The Chief of the Army Staff is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army.The office of the Chief of the Army Staff was created through The Commanders-In-Chiefs (Change in Designation) Act of the Indian Parliament in 1955.
Chiefs Of Army Staff
| NAME | YEAR |
|---|---|
| GEN.MAHARAJ RAJENDRA SINHIJI | APR-MAY 1955 |
| GEN.S.M.SRINAGESH | 1955 – 1957 |
| GEN. K.S. THIMAYYA | 1957 – 1961 |
| GEN. R.N.THAPAR | 1961 – 1962 |
| GEN. J.N.CHAUDARI | 1962 – 1966 |
| GEN. P.P. KUMARAMANGALAM | 1966 – 1969 |
| GEN. S.H.F.J. MANEKSHAW | 1969 – 1972 |
| FIELD MARSHAL S.H.F.J. MANEKSHAW | 1972 – 1973 |
| GEN. G.G. BEWOOR | 1973 – 1975 |
| GEN. T.N. RAINA | 1975 – 1978 |
| GEN. O.P. MALHOTRA | 1978 – 1981 |
| GEN. K.V. KRISHNA RAO | 1981 – 1983 |
| GEN. A.S. VAIDYA | 1983 – 1986 |
| GEN.K. SUNDARJEE | 1986 – 1988 |
| GEN. V.N. SHARMA | 1988 – 1990 |
| GEN.S.F.RODRIGUES | 1990 – 1993 |
| GEN. BIPIN CHANDRA JOSHI | 1993 – 1994 |
| GEN. SHANKAR ROY CHOWDARI | NOV.1994- SEPT.1997 |
| GEN. VED PRAKASH MALIK | OCT.1997- SEPT.2000 |
| GEN.SUNDARRAJAN PADMANABHAM | OCT.2000- DEC.2002 |
| GEN.N.C. VIJ | 2003-FEB -.2005 |
| GEN. JOGINDER JASWANTH SINGH | FEB.2005 – 2007 OCT. |
| GEN.DEEPAK KAPOOR | 2007,OCT- 2010 MARCH |
| GEN.V. K. SINGH | 2010 MAY – 31 MARCH 2012 |
| GEN. BIKRAM SINGH | 2012 MAY- 2014 JULY |
| GEN.DALBIR SINGH SUHAG | 2014 MAY – ……… |
| The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander and typically the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Navy. The position is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication. The rank associated with the position is usually that of Admiral. | |
| CHIEFS OF NAVAL STAFF | |
| NAME | YEAR |
| VICE-ADMIRAL R .D. KATARI | 1958 – 1962 |
| VICE-ADMIRAL B. S. SOMAN | 1962 – 1966 |
| ADMIRAL A.K.CHATTARJEE | 1966 – 1970 |
| ADMIRAL S.M. NANDA | 1970 – 1973 |
| ADMIRAL S.N. KOHLI | 1973 – 1976 |
| ADMIRAL J.L. CURSETJI | 1976 – 1979 |
| ADMIRAL R.L. PEREIRA | 1979 – 1982 |
| ADMIRAL O.S. DAWSON | 1982 – 1984 |
| ADMIRAL R.H. TAHILIANI | 1984 – 1987 |
| ADMIRAL J.G. NADKARNI | 1987 – 1990 |
| ADMIRAL L. RAMDAS | 1990 – 1993 |
| ADMIRAL VIJAY SINGH SHEKAWAT | 1993 – 1996 |
| ADMIRAL VISHNU BHAGAWAT | 1996 – 1998 |
| ADMIRAL SUSHIL KUMAR | 1998 – 2001 |
| ADMIRAL MADHVENDRA SINGH | 2001 – 2004 |
| ADMIRAL SURESH PRAKASH | 2004 – 2006 |
| ADMIRAL SURESH MEHATA | 2006 – 2009 |
| ADMIRAL NIRMAL KUMAR VERMA | 2009 – 2012 |
| DEVENDRA KUMAR JOSHI | 2012 – 2014 |
| ADMIRAL R.K. DHOWAN | 2014 – ……. |