Bimal Kumar Verma | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1980 - 1 December 2019 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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| Spouse(s) | Seema Verma |
| Relations | Nirmal Kumar Verma (brother) |
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC is a retired Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 13th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command from 29 February 2016 to 1 December 2019. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Verma attended the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun. He later attended the National Defence Academy where he was adjudged the Best Naval Cadet. His elder brother, Nirmal Kumar Verma [5] also joined the Navy and rose to become the 20th Chief of the Naval Staff. [6]
Verma was commissioned into the Navy on 1 January 1980. He has done his specialisation in Communication and Electronic Warfare. [7]
He has commanded the amphibious warfare ships INS Shardul and INS Magar, the destroyer INS Ranjit and the Guided missile destroyer INS Mysore. [7]
Ashore, he has served as Principal Director Naval Operations and as the Naval attaché at the Embassy of India, Tehran, Iran.
As a flag officer, he served as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area as well as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff for Information Warfare & Operations. After his promotion to the rank of vice admiral on 1 November 2012, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command where he coordinated the International Fleet Review 2016. [7]
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