Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan

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Lieutenant General

Y V K Mohan

AVSM, SM, VSM
Y V K Mohan (cropped).jpg
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1981 – 2020
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-40007M
Unit7/11 Gorkha Rifles
Commands heldIX Corps
17 Mountain Division
Battles/warsOperation Meghdoot
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM is a retired Indian Army general who last served as the Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College.[1][2] He previously served as the Commander, IX Corps of the Indian Army. He assumed the post after Lt. General Satinder Kumar Saini took over as the GOC-in-C, Southern Command.[3][4][5]

Early life and education[]

Mohan was born in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. He is an alumnus of Korukonda Sainik School, Andhra Pradesh; National Defence Academy, Pune; and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has also attended Royal College of Defence Studies, London.[6][3][7]

Career[]

He was commissioned into 7th battalion of 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981. He has served in various high-altitude areas like Sikkim, Ladakh and Siachen Glacier. He has commanded an infantry brigade in a high-altitude area and 17th Mountain Division (Gangtok). His staff appointments include Assistant Chief Integrated Defence Staff (Joint Operations) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff. His instructional appointments include the commandant of National Defence College, Delhi.[3][6][8][9]

During his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (2015), the Sena Medal during Operation Meghdoot (2005), and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019 for his service.[10][11]

Military Awards and Decorations[]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg
IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal Sainya Seva Medal Operation Parakram Medal High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

References[]

  1. ^ Staff Reporter (18 January 2019). "Lieutenant General Y.V.K. Mohan takes charge". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Major reshuffle in Army, Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal to take charge as Deputy Chief of Staff". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Lt. Gen. Y V K Mohan takes over as Commander of 9 Corps". India Today. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ "Lt. Gen. Y V K Mohan takes over as Commander of 9 Crops". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ^ "Army Commander visits border areas".
  6. ^ a b Staff Reporter (2017-01-01). "Anantapur man to head National Defence College". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. ^ "Telugu man in top Army post". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-01-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ "LT Gen Mohan takes over as commander Rising Star corps - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  9. ^ "Maj Gen YVK Mohan is new GOC 17 Mountain Division". 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  10. ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.
  11. ^ "Ashok Chakra Awarded to NK Neeraj Kumar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles (Posthumous) 374 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
Military offices
Preceded by
N S Ghei
 Commandant of the National Defence College
January 2017 - January 2018 		Succeeded by
Srikant
Preceded by General Officer Commanding IX Corps
10 January 2018 - 12 January 2019 		Succeeded by
J S Nain
Preceded by
Amrik Singh
 Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College
13 January 2019 - 31 December 2020 		Succeeded by
M J S Kahlon
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