Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command

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Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) is the head of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the first and only Tri-service theater command of the Indian Armed Forces, based at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a Union Territory of India.

The current CINCAN is Lieutenant General Ajai Singh AVSM who took command on 1 June 2021 as the 16th CINCAN.

History

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands became a Union territory of India in 1956. The first military unit on the islands was the naval base INS Jarawa which was commissioned in 1964.[1] The base was commanded by a Resident Naval Officer (RNO). With the establishment of subsequent garrisons in the islands, the post was upgraded to Naval Officer-in-charge Andaman & Nicobar (NOIC A&N).Template:Sfn The naval establishments were under the command of the Eastern Naval Command during 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 & Nicobar (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 Two star appointment tenanted by a Rear Admiral.[2] In 1987, the post was further 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.Template:Sfn

With the operationalisation of the A & N Command as a unified theatre command in October 2001, Vice Admiral Arun Prakash, Template:Small took over as the First Commander-in-Chief of the unified command.[3]

Organisation

The CINCAN is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CINCAN reports directly to the Chief of Defence Staff (India) (CDS) in New Delhi. He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the command, a two-star officer and the commanders of each component (sea, land, air) - one-star officers.[4]

List of Commanders

The following is a list of Commanders-in-Chief of the A&N command.Template:Sfn

No Name Branch Appointment Date Left Office References
1 Vice Admiral Arun Prakash Template:Small Template:Navy 8 October 2001 30 December 2002 [5][6][7][8]
2 Vice Admiral O. P. Bansal Template:Small 15 January 2003 30 September 2003 [9][10]
3 Lieutenant General Bhupender Singh Thakur Template:Small Template:Army 1 October 2003 13 January 2005 [11][12]
4 Lieutenant General Aditya Singh Template:Small 14 January 2005 27 February 2006 [13][14]
5 Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh Template:Small Template:Navy 28 February 2006 25 October 2006 [15][16]
6 Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar Template:Small Template:Air force 2 December 2006 31 December 2007 [17][18][19]
7 Air Marshal Sadasivan Radhakrishnan Template:Small 1 January 2008 30 September 2008 [20][21]
8 Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar Template:Small Template:Navy 30 September 2008 30 September 2009 [22]
9 Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi Template:Small 30 September 2009 28 December 2010 [23]
10 Lieutenant General N C Marwah Template:Small Template:Army 1 January 2011 31 October 2012 [24][25]
11 Air Marshal Pramon Kumar Roy Template:Small Template:Air force 2 November 2012 30 June 2014 [26]
12 Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee Template:Small Template:Navy 1 July 2014 28 February 2016 [27]
13 Vice Admiral Bimal Verma Template:Small 29 February 2016 1 December 2019 [28]
14 Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar Template:Small Template:Army 1 December 2019 31 May 2020 [29][30]
15 Lieutenant General Manoj Pande Template:Small 1 June 2020 31 May 2021 [31]
16 Lieutenant General Ajai Singh Template:Small 1 June 2021 Incumbent [32]

List of CINCAN by branches of service

Army - 6
Navy - 7
Air Force - 3

See also

References

  1. ↑ Transition to Triumph{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indian Navy
  2. ↑ h5. www.sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  3. ↑ ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR COMMAND BEING OPERATIONALISED.
  4. ↑ Press Information Bureau. Pib.and.nic.in. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  5. ↑ VICE ADMIRAL ARUN PRAKASH TAKES OVER THE FIRST UNIFIED COMMAND. pibarchive.nic.in.
  6. ↑ Arun Prakash to be new naval chief – Rediff.com India News. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Tri-service integrated command in place. The Hindu(2001-09-30). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Vice Admiral Arun Prakash,PVSM,AVSM,VrC,VSM,ADC will be the new Naval Chief. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Air Marshal Asthana to head Strategic Forces Command – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. ↑ NCC camp in Port Blair. The Hindu(2003-03-02). Retrieved 27 December 2017.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
  11. ↑ English Releases. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Lt Gen B S Thakur chief of tri-service command. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Competition Science Vision{{#if:Darpan|, Darpan}. Pratiyogita Darpan(March 2005)
  14. ↑ Lt Gen Aditya Singh takes over charge of Southern Command. Zee News(1 March 2006). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  15. ↑ New Flag Appointments in the Navy. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Vice Admiral A K Singh new Eastern Naval Command chief. Zee News(26 October 2006). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Service Record for Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar 12018 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  18. ↑ Air Marshal Rajkumar to head Tri-Service Command. Zee News(2 December 2006). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  19. ↑ English Releases. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  20. ↑ Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan takes charge as CINCAN. OneIndia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  21. ↑ Air Marshal Radhakrishan hands over reigns of ANC. OneIndia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  22. ↑ Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar to take over as C-in-C of Andaman and Nicobar. OneIndia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  23. ↑ D.K. Joshi, next Navy chief. The Hindu(6 June 2012). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  24. ↑ Andaman And Nicobar Command, Pursuing Perfection Through Jointness. www.andamanchronicle.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  25. ↑ Lt Gen NC Marwah relinquishes command of ANC. Zee News(1 November 2012). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  26. ↑ CINCAN Air Marshal PK Roy Bids Adieu, Giles, Denis. www.andamanchronicle.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  27. ↑ Vice Admiral PK Chatterjee is the Commander in Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command. SP's Naval Forces. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  28. ↑ Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  29. ↑ Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar takes over as C-n-C of Andaman & Nicobar Command(2019-12-02). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  30. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  31. ↑ Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over as Commander-In-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command Tomorrow;. pib.gov.in.
  32. ↑ India’s crucial Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs tomorrow. ThePrint(31 May 2021). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

Bibliography

  • [{{{url}}} Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010]. HarperCollins Publishers India.
  • [{{{url}}} India's Naval Strategy and Asian Security]. Routledge.

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