Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command

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Commander-in-Chief,
Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN)
VrC VSM ADC
DeputyChief of Staff
WebsiteOfficial Website

Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) is the head of the

Union Territory of India
.

The current CINCAN is

VM
who took command on 1 May 2023 as the 17th CINCAN.

History

The

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In October 1976, the operational control of all forces in the islands was given and the post was upgraded to Commodore, Andaman & Nicobar (COMAN). Shortly afterward, to signify jointness, all establishments came under the newly created Fortress Andaman & Nicobar. The appointment was re-designated to Fortress Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (FORTAN). In 1978, INS Kardip was commissioned as a Forward operating base
.

Structure of the Andaman and Nicobar Command

In March 1981, FORTAN was upgraded to a

three star appointment. In 1998, a 'Far East Naval Command' (FENC) was proposed, to be commanded by a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Far East Naval Command.[4]

With the operationalisation of the A & N Command as a unified theatre command in October 2001,

VrC, VSM, ADC took over as the First Commander-in-Chief of the unified command.[5]

Organisation

The CINCAN is a

one-star officers.[6]

List of Commanders

The following is a list of Commanders-in-Chief of the A&N command.[7]

No Name Branch Appointment Date Left Office References
1
Vice Admiral Arun Prakash AVSM, VrC, VSM
  Indian Navy 8 October 2001 30 December 2002 [8][9][10][11]
2
Vice Admiral O. P. Bansal AVSM
 15 January 2003 30 September 2003 [12][13]
3
Lieutenant General Bhupender Singh Thakur AVSM
  Indian Army 1 October 2003 13 January 2005 [14][15]
4
AVSM & bar
 14 January 2005 27 February 2006 [16][17]
5
NM
  Indian Navy 28 February 2006 25 October 2006 [18][19]
6
Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar AVSM
  Indian Air Force 2 December 2006 31 December 2007 [20][21][22]
7
Air Marshal Sadasivan Radhakrishnan AVSM
 1 January 2008 30 September 2008 [23][24]
8
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar AVSM
  Indian Navy 30 September 2008 30 September 2009 [25]
9
NM, VSM
 30 September 2009 28 December 2010 [26]
10
Lieutenant General N C Marwah AVSM
  Indian Army 1 January 2011 31 October 2012 [27][28]
11
VM, VSM
  Indian Air Force 2 November 2012 30 June 2014 [29]
12
NM
  Indian Navy 1 July 2014 28 February 2016 [30]
13
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM
 29 February 2016 1 December 2019 [31]
14
Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar PVSM, AVSM, VSM
  Indian Army 1 December 2019 31 May 2020 [32][33]
15
Manoj Pande AVSM, VSM
 1 June 2020 31 May 2021 [34]
16
Ajai Singh PVSM, AVSM
 1 June 2021 30 April 2023 [35]
17
VM
  Indian Air Force 1 May 2023 Incumbent [36]

List of CINCAN by branches of service

Army - 6
Navy - 7
Air Force - 4

See also

References

  1. ^ Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. "Chapter 20 - Maintenance, Repair And Refit Facilities". Transition to Triumph. Indian Navy. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ Singh 2018, p. 299.
  3. ^ "h5". www.sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  4. ^ Singh 2018, p. 300.
  5. ^ "ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR COMMAND BEING OPERATIONALISED" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Press Information Bureau". Pib.and.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  7. ^ Mukherjee & Mohan 2015.
  8. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL ARUN PRAKASH TAKES OVER THE FIRST UNIFIED COMMAND" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in.
  9. ^ "Arun Prakash to be new naval chief – Rediff.com India News". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Tri-service integrated command in place". The Hindu. 30 September 2001. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Vice Admiral Arun Prakash,PVSM,AVSM,VrC,VSM,ADC will be the new Naval Chief". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Air Marshal Asthana to head Strategic Forces Command – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. ^ "NCC camp in Port Blair". The Hindu. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2017.[dead link]
  14. ^ "English Releases". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Lt Gen B S Thakur chief of tri-service command". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  16. ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (March 2005). Competition Science Vision. Pratiyogita Darpan.
  17. ^ "Lt Gen Aditya Singh takes over charge of Southern Command". Zee News. 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  18. ^ "New Flag Appointments in the Navy". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Vice Admiral A K Singh new Eastern Naval Command chief". Zee News. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Service Record for Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar 12018 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Air Marshal Rajkumar to head Tri-Service Command". Zee News. 2 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  22. ^ "English Releases". Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan takes charge as CINCAN". OneIndia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Air Marshal Radhakrishan hands over reigns of ANC". OneIndia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  25. ^ "Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar to take over as C-in-C of Andaman and Nicobar". OneIndia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  26. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  27. ^ "Andaman And Nicobar Command, Pursuing Perfection Through Jointness". www.andamanchronicle.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  28. ^ "Lt Gen NC Marwah relinquishes command of ANC". Zee News. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  29. ^ Giles, Denis. "CINCAN Air Marshal PK Roy Bids Adieu". www.andamanchronicle.net. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Vice Admiral PK Chatterjee is the Commander in Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command". SP's Naval Forces. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  31. ^ "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  32. ^ "Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar takes over as C-n-C of Andaman & Nicobar Command". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  33. ^ @SpokespersonMoD (2 December 2019). "Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar takes over as C-n-C of Andaman & Nicobar Command" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  34. ^ "Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over as Commander-In-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command Tomorrow;". pib.gov.in.
  35. ^ "India's crucial Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs tomorrow". ThePrint. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  36. ^ @airnews_pb (1 May 2023). "Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan takes over as CINCAN" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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