Surinder Singh (general)

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Surinder Singh

Surinder Singh GOC.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service1979 – 31 July 2019
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-38266W
Unit Brigade of the Guards
Commands held IA Western Command.svg Western Command
XXXIII Corps
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal & Bar
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM is a retired officer of Indian Army who served as General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He took office of the Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission on 21 August 2019. [7]

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Early life and education

Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended National Defence College, New Delhi and the Higher Command Course at Staff College, Camberley (Surrey). [3]

Career

Singh was commissioned into 2nd Battalion Brigade of the Guards in 1979. He has vast experience counter insurgency and operational environments. He has taught at The Infantry School, Mhow and College of Military Engineering, Pune. He has commanded an Armoured Brigade, a Division in a Strike Corps and a Mountain Corps in SikkimXXXIII Corps (Sukhna). He has also held staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, the Perspective Planning Directorate at the Army Headquarters,[ citation needed ] He has also served as a Team Leader of military observers with the UN mission in Liberia and has had other key operational roles.[ citation needed ]

He assumed the office of General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command on 17 September 2016, and served in the same capacity till 31 July 2019.[ citation needed ]

During four decades of his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2010, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019. [8] He was also ‘The Colonel’ of the Brigade of The Guards. [3] [9]

After his retirement from Indian Army, Singh was appointed Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission.[ citation needed ]

Honours and decorations

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 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 UNOMIL Medal bar.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service 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 UN Mission in Liberia

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 22 December 1979 [10]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army22 December 1981 [11]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army13 January 1983 [12]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army22 December 1990 [13]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army27 September 1997 [14]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army11 August 1999 [15]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army1 August 2007(seniority from 16 July 2007) [16]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army30 April 2012 (seniority from 11 October 2010) [17]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army24 April 2015 [18]

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commander-in-Chief Western Command
17 September 2016 – 31 July 2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
2014 - 2016
Succeeded by
S K Jha