Chief of the Naval Staff (India)

The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander and the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Navy. The position is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication, and is always held by a full Admiral.

Chief of the Naval Staff
Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff
Incumbent
Admiral Karambir Singh
since 31 May 2019
 Indian Navy
AbbreviationCNS
Member ofNational Security Council
SeatCentral Secretariat
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
Term length3 years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Constituting instrumentNavy Act, 1957 (Act No. 62 of 1957)
PrecursorCommander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy
Formation26 January 1950 (1950-01-26)
First holderAdmiral Sir William Edward Parry
DeputyVice Chief of the Naval Staff
Salary₹250,000 (US$3,500) monthly[1][2]

The current CNS is Admiral Karambir Singh. The 24th Navy Chief, he took over from Admiral Sunil Lanba, who retired on 31 May 2019 after four decades of service from the navy.[3][4]

Office of the Chief of the Naval Staff

At Independence, the head of the Navy was designated the "Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy."[5] On 1 March 1948, the title of "Chief of the Naval Staff" was added,[6] with a re-designation to "Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy".

The "Royal" designation was dropped when India became a republic on 26 January 1950. Thus re-designating the head of Indian Navy to "Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy".

The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955 re-designated the head of Indian Navy to "Chief of Naval Staff".[7] The position is headed by both two-star rank Rear Admiral and three-star rank Vice Admiral. However since 1966, the CNS has always been a full Admiral.

Appointments to the office are made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The Chief of the Naval Staff generally reaches superannuation upon serving three years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.

Appointees
See also: Royal Indian Navy § Commanding officers

The following tables chronicle the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff.

Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy (1950-1955)
No. NameTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Parry, William EdwardAdmiral
Sir William Edward Parry KCB
(1893–1972)		26 January 195013 October 19511 year, 260 days
2
Pizey, Charles Thomas MarkAdmiral
Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey GBE, CB, DSO & Bar
(1899–1993)		13 October 195131 March 19553 years, 169 days

Chief of the Naval Staff (1955–present)
No. NameTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Pizey, CharlesAdmiral
Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey GBE, CB, DSO & Bar
(1899–1993)		1 April 195521 July 1955111 days
2
Carlill, Stephen HopeVice-Admiral
Sir Stephen Hope Carlill KBE, CB, DSO & Bar
(1902–1996)		21 July 195521 April 19582 years, 274 days
3
Katari, Ram DassVice Admiral
Ram Dass Katari
(1911–1983)		22 April 19584 June 19624 years, 43 days
4
Soman, Bhaskar SadashivVice Admiral
Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman
(1913–1995)		4 June 19623 March 19663 years, 272 days
5
Chatterji, Adhar KumarAdmiral
Adhar Kumar Chatterji
(1914–2001)		3 March 196628 February 19703 years, 362 days
6
Nanda, Sardarilal MathradasAdmiral
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda PVSM, AVSM
(1915–2009)		28 February 197028 February 19733 years, 0 days
7
Kohli, Sourendra NathAdmiral
Sourendra Nath Kohli PVSM
(1916–1997)		1 March 197329 February 19762 years, 365 days
8
Cursetji, JalAdmiral
Jal Cursetji PVSM
(1919–1991)		1 March 19761 March 19793 years, 0 days
9
Pereira, Ronald LynsdaleAdmiral
Ronald Lynsdale Pereira PVSM, AVSM
(1923–1993)		1 March 197928 February 19822 years, 364 days
10
Dawson, Oscar StanleyAdmiral
Oscar Stanley Dawson PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(1923–2011)		1 March 198230 November 19842 years, 274 days
11
Tahiliani, Radhakrishna HariramAdmiral
Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani PVSM, AVSM
(1930–2015)		1 December 198430 November 19872 years, 364 days
12
Nadkarni, Jayant GanpatAdmiral
Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC
(1931–2018)		1 December 198730 November 19902 years, 364 days
13
Ramdas, LaxminarayanAdmiral
Laxminarayan Ramdas PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC
(born 1933)		1 December 199030 September 19932 years, 303 days
14
Shekhawat, Vijai SinghAdmiral
Vijai Singh Shekhawat PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC
(born 1937[8])		1 October 199330 September 19962 years, 365 days
15
Bhagwat, VishnuAdmiral
Vishnu Bhagwat PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(born 1939[9])		1 October 199630 December 19982 years, 90 days
16
Kumar, SushilAdmiral
Sushil Kumar PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM, ADC
(1940–2019[10])		30 December 199829 December 20012 years, 364 days
17
Singh, MadhvendraAdmiral
Madhvendra Singh PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(born 1942[11])		29 December 200131 July 20042 years, 215 days
18
Prakash, ArunAdmiral
Arun Prakash PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC
(born 1944)		31 July 200431 October 20062 years, 215 days
19
Mehta, SureeshAdmiral
Sureesh Mehta PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(born 1947)		31 October 200631 August 20092 years, 304 days
20
Verma, Nirmal KumarAdmiral
Nirmal Kumar Verma PVSM, AVSM
(born 1951)		31 August 200931 August 20123 years, 0 days
21
Joshi, Devendra KumarAdmiral
Devendra Kumar Joshi PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM, ADC
(born 1954)		31 August 201226 February 20141 year, 179 days
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Dhowan, RobinVice Admiral
Robin K. Dhowan PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC
(born 1954)
Acting		26 February 201417 April 201450 days
22
Dhowan, RobinAdmiral
Robin K. Dhowan PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC
(born 1954)		17 April 201431 May 20162 years, 44 days
23
Lanba, SunilAdmiral
Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(born 1957)		31 May 201631 May 20193 years, 0 days
24
Admiral
Karambir Singh PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(born 1959)
[12]		31 May 2019Incumbent1 year, 29 days

See also

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