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By Vineet Dikshit
The Indain Navy’s new Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) took charge on Saturday that is on July 31, 2021.
The new VCNS Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM assumed charge from Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC at aformal ceremony held this morning at South Block, New Delhi.
Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar retires today after glorious service of 39 years.
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade is an alumni of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Naval Staff College at the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, and the Naval War College, Mumbai.
The Flag Officer was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1984 and is a Navigation and Direction specialist and had extensive operational tenures onboard front-line warships of the Indian Navy.
During his career spanning over 37 years, he has been through a myriad of operational and staff appointments.
His important operational appointments include Commands of Guided Missile Frigate INS Brahmaputra, Submarine Rescue Vessel INS Nireekshak, and Minesweeper INS Alleppey, and Second-in-Command of Guided Missile Frigate INS Ganga. INS Nireekshak was awarded the Unit Citation for the first time during his command.
His important staff appointments ashore include Assistant Chief of Personnel (Human Resources Development), Principal Director of Personnel, Director Naval Plans and Joint Director Naval Plans at Naval Headquarters as separate assignments, Director (Military Affairs) at the Ministry of External Affairs (Disarmament & International Security Affairs), Local Workup Team (West), and Instructor at the Navigation Direction School and the National Defence Academy.
The officer also held the coveted appointments of Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area and Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area.
In the rank of Vice Admiral he has held the challenging and coveted appointments of Director General Naval Operations, Chief of Staff Eastern Naval Command and Controller Personnel Services.
He has succeeded Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar who retires after more than 39 years of illustrious service on 31 Jul 21. During his tenure as VCNS, the Navy saw an increase in budget allocation with 100% utilization of allocated budget with impetus on capital acquisition.
During his service Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar had proactively pushed for adopting ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ Mission with Navy allocating more than 2/3rd of capital procurement from indigenous sources, 39 out of 41 ships and submarines for Indian Navy are being constructed in Indian Shipyards.
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