Abhay Krishna

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Lieutenant General

Abhay Krishna

PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
Abhay Krishna GOC.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service7 June 1980 – 30 September 2019
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-38679A
Unit Rajputana Rifles
Commands held IA Central Command.jpg Central Command
IA Eastern Command.jpg Eastern Command
IA South Western Command.jpg South Western Command
III Corps
27 Mountain Division
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC is a retired officer of Indian Army. He served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command from 1 October 2018 following the retirement of Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi, to 30 September 2019. [1] He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Iqroop Singh Ghuman. [2] Prior to that, he commanded the Eastern Command and South Western Command of the Indian Army [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Krishna is an alumnus of St Xavier's High School, Patna; National Defence Academy, [5] Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

Career

Krishna was commissioned into Rajputana Rifles on 7 June 1980. He has vast experience and has served four tenures along Line of Actual Control, two tenures as UN observer, in Mozambique & Rwanda and as Chief of Staff (UN forces) in Burundi. He has commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in the Kashmir valley, an infantry battalion in Sikkim, Brigadier General Staff 3 Corps, 27 Mountain division (Kalimpong), Chief of Staff (Delhi area) and GOC III Corps (Dimapur). [6] [7] [8] He has served as GOC-in-C of the South Western Command (25 January 2017 – 30 July 2017) and GOC-in-C of Eastern Command (1 August 2017 – 30 September 2018). He commanded the RR during Operation Hifazat (Manipur) and Operation Rakshak (Kupwara). [9] [3] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Honours and decorations

During 39 years of his career, he has won a gallantry award in 1994 for being taken hostage, negotiating for release of other hostages and demobilisation of rebel forces during UN Peace Keeping Mission in Mozambique. He has also been awarded a Vishisht Sena Medal, Sena Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014, [14] Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2017 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018. [15] [16] [17] He was also the Colonel of the Regiment Rajputana Rifles and was Second-in-Command for the Republic Day parade in 2015. [3] [9] [18] [19]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena 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 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 UNONUB.png
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Operation Vijay 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 ONUB

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1980 [20]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army7 June 1982 [21]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army7 June 1985 [22]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army7 June 1991 [23]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army31 December 2002 [24]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 February 2005 [25]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army1 September 2008 (seniority from 8 January 2008) [26]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 January 2013 (seniority from 4 April 2011) [27]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army12 October 2015 (substantive) [28]

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  2. ↑ "Lt Gen Ghuman takes over as GOC-in-C of Central Command". 2 October 2019.
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