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Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)

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| incumbent = [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade]]
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| type = Principal Staff Officer
| status = Deputy Chief
| abbreviation = VCNS
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| seat = Naval Headquarters, [[New Delhi]]
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The '''Vice Chief of the Naval Staff''' (VCNS) is the second-highest ranking officer of the [[Indian Navy]] and the deputy to the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the navy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nanda |first1=S M |title=The man who bombed Karachi : a memoir |date=October 2015 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India |isbn=978-8172235628 |page=113}}</ref><ref name="Kohli_first">{{cite web|title=Admiral Kohli First Naval Vice-Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1967-05-11_158.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 May 1967|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> The VCNS is a PSO (Principal Staff Officer) at Naval Headquarters in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Principal Staff Officers {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/principal-staff-officers |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> The office is held by a [[Three-star rank|Three Star Officer]] in the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]. He is responsible for the operation of naval related tasks as well as deputising for the Chief. The current VCNS is [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade]] who took over from [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[G. Ashok Kumar]] on 31 July 2021.<ref name="toi-310721">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vice-admiral-sn-ghormade-to-take-charge-as-indian-navy-vice-chief-on-saturday/articleshow/84899950.cms|title=Vice Admiral SN Ghormade to take charge as Indian Navy|publisher=Times of India|date=2021-07-31}}</ref>

==History==

Established on 11 May 1967, the office was first held by [[Sourendra Nath Kohli]], subsequently appointed CNS. The appointment was then in the two-star rank of rear admiral.<ref name="Kohli_first">{{cite web|title=Admiral Kohli First Naval Vice-Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1967-05-11_158.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 May 1967|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> On 12 December 1967, [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] succeeded Kohli as VCNS, with the office being raised to the three-star rank of Vice-Admiral in March 1969.<ref name="VADM">{{cite web|title=Rear Admiral Krishnan Promoted Vice-Admiral|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOLK-I/PDF/DEF-1969-03-27_138.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 March 1969|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>

==Organisation==
The VCNS heads the Staff Branch-I at the Naval Headquarters. The following Directors General/Controllers/Assistant Principal Staff Officers report into the VCNS.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staff Branch-I {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/staff-branch-i |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
* Chief Hydrographer
* Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS)
* Controller Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A)
* Director General Project Seabird
* Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans)
* Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Staff Requirements)
* Principal Director Naval Plans (PDNP)
* Integrated Financial Advisor (Navy)
* Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA)
* Director General Naval Armament Inspectorate (DGNAI)

==Order of precedence==
The VCNS ranks at No. 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with the Vice Chiefs of Staff of the [[Indian Army]] and [[Indian Air Force]] and the Army Commanders (GOC-in-C), Naval Commanders (FOC-in-C) and Air Commanders (AOC-in-C).<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |access-date=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref> The VCNS is at the Apex Pay grade (Grade 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,200).<ref>{{cite web |title=Report of the 7th Central Pay committee |url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |date=20 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-date=20 November 2015 }}</ref>

== Appointees ==
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;"|S.No.
! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 600px;" | Notes
|-
|1
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sourendra Nath Kohli]]
|11 May 1967
|11 December 1967
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="Kohli_first"/>
|-
|2
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nilakanta Krishnan]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}, {{small|{{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DSC}}}}
|12 December 1967 {{refn|Appointed as rear admiral, appointment raised to the rank of vice-admiral 26 March 1969.<ref name="VADM"/>|group= n}}
|20 February 1970
|Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Naval Command]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-02-20_073.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 February 1970|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=440 |date=3 May 1969 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|3
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jal Cursetji]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|20 February 1970
|26 February 1973
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Cursetji to Head Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-02-14_083.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 February 1973|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[V. A. Kamath]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|31 March 1973
|31 March 1977
|Later [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Kamath to be Naval Vice Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-03-21_118.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=21 March 1973|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ronald Lynsdale Pereira]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|5 April 1977
|28 February 1979
||Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Pereira Takes Over as Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-04-05_070.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 April 1977|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|6
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Swaraj Parkash]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|MVC|AVSM}}}}
|1 March 1979
|31 March 1980
|Later [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Swaraj Parkash To Take Over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1979-02-22_092.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 February 1979|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|7
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. R. Schunker]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 April 1980
|1 March 1982
|Later [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Schunker Takes Over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-04-01_126.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 April 1980|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|8
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Sardari Lal Sethi {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 March 1982
|30 May 1983
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Sethi Appointed Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-25_107.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 February 1982|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Appointments From March 1, 1982|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-04_071.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 February 1982|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|9
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Subimal Mookerjee {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|31 May 1983
|29 April 1984
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Mookerjee Appointed Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-05-30_195.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 May 1983|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|10
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|2 May 1984
|27 November 1984
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Tahiliani New Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-05-01_161.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 May 1984|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|11
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] K. K. Nayyar {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|28 November 1984
|28 February 1986
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Nayyar New Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1984-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1984-11-27_176.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 November 1984|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|12
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM|VSM}}}}
|28 February 1986
|30 November 1987
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Nadkarni New Vice Chief of Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-27_123.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 February 1986|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Nadkarni to Take Over as New Naval Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-11-29_154.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 November 1987|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|13
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|8 December 1987
|28 February 1989
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Chief of Navy Takes Over|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-12-08_164.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 December 1987|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|14
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] S. C. Chopra {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|28 February 1989
|30 June 1990
|Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief Takes Over|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-02-28_078.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 February 1989|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|15
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] H. Johnson {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}}
|30 June 1990
|31 December 1990
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief For Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-I/PDF/DEF-1990-06-13_158.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=13 June 1990|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief, Flag Officer Commanders-in-Chief and Deputy Chief For Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1990-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1990-12-28_181.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 December 1990|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|16
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Suren P. Govil {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|31 December 1990
|31 October 1992
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Govil Retires|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-10-30_256.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 October 1992|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|17
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Vijai Singh Shekhawat]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC}}}}
|31 October 1992
|30 September 1993
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of Guard at Naval Headquarters|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-10-31_251.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 October 1992|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|18
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] S. K. Chand {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|15 October 1993
|30 November 1995
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral SK Chand PVSM AVSM ADC - Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Retires Today|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1995-DEFENCE%20(2)/PDF/DEF-1995-11-30_167.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 November 1995|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|19
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Kailash K. Kohli {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|30 November 1995
|19 October 1996
|Later [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Kohli Appointed As New Vice Chief of Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1995-DEFENCE%20(2)/PDF/DEF-1995-11-23_162.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 November 1995|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|20
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sushil Kumar (admiral)|Sushil Kumar]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|NM}}}}
|19 October 1996
|31 March 1998
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Vice Chief Appointed|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-10-19_131.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=19 October 1996|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|21
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] P. J. Jacob {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|31 March 1998
|28 February 2001
||<ref name="shake_up">{{cite news |author= |title=Major shake up in naval command structure |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/mar/01navy.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=1 March 2001 |access-date=8 February 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|22
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Madhvendra Singh]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 March 2001
|1 January 2002
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="shake_up"/>
|-
|23
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[John Colin De Silva]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|1 January 2002
|30 September 2003
||<ref>{{cite web |title=VICE ADMIRAL JOHN C DESILVA, PVSM, AVSM, ADC VICE CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF RETIRES |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/archivepage.aspx |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
|24
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Arun Prakash]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|VSM}}}}
|17 October 2003
|30 July 2004
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=1868|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
|-
|25
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Yashwant Prasad {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|30 July 2004
|31 October 2005
|<ref>{{cite book |date=2004 |title=Competition Science Vision |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zegDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA854 |location=Agra |publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan |page=854 }}</ref>
|-
|26
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Venkat Bharathan {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|31 October 2005
|30 November 2006
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Appointments Announced|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=11492|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 August 2005|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|27
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|30 November 2006
|1 April 2008
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=49086|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
|-
|28
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] R. P. Suthan
|30 April 2008
|30 July 2009
|Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/75740/News/Vice-Admiral-R-P-Suthan.html|title=New Vice Admiral R P Suthan}}</ref>
|-
|29
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] D. K. Dewan
|1 September 2009
|30 August 2011
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brahmand.com/news/Vice-Admiral-Dewan-takes-over-a-Vice-Chief-of-Naval-Staff/1921/1/12.html|title=Vice Admiral Dewan takes over a Vice Chief of Naval Staff {{!}} Brahmand News|website=brahmand.com|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
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|30
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Robin K. Dhowan]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|YSM}}}}
|31 August 2011
|16 April 2014
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140425/nation-current-affairs/article/vice-admiral-sunil-lamba-may-be-next-navy-vice-chief|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lamba may be the next navy Vice-chief|date=2014-04-25|work=deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/vice-admiral-dhowan-to-take-over-as-vice-chief-of-navy-10331.html|title=Vice Admiral Dhowan To Take Over As Vice Chief Of Navy|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|31
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sunil Lanba]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|2 June 2014
|30 March 2015
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/vice-admiral-sunil-lanba-appointed-new-vice-chief-of-naval-staff-1551347.html|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba appointed new Vice Chief of Naval Staff|date=2014-05-31|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sunil-lanba-takes-over-vcns|title=Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over as VCNS {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
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|32
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Parasurama Naidu Murugesan]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|31 March 2015
|30 May 2016
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-indian-navy-aspires-to-achieve-90-self-reliance-in-production-of-warships-says-vice-admiral-murugesan-2188158|title=Indian Navy aspires to achieve 90% self-reliance in production of warships, says Vice Admiral Murugesan {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=117850|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
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|33
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|31 May 2016
|30 October 2017
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-karambir-singh-avsm-assumes-charge-vice-chief-naval-staff|title=Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM assumes charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
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|34
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ajit Kumar P]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|30 October 2017
|30 January 2019
|Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx|title=Press Information Bureau|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
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|35
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[G. Ashok Kumar]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|30 January 2019
|31 July 2021
|<ref name="Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/vice-admiral-g-ashok-kumar-assumes-charge-as-vice-chief-of-the-naval-staff-2175393.html |website=Zee News |access-date=30 January 2019 |date=30 January 2019}}</ref>
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|36
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|31 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
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|}

==See also==
* [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
* [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|50em|group=n}}

<nowiki>**</nowiki> Went on to become [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Navy}}

{{Commons category|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)}}

[[Category:Indian Navy admirals|*]]
[[Category:Vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Vice chiefs of staff]]
[[Category:Indian military appointments]]
[[Category:Indian Navy appointments]]

Prime Minister of India

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{{Infobox official post
| post = Prime Minister
| body = Republic of India
| native_name = {{lang|hi-Latn|Bhārat ke Pradhānamantrī}}
| precursor = [[Interim Government of India|Vice President of the Executive Council]]
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of India]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagborder = yes
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = [[State Emblem of India]]
| image = File:PM Narendra Modi.jpg
| incumbent = [[Narendra Modi]]
| incumbentsince = {{Start date|df=y|2014|5|26}}
| style = [[The Honourable]] {{small|(formal)}} [[Excellency|His Excellency]] {{small|(in diplomatic correspondence)}} [[Mister|Mr. Prime Minister]] {{small|(informal)}}
| member_of = {{Hlist|[[Parliament of India]]|[[Union Council of Ministers]]}}
| reportsto = {{Hlist|[[President of India]]|[[Vice President of India]]|[[Parliament of India]]}}
| residence = Bungalow Number 5, [[7, Lok Kalyan Marg|Prime Minister's Estate, Lok Kalyan Marg]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| seat = [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]], [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|South Block, Central Secretariat]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
 
''Camp Office:'' Bungalow Number 7, [[7, Lok Kalyan Marg|Prime Minister's Estate, Lok Kalyan Marg]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| appointer_qualified = by [[Convention (norm)#Government|convention]], based on appointee's ability to [[Parliamentary system|command confidence]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| termlength = At the pleasure of the [[President of India|President]]
| termlength_qualified = [[Lok Sabha]] term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1947|08|15}}
| inaugural = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| salary = {{INRConvert|280000}} {{small|(per month)}}<ref>as per Section 3 of {{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/MinisterAct1952_080714.pdf|title=The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act 1952 and the rules made thereunder|website=[[Ministry of Home Affairs]]|access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|pmindia.gov.in/}}
| department = [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]]
| deputy = ''Vacant'', [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]]
| abbreviation = PM
| status = [[Head of government]]
}}
'''The Prime Minister of India''', is the [[chief executive officer]] of the [[government of India]]. The Prime minister directs the executive branch of the union government, leads the union Council of Ministers and is responsible for enforcing federal laws. The Prime Minister is usually the chairperson of the government majority party in the Indian Parliament and acts as Leader of the House for either the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. The Prime Minister is appointed by the [[President of India]].

The Prime Minister appoints the Council of Ministers, distributes portfolios among them, acts as the link between the Council of Ministers and the President and is the chief spokesperson of India's foreign policy. As the state leader of the largest [[democracy]] and the fourth most powerful nation in the world, in terms of military, as well as the third highest ranking nation in terms of GDP (PPP) and 5th wealthiest nation by net wealth and nominal GDP, the office of prime minister of India is considered one of the most powerful and influential government offices in the world.

The current prime minister is [[Narendra Modi]]. He was sworn in on 26 May 2014.

==Role and Power of the Prime Minister==

The Prime Minister is responsible in aiding the President in his/her work relating to the government. The Prime Minister, in consultation with the Cabinet, schedules and attends the sessions of the Houses of Parliament and is required to answer the question from the Members of Parliament.

Some specific ministries/department are not allocated to anyone in the cabinet but the Prime Minister himself. The Prime Minister is usually always in-charge/head of:
* Appointments Committee of the Cabinet;
* Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
* Ministry of Planning;
* Department of Atomic Energy; and
* Department of Space.

The Prime Minister also represents the country in various international meetings, conferences and organizations.

== Selection process ==
=== Eligibility ===

A Prime Minister must be:
* a citizen of India.
* should be a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] or [[Rajya Sabha]]. If a person elected prime minister is neither a member of the Lok Sabha nor Rajya Sabha, then he/she must become a member of the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha within six months.
* of above 25 years of age (in the case of a seat in the Lok Sabha) or above 30 years of age ( in the case of a seat in the Rajya sabha)

=== Oath===
Oath of office:
{{Quotation|I, <name>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as prime minister for the Union and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.|Constitution of India, Third Schedule, Part I}}

Oath of secrecy:
{{Quotation|I, <name>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as Prime Minister for the Union except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.|Constitution of India, Third Schedule, Part II}}

==List of Prime Ministers==
{{main|List of Prime Ministers of India}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Politics of India]]
[[Category:Prime Ministers of India|*]]

President of India

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{{Infobox official post
|post = President
|body = India
|native_name =
|flag = Flag of India.svg 
|flagsize = 110px
|flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
|insignia = Emblem of India.svg
|insigniasize = 50px
|insigniacaption = [[State Emblem of India]]
|termlength = Five years
|termlength_qualified = Renewable
|residence = [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] [[Rashtrapati Nilayam]], [[Hyderabad]] (winter) [[The Retreat Building]], [[Shimla]] (summer)
|appointer = [[Electoral College (India)|Electoral College of India]]
|style = {{plainlist|
* [[The Honourable]] (within India and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]])
* [[Excellency|His Excellency]] (diplomatic, outside India)
* [[Mister|Mr. President]] (informal)
}}
|image = File:The President of India Ram Nath Kovind on October 18, 2019 (02) (cropped).jpg
|caption = The President of the Republic of India
|incumbent = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|incumbentsince = 25 July 2017
|formation = [[Constitution of India|The Constitution of India]] {{start date and age|1950|1|26|df=y}}
|inaugural = [[Rajendra Prasad]] {{small|(1950–1962)}}
|deputy = [[Vice President of India]]
|precursor =[[List of governors-general of India|Governor General of India]]
|salary = {{INRConvert|1100000}} (per month)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/arun-jaitley-budget-speech-2018-president-salary-vice-president-salary/194462|title=President, Vice President, Governors' salaries hiked to Rs 5 lakh, Rs 4 lakh, Rs 3.5 lakh respectively|publisher=Times Now News|agency=IANS|date=1 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190054/http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/arun-jaitley-budget-speech-2018-president-salary-vice-president-salary/194462|archivedate=2 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|website = {{url|http://presidentofindia.nic.in/}}
|status = [[Head of state]]
}}
The '''President of India''' is the [[head of state]] of the [[Republic of India]]. The current president, [[Ram Nath Kovind]], who was sworn in on 25 July 2017. He succeeded [[Pranab Mukherjee]]. The President resides in an estate known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

== Qualifications ==
The President must be:

*A citizen of India
*At least 35 years old
*A person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said Governments.
*The name of the candidate desiring to be the President must be proposed by at least 10 electors and seconded by another 10 of the Electoral College.

== Vacancy in the Office of President ==
The Office of the President falls vacant in the following scenarios:

*By reason of death
*By reason of resignation
*Removal by Supreme Court
*Removal by impeachment
*On the expiry of their term

The Vice-President of India will have to discharge the duties, if the Office falls vacant due to any reason other than expiry of the term. when vacancies occur in the offices of the President and of the Vice-President simultaneously, the Chief Justice discharges the functions of the President until a newly elected President.

==List of Presidents==
{{main|List of Presidents of India}}

==Living former Presidents==
There is one living former Indian president:

<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:Pratibha Patil 2012-02-27.jpg|<center>'''[[Pratibha Patil]]''' (2007–2012) {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1934|12|19}}</center>
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Presidents of India| ]]