Vijay Lall

Lt General

Vijay Lall

PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Lt General; Vijay Lall; PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Allegiance	India
Service	Indian Army
Years of service	1962-2002
Rank	Lt General
Service number	IC-13306F
Unit	AOC
Wars	Sino-Indian War of 1962; Indo-Pakistan War of 1965; Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 (Bangladesh Liberation War); Indo-Pakistan War of 1999 (Kargil War) (Operation Vijay);
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Chief Of Army Staff Commendation
Alma mater	Modern School, New Delhi; National Defence Academy; Indian Military Academy; College of Materials Management; College of Defence Management; Indian Institute of Public Administration; Army War College; Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya; University of Jabalpur
Spouse(s)	Dr Veena Lall (m.1967)
Children	2
Other work	Director - IMCL (Apollo Hospitals Group); Adviser, IIMM; Member, MP - Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Member, United Services Institute of India;

Lt General Vijay Lall, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (Hindi pronunciation: [vi:jeː laːaːl] (listen)) is a retired Indian Army General Officer. His military career spanned about four decades, where he last served as the 15th Indian Director General Ordnance Services of the Army. He was also the Senior Colonel Commandant AOC.^[1]

Early life and education[]

He did his schooling from the Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.^[2]^[3] He joined the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune (NDA) in 1958 followed by the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (IMA); graduating in June 1962.

In addition, Vijay is an alumnus of various defence and civil training institutions namely the College of Materials Management (CMM), Jabalpur; College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad; Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi and Army War College (AWC), Mhow.

Military career[]

Vijay was commissioned in the AOC on 10 June 1962. He completed his infantry attachment with Third-First Gorkha Rifles (PVC Battalion) where he was a Platoon Commander in the Bravo company. During his career, he held various command, staff, instructional and regimental appointments. He is a specialist in ammunition and explosives technology and holds a master's degree in Materials Management from University of Jabalpur.(RDVV)

Assumption of Office Guard of Honour Lt General Vijay Lall, PVSM, AVSM, ADC

He commanded units after attaining the rank of Captain up to Lt General. His various command appointments include commanding a Mobile Ammunition Repair Section (MARS), Ordnance Maintenance Company(OMC), an Independent Foreign Army Unit in Nigeria (during the years 1979-1981), a Division Ordnance Unit.

Besides, he also served in staff appointments as the Assistant Adjutant General(AAG) of a Sub-Area and Director-Coordination at Army Headquarters.

Promoted to the rank of Brigadier, Vijay assumed the office of Commandant, COD Dehu Road and in addition was also the Station Commander of the Military Garrison. Succeeding this, he was the Deputy Director General (General Stores and Clothing) at Army Headquarters.

After promotion to Major General, he took over as MGAOC (Southern Command).

Following which, he was selected to be Member Army (Ex-Officio Joint Secretary) of Special Surplus Stores Disposal Committee, a high-level empowered committee of the Ministry of Defence. Vijay thereafter served as Additional Director General (Technical Stores) at Army Headquarters.

After promotion to the rank of Lt General, he was appointed as Commandant of the College of Materials Management.

On 1 Jan 2001, the Government appointed him as the 15th Director General Ordnance Services.

Lt General Vijay Lall, PVSM, AVSM, ADC paying homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate after taking over as Director General Ordnance Services

Lt General Vijay Lall, PVSM, AVSM, ADC paying homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate after taking over as Director General Ordnance Services

He was awarded by the President of India twice for distinguished services^[4] and Commendation by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) during his career.

Honours and awards[]

He has received the following medals, decorations and commendations in his military career:

Param Vishisht Seva Medal^[5] for distinguished services of the most exceptional order to the nation.
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished services of an exceptional order to the nation.
Chief of Army Staff Commendation

Param Vishisht Seva Medal		Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samar Seva Star	Poorvi Star	Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal	Sainya Seva Meda	Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal	30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal

Besides these, he was appointed as Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of India.

Vijay was responsible for securing the coveted Golden Peacock National Training Award in the year 2000 for the College of Materials Management (CMM), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.^[6]^[7] He received the award from the then Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India.

Lt General Vijay Lall, AVSM receiving the Golden Peacock Training Award 2000 from Shri L K Advani, Honourable Home Minister and Dy. Prime Minister of India

Dates of rank[]

Rank	Component	Date of rank
Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	10 Jun 1962
Lieutenant	Indian Army	10 Jun 1964
Captain	Indian Army	Jun 1965
Major	Indian Army	1 May 1971
Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	Aug 1981
Colonel	Indian Army	Sep 1985
Brigadier	Indian Army	Aug 1989
Major General	Indian Army	Sep 1993
Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	5 Dec 1997

Other assignments[]

Some of the other positions held by him were:

Professor, Dean of Management and Member; Executive Council, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, RDVV (Formerly, University of Jabalpur) Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

President, Dehuroad Cantonment Board, Pune District, Maharashtra

After relinquishing his uniform, Vijay was on the Board of Directors of Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited (Apollo Hospitals Group)^[8] for over a decade.

Besides, he is also a:

Fellow, All India Management Association
Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Directors
Distinguished Fellow, Indian Institute of Materials Management^[9]
Member, MP - Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses^[10]
Member, United Services Institute of India

References[]

^ India, Press Information Bureau (31 Jan 2002). "Lt General Vijay Lall". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 31 Jan 2002.
^ "Famous Alumni". Modern School. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "MSOSA |Excellence Awardees". msosa.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ "Latest Releases". pibarchive.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ India, CMM (27 Sep 2020). "College of Materials Management website". CMM website. Retrieved 27 Sep 2020.
^ Peacock, Golden (2000). "Golden Peacock Award".
^ "Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ India, Indian Institute of Materials Management (2001). "IIMM" (PDF). IIMM.
^ India, MP- IDSA (30 Jun 2017). "Member" (PDF). IDSA. Retrieved 30 Jun 2017.

[1] India, Press Information Bureau (31 Jan 2002). "Lt General Vijay Lall". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 31 Jan 2002.

[2] "Famous Alumni". Modern School. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[3] "MSOSA |Excellence Awardees". msosa.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[4] "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[5] "Latest Releases". pibarchive.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[6] India, CMM (27 Sep 2020). "College of Materials Management website". CMM website. Retrieved 27 Sep 2020.

[7] Peacock, Golden (2000). "Golden Peacock Award".

[8] "Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

[9] India, Indian Institute of Materials Management (2001). "IIMM" (PDF). IIMM.

[10] India, MP- IDSA (30 Jun 2017). "Member" (PDF). IDSA. Retrieved 30 Jun 2017.

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