Abhay Krishna

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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]

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]

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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

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
File:2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1980[20]
File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1982[21]
File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 7 June 1985[22]
File:Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 7 June 1991[23]
File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 31 December 2002[24]
File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 February 2005[25]
File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 1 September 2008 (seniority from 8 January 2008)[26]
File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 January 2013 (seniority from 4 April 2011)[27]
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 12 October 2015 (substantive)[28]

References

  1. ↑ Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over as GOC-in-Chief of Central Command.
  2. ↑ Lt Gen Ghuman takes over as GOC-in-C of Central Command(2019-10-02).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 An Experienced Hand Takes over Eastern Theatre. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. ↑ Lt Gen Abhay Krishna named chief of eastern command amid China border tensions. livemint.com/(2017-07-31). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  5. ↑ St Xavier’s old boy leads parade in Delhi - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  6. ↑ Army Reportedly Launches Offensive Against Militants In Manipur After Six Jawans Were Martyred. indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  7. ↑ Vigil along India-Myanmar border to be tightened. www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  8. ↑ Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over as GOC Spear Corps : 24th nov15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines. e-pao.net. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over Army's South Western Command. The Economic Times(2017). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  10. ↑ Lt Gen Anil Chauhan takes over as GOC Spear Corps 20170101. e-pao.net. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  11. ↑ Lt Gen Abhay Krishna appointed as Chief of Eastern Command. Jagranjosh.com(2017-08-01). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  12. ↑ St Xavier’s old boy leads parade in Delhi - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  13. ↑ AIMT Greater Noida | Army MBA Institute India | Army management Institute Delhi NCR. www.aimt.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  14. ↑ 368 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  15. ↑ Heroes of surgical strike receive gallantry medals | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. dna(2017-03-20). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  16. ↑ 398 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  17. ↑ Press Information Bureau. www.pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  18. ↑ Republic Day Parade 2015- A Curtain Raiser. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  19. ↑ ‘Rajputana Rifles’ Pay Homage to its Gallant. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  20. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](16 May 1981).
  21. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](25 December 1982).
  22. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](31 May 1986).
  23. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](25 April 1992).
  24. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](31 July 2004).
  25. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](25 March 2006).
  26. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](3 July 2010).
  27. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](22 March 2014).
  28. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](20 February 2016).

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