 General VK Singh |
General VK Singh has been appointed as India’s Chief of Army Staff by the Indian Defence Ministry. General Singh took over the office on March 31, 2010.
An alumnus of Birla Public School, Pilani and National Defence Academy, General Singh is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington with a competitive vacancy. He is also a graduate of US Army Rangers Course at Fort Benning, USA and US Army War College, Carlisle. He was commissioned in 2 Rajput (Kali Chindi) in 1970 and commanded the same battalion from June 1991 to May 1994 General Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC, is a third generation officer of the Rajput Regiment. . He was involved in the liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 and Op Pawan in Sri Lanka in 1987 where he was awarded Yudh Seva Medal. He has vast operational experience in counter insurgency operations, LC, LAC and HAA environment.
General Singh has vast experience in high profile command, staff and instructional appointments. He commanded his battalion in an active LC environment and Brigade in an operationally sensitive area. While in command of a counter insurgency force in J&K, he was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service as General Officer Commanding. On staff, he has served in MO Dte at Army HQ, Col GS of an Infantry Division and BGS of a Corps during OP Parakram. The General Officer also commanded the Strike Corps in Western Sector before taking over the command of the Eastern Army in March 2008. He has been an instructor at Inf School, Mhow and Chief Instructor at JLW (Commando Wing) at Belgaum. He has also served as an Instructor at HQ IMTRAT. The General Officer was awarded with Param Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India in recognition of his exceptional and distinguished services on Republic Day in 2009.
The General Officer is a keen sportsman and plays almost all troop games as well as tennis, badminton and golf. His hobbies are trekking and photography.
