Podali Shankar Rajeshwar

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P S Rajeshwar

Lieutenant General P S Rajeshwar AVSM, VSM.jpg
Born (1960-05-27) 27 May 1960 (age 62)
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1980 - May 2020
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-39380A [1]
Unit Regiment of Artillery
Commands held Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
XII Corps
Battles/wars Operation Parakram
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is a former General officer in the Indian Army. He last served as the 14th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command, from December 2019 to May 2020. He took office on 1 December 2019 when Vice Admiral Bimal Verma retired. [2] [3] [4] He superannuated on 31 May 2020, handing over command to Lieutenant General Manoj Pande. Earlier, he had served as the 12th Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, from November 2018 to November 2019.

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Early life and education

Rajeshwar is an alumnus of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and National Defence College, Delhi. He also holds a master's degree in national security administration from National Defense College, Philippines. [5]

Career

Rajeshwar was commissioned into the Indian army's Regiment of Artillery in December 1980. He has various operational experiences in high altitude areas, counter-insurgency areas in the North East, and counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. He has held commands of an artillery regiment during Operation Parakram, an infantry brigade at line of control, General-Officer-Commanding XII Corps, Director General of Perspective Planning at the Integrated Headquarters and GOC of Romeo Force in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also served in various United Nations Peacekeeping operations to Rwanda and Mozambique. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Rajeshwar served as 12th Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) of the Indian Armed Forces. He assumed the office on 1 November 2018 when Lieutenant General Satish Dua retired, and served in the same capacity till 30 November 2019 when Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar took over. [5] [9] [10]

Honours and decorations

During 38 years of his career, he has been awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January (2020), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2018 and Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2016 for his service. [11] [1]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.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 IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg ONUMOZ Medal bar.gif UNAMIR Medal bar.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal ONUMOZ UNAMIR

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 December 1980 [12]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army13 December 1982
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army13 December 1985 [13]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army13 December 1991 [14]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army31 December 2002 [15]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 February 2005 [16]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army12 December 2008 (acting) [17]
1 February 2009 (substantive; seniority from 31 January 2008) [17]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army31 January 2013 (seniority from 11 April 2011) [18]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army1 April 2016 (substantive) [19]

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Military offices
Preceded by
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
1 December 2019 – 31 May 2020
Succeeded by
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande
Preceded by
Lt Gen Satish Dua
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
1 November 2018 – 30 November 2019
Succeeded by
Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar
Preceded by
V P Singh
General Officer Commanding XII Corps Succeeded by
R K Jagga