Balwant Singh Negi
Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi | |
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Years of service | 16 December 1978 – 30 September 2018 |
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Service number | IC-35479Y |
Unit | Assam Regiment |
Commands held | ![]() XIV Corps |
Battles/wars | Operation Meghdoot Operation Parakram Operation Vijay Operation Trident Operation Falcon |
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Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, SM, VSM & Bar is a former General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command of the Indian Army who served in office from 1 December 2015 till 30 September 2018. He assumed the post after Lt General Rajan Bakshi retired and was succeeded by Lt General Abhay Krishna.[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Negi is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. He has completed the senior command course at Defence Service Staff College, Wellington; command & staff course in Bangladesh; higher command course at Army War College, Mhow and command course at National Defence College, New Delhi. He also holds a double MPhil in Strategic Studies and Defence Studies); a double master's degree in Defence Studies and a PhD in Strategic Studies from Madras University where his research topic was “China’s Modernisation and its implications”.[1][3][4]
Career[]
Negi was commissioned into Assam Regiment on 16 December 1978. He has vast experience in North East India and Jammu & Kashmir. He has commanded a battalion on the Siachen Glacier, a brigade in Western Command, a Counter Insurgency Force in Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand & Bihar, XIV Corps (Leh). He has held command of many operations including Operation Meghdoot, Operation Vijay, Operation Rakshak, Operation Parakram, Operation Falcon, Operation Trident, Operations Sahayata I and II. He has also held staff appointments including He has held Colonel General Staff of an Infantry Division in Jammu & Kashmir during Operation Parakram; Commandant of the Indian Military Academy.[1][3][2][5][6]
During 40 years of his career he has been awarded Yudh Seva Medal for Siachen in 1998; Sena Medal for Jammu & Kashmir in 2002; Vishisht Seva Medal twice for Jammu & Kashmir in 2009 and 2013; Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2016 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2018.[7] He has also been awarded with General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Commendation Card (twice) and Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Commendation Card.[1][3][8]
Honours and decorations[]
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Uttam Yudh Seva Medal | Yudh Seva Medal | Sena Medal |
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (Bar) | Special Service Medal | Siachen Glacier Medal | Operation Vijay Medal |
Operation Parakram 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 |
Personal life[]
He is an excellent sportsman with three Blues in Boxing and Gymnastics from National Defence Academy. He is also a keen equestrian track and Master of Fox Hounds for Ooty Hunt Club; has extensive trekking and motor biking experience in the Himalayas. on a 350cc Royal Enfield Motorcycle.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Indian Army Southern Command".
- ^ a b "Lt Gen BS Negi appointed Central Command's new GOC-in-C (designate) - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ a b c d "BS Negi takes over as GOC of central command".
- ^ "» Lt General BS Negi". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Lt General Balwant Singh Negi takes over as Indian Military Academy Commandant". The Economic Times. 2015-08-04. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "3 new commanders to take charge". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.
- ^ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- Living people
- Indian generals
- Recipients of the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
- Indian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
- Military personnel from Uttarakhand
- Alumni of the National Defence College, India
- Commandants of Indian Military Academy