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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]]
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	\| image = ACM Arup Raha.jpg		\| image = ACM Arup Raha.jpg
	\| caption = Official portrait, 2014		\| caption = Official portrait, 2014
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1954\|12\|26}}<ref>{{Cite news \|date=31 December 2013 \|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101204421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha \|archive-date=1 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1954\|12\|26}}<ref>{{Cite news \|date=31 December 2013 \|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101204421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha \|archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
	\| spouse = Lily Raha		\| spouse = Lily Raha
	\| children = Anusree Raha		\| children = Anusree Raha
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	\| branch = {{air force\|India}}		\| branch = {{air force\|India}}
	\| serviceyears = 1975–2016		\| serviceyears = 1975–2016
	\| rank = [[File:Indian IAF OF-9.svg\|25px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]]<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news\|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=31 December 2013\|location=Chennai, India\|date=31 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\| rank = [[File:Indian IAF OF-9.svg\|25px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]]<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news\|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=31 December 2013\|location=Chennai, India\|date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
	\| commands = [[Western Air Command]]<br />[[Central Air Command]]<br />[[Bathinda Airport\|AFS Bathinda]] <br />[[Adampur Air Force Base\|AFS Adampur]]<br />47 Squadron IAF		\| commands = [[Western Air Command]]<br />[[Central Air Command]]<br />[[Bathinda Airport\|AFS Bathinda]] <br />[[Adampur Air Force Base\|AFS Adampur]]<br />47 Squadron IAF
	\| battles = [[Kargil War]]		\| battles = [[Kargil War]]
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	[[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Arup Raha''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal\|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]], [[Doctor of Letters\|D.Litt.]] ([[Honorary degree\|honorary]]) ({{lang-bn\|অরূপ রাহা}}) was the 21st [[Chief of Air Staff (India)\|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] and served from 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2016.<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news\|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=31 December 2013\|location=Chennai, India\|date=31 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was also the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]], a post occupied by India's senior-most military officer, who advises the government and ensures jointsmanship in the armed forces.<ref name="Chairman of COSC">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/422782/arup-raha-chief-staff.html \|title=Arup Raha is new chief of staff\|work=Deccan Herald\|access-date=30 July ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="toi1">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227063717/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=27 December 2013 \|title=Arup Raha takes over as senior Air Staff Officer at WAC\|date=2 April 2010 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=23 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Air Chief Marshal (India)\|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Arup Raha''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal\|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]], [[Doctor of Letters\|D.Litt.]] ([[Honorary degree\|honorary]]) ({{lang-bn\|অরূপ রাহা}}) was the 21st [[Chief of Air Staff (India)\|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] and served from 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2016.<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news\|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=31 December 2013\|location=Chennai, India\|date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He was also the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]], a post occupied by India's senior-most military officer, who advises the government and ensures jointsmanship in the armed forces.<ref name="Chairman of COSC">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/422782/arup-raha-chief-staff.html \|title=Arup Raha is new chief of staff\|work=Deccan Herald\|access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="toi1">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227063717/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=27 December 2013 \|title=Arup Raha takes over as senior Air Staff Officer at WAC\|date=2 April 2010 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

	Raha was born in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] family on 26 December 1954 in the city of [[Baidyabati]], an area under the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] which is in the Indian State of [[West Bengal]]. His father was a reputed [[Physician\|doctor]]. He was educated at [[Sainik School Purulia]] (1970 batch).<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 October 2013 \|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to be IAF Chief \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-be-iaf-chief/1188816/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Jayanta Gupta\|date=26 January 2012\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104022527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 November 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Sainik School in Purulia turns 50, Air Marshal to be chief guest\|accessdate=23 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Raha was born in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] family on 26 December 1954 in the city of [[Baidyabati]], an area under the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] which is in the Indian State of [[West Bengal]]. His father was a reputed [[Physician\|doctor]]. He was educated at [[Sainik School Purulia]] (1970 batch).<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 October 2013 \|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to be IAF Chief \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-be-iaf-chief/1188816/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Jayanta Gupta\|date=26 January 2012\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104022527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 November 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Sainik School in Purulia turns 50, Air Marshal to be chief guest\|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>

	==Military training==		==Military training==
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	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Raha has flown a wide variety of combat and trainer aircraft. After initial training on the [[HAL HT-2]], he has flown the [[MIG-21]] and [[MIG-29]] aircraft and has commanded a [[MiG-29]] fighter squadron and two frontline airbases along India's Western front. As on 2 April 2010, he had 3,400 hours of flying experience.<ref name="toi1"/> Raha previously served as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="VCOAS">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-take-over-as-iaf-vice-chief/article4866206.ece\|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to take over as IAF Vice Chief\|accessdate=3 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> and as the [[Air officer commanding\|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (AOC-in-C) of the [[Western Air Command]],<ref name="CAC"/> and that of the [[Central Air Command]].<ref name="toi1" /> He has also served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Western Air Command and Deputy Commandant at [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul\|Air Force Academy, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 \|title=Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha's official profile \|access-date=18 October 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217061546/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 \|archive-date=17 February 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Raha has flown a wide variety of combat and trainer aircraft. After initial training on the [[HAL HT-2]], he has flown the [[MIG-21]] and [[MIG-29]] aircraft and has commanded a [[MiG-29]] fighter squadron and two frontline airbases along India's Western front. As on 2 April 2010, he had 3,400 hours of flying experience.<ref name="toi1"/> Raha previously served as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="VCOAS">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-take-over-as-iaf-vice-chief/article4866206.ece\|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to take over as IAF Vice Chief\|accessdate=3 July 2013}}</ref> and as the [[Air officer commanding\|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (AOC-in-C) of the [[Western Air Command]],<ref name="CAC"/> and that of the [[Central Air Command]].<ref name="toi1" /> He has also served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Western Air Command and Deputy Commandant at [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul\|Air Force Academy, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 \|title=Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha's official profile \|access-date=18 October 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217061546/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 \|archive-date=17 February 2018 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	Raha has held many important staff appointments in India and abroad.		Raha has held many important staff appointments in India and abroad.

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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific_prefix= [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
|name= Arup Raha
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| image = ACM Arup Raha.jpg
| caption=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|26}}<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101204421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-31/india/45738689_1_iaf-chief-combat-development-establishment-air-marshal-arup-raha | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 January 2014 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief | date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
|office = 24th [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]]
| term_start = 31 December 2013
| term_end = 31 December 2016
| president = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]] [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Norman Anil Kumar Browne]]
| successor = [[Birender Singh Dhanoa]]
|office1 = 37th [[Vice Chief of Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Air Staff]]
| term_start1 = 1 July 2013
| term_end1 = 31 December 2013
| predecessor1 = Dinesh Chandra Kumaria
| successor1 = Ravi Kant Sharma
|birth_place= [[Baidyabati]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|allegiance= [[India]]
|spouse = Lily Raha
|children = Anusree Raha, Atanu Raha
|branch= {{Air force|India}}
|serviceyears=1975-2016
|rank= [[File:India-AirForce-OF-9-collected.svg|30px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=31 December 2013|location=Chennai, India|date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
| commands= [[Western Air Command]] [[Central Air Command]] [[Bathinda Airport|AFS Bathinda]] [[Adampur Air Force Base|AFS Adampur]] 47 Squadron IAF
|awards= [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] (PVSM) [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]] (AVSM) [[Vayusena Medal]] (VM)<ref name="CAC">{{cite web |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=28&page_type=command&comm_id=3# |title=Central Air Command |publisher=Indianairforce.nic.in |accessdate=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814215441/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=28&page_type=command&comm_id=3 |archive-date=14 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Arup Raha''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayusena Medal|VM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] ({{lang-bn|অরূপ রাহা}}) was the 24th [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] and served from 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2016.<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news|title=Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arup-raha-takes-over-as-iaf-chief/article5522301.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=31 December 2013|location=Chennai, India|date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He was also the [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]], a post occupied by India's senior-most military officer, who advises the government and ensures jointsmanship in the armed forces.<ref name="Chairman of COSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/422782/arup-raha-chief-staff.html |title=Arup Raha is new chief of staff|work=Deccan Herald|accessdate=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="toi1">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227063717/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-02/india/28120024_1_western-front-western-air-command-mig-29 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2013 |title=Arup Raha takes over as senior Air Staff Officer at WAC|date=2 April 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

Raha was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family on 26 December 1954 in the city of [[Baidyabati]], an area under the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] which is in the Indian State of [[West Bengal]]. His father was a reputed [[Physician|doctor]]. He was educated at [[Sainik School Purulia]] (1970 batch).<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-be-iaf-chief/1188816/</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jayanta Gupta|date=26 January 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104022527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Sainik School in Purulia turns 50, Air Marshal to be chief guest|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>

==Military training==

Raha was trained at the [[National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla, India, from July 1970 to June 1973, and at the time of graduating from NDA in June 1973, he was awarded the Gold Medal for being the best cadet of the 44th NDA course. Subsequently, he did flying training on HT-2 and Kiran ( HJT-16 ) at the [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul|Air Force Academy, Hyderabad]], before being commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot in Dec 1974. After flying Hunters in Operational Conversion Unit, he went on to fly Mig -21 aircraft.

==Military career==
Raha has flown a wide variety of combat and trainer aircraft. After initial training on the [[HAL HT-2]], he has flown the [[MIG-21]] and [[MIG-29]] aircraft and has commanded a [[MiG-29]] fighter squadron and two frontline airbases along India's Western front. As on 2 April 2010, he had 3,400 hours of flying experience.<ref name="toi1"/> Raha previously served as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]<ref name="VCOAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/air-marshal-arup-raha-to-take-over-as-iaf-vice-chief/article4866206.ece|title=Air Marshal Arup Raha to take over as IAF Vice Chief|accessdate=3 July 2013}}</ref> and as the [[Air officer commanding|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (AOC-in-C) of the [[Western Air Command]],<ref name="CAC">{{cite web |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=28&page_type=command&comm_id=3# |title=Central Air Command |publisher=Indianairforce.nic.in |accessdate=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814215441/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=28&page_type=command&comm_id=3 |archive-date=14 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and that of the [[Central Air Command]].<ref name="toi1" /> He has also served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters, Western Air Command and Deputy Commandant at [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul|Air Force Academy, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 |title=Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha's official profile |access-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217061546/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=18 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Raha has held many important staff appointments in India and abroad.

[[File:Air Chief calls on PM Modi on 3 June 2014 .jpg|250px|thumbnail|Air Chief calls on PM]]

===Notable appointments held===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name of Appointment !! Rank !!Insignia !!Period
|-
| [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]] || [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]||[[File:Air Chief Marshal of IAF.png|35px]] || 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2016
|-
| Vice Chief of Air Staff || [[Air Marshal]]||[[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png|35px]] || 1 July 2013 to 31 Dec 2013
|-
| Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] || [[Air Marshal]]|| [[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png|35px]] || 1 June 2012 to 30 June 2013
|-
| Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Central Air Command]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] || [[Air Marshal]]||[[File:Air Marshal of IAF.png|35px]]|| 2 Nov 2011 to 31 May 2012
|-
| Senior Air Staff Officer at [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] || [[Air Vice Marshal]]||[[File:Air Vice Marshal of IAF.png|35px]] || till 1 Nov 2011
|-
| Directing Staff at [[Flying Instructors School (India)|Flying Instructors School,Tambaram]]|| [[Air Commodore]]||[[File:Air Commodore of IAF.png|35px]] || Unknown
|-
| Commanding Officer of No: 47 Squadron IAF Black Archers || [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]||[[File:Wing Commander of IAF.png|35px]] || 8 June 1992 to 5 June 1994
|}

==Personal life==

Arup Raha is married to Lily Raha and they have two children. The son, Atanu, is a commercial pilot who is married to Sanskriti Chatterjee Raha, a professional [[Kathakali]] dancer. The daughter, Anusree Raha, is an [[Indian Economic Service]] officer and a [[TEDx]] speaker, and is married to Bodhisattwa Biswas, an alumnus of [[Indian School of Business]].<ref>http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_exchief.php?pg_id=130&ch=24</ref><ref>http://www.ies.gov.in/myaccount-profile-view.php?memid=478</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="4"|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vayusena Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="1"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="1"|[[Vayu Sena Medal]]
|-
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}
In 2018, the state-run [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]] awarded Arup Raha with an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] degree during its convocation ceremony.<ref>https://www.aajkaal.in/news/state/dlit-for-arup-raha-gutx</ref>

==References==
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