</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 November 2006 </td> <td>1 April 2008 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> R. P. Suthan </td> <td>30 April 2008 </td> <td>30 July 2009 </td> <td>Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Naval_Command" title="Eastern Naval Command">Eastern Naval Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> D. K. Dewan </td> <td>1 September 2009 </td> <td>30 August 2011 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Robin_K._Dhowan" title="Robin K. Dhowan">Robin K. Dhowan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 August 2011 </td> <td>16 April 2014 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Lanba" title="Sunil Lanba">Sunil Lanba</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>2 June 2014 </td> <td>30 March 2015 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Parasurama_Naidu_Murugesan" title="Parasurama Naidu Murugesan">Parasurama Naidu Murugesan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 March 2015 </td> <td>30 May 2016 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Karambir_Singh" title="Karambir Singh">Karambir Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 May 2016 </td> <td>30 October 2017 </td> <td>Later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajit_Kumar_P" title="Ajit Kumar P">Ajit Kumar P</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 October 2017 </td> <td>30 January 2019 </td> <td>Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/G._Ashok_Kumar" title="G. Ashok Kumar">G. Ashok Kumar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 January 2019 </td> <td>31 July 2021 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vice_Admiral_G_Ashok_Kumar_assumes_charge_as_Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vice_Admiral_G_Ashok_Kumar_assumes_charge_as_Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Satish_Namdeo_Ghormade" class="mw-redirect" title="Satish Namdeo Ghormade">Satish Namdeo Ghormade</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Aide_de_Camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Aide de Camp">ADC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 July 2021 </td> <td>31 March 2023 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Jasjit_Singh" title="Sanjay Jasjit Singh">Sanjay Jasjit Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 April 2023 </td> <td>31 December 2023 </td> <td>Present Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief <a href="/wiki/Western_Naval_Command" title="Western Naval Command">Western Naval Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HT-051223_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT-051223-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Dinesh_K_Tripathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dinesh K Tripathi">Dinesh K Tripathi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">NM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>4 January 2024 </td> <td>30 April 2024 </td> <td>Present <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (India)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Swaminathan" title="Krishna Swaminathan">Krishna Swaminathan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 May 2024 </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Vice Chief of the Army Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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rank of vice-admiral 26 March 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-VADM_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VADM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div> <p>** Went on to become <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Naval Staff (India)">Chief of the Naval Staff</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_300" title="INAS 300">300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_303" title="INAS 303">303</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Airborne Early Warning (AEW)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_339" title="INAS 339">339</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Anti-submarine (ASW)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/INAS_330" title="INAS 330">330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INAS_333" 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