Ajai Singh (lieutenant general)

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Lieutenant General

Ajai Singh

PVSM, AVSM
Gen Ajai Singh.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1983 – 30 April 2023
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-41465P [1]
Unit 81 Armoured Regiment
Commands held Andaman and Nicobar Command
X Corps
Battles/wars Operation Meghdoot
Kargil War
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Ajai Singh PVSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Army general. He served as the 16th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He assumed command from Lieutenant-General Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM on 1 June 2021.

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Early life and education

Singh was born in an army family. He is a fifth-generation soldier, all of them in the cavalry or armoured corps. The family has been in the army for over 162 years. [2] He attended The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He subsequently attended the National Defence Academy as part of the 63rd course. He then was part of the 73rd course of the Indian Military Academy. [3]

He holds four master's degrees: an MBA with ORSA specialisation, an MSc in defence studies, an MPhil in defence and management studies and an MA in International Security and Strategy from King's College London. [2]

Career

Singh was commissioned in the 81st Armoured Regiment on 17 December 1983. [1] His father had raised the regiment a decade earlier. [2] As a major, he commanded a rifle company of the Maratha Light Infantry during Operation Meghdoot and the Kargil War, receiving the COAS Commendation for Gallantry. He also served with MONUA in Angola as a United Nations military observer. [2]

Singh has attended a mountaineering course at the High Altitude Warfare School and tank gunnery & technology courses. He was also selected to attend a United Nations Senior Mission Leader Course in Indonesia as well as the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), London. [3]

General officer

Promoted to the rank of major general, Singh was appointed general officer commanding of a division. He then held the post of Additional Director General Military Operations (ADGMO) at Army headquarters. As a Lieutenant General he served as Director General Financial Planning and later Director General Military Training (DGMT) at Army HQ. On 30 July 2019, he was appointed the 30th general officer commanding X Corps at Bathinda. [4]

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay star.svg
IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg 75yearmedal.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Star
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Anniversary of Independence Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal MONUA Medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 17 December 1983 [1]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army17 December 1985
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army17 December 1988 [5]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army17 December 1994 [6]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army16 December 2004 [7]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army15 March 2006 [8]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army22 October 2010 (acting, substantive 9 December 2010 with seniority from 29 August 2009) [9]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 February 2016 (substantive, seniority from 23 August 2014) [10]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army1 May 2018 [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "India's crucial Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs tomorrow". ThePrint. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes over as 16th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes charge of Chetak Corps". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
1 June 2021 - 30 April 2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding X Corps
1 August 2019 - 25 August 2020		Succeeded by
Manoj Kumar Mago
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