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The '''Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff''' (DCNS) is a senior appointment in the [[Indian Navy]]. The DCNS 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]]. The current DCNS is [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] who took over [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar]] on 1 June 2021.<ref name="bhs-290521">{{cite web|url=https://bharatshakti.in/big-reshuffle-in-naval-headquarters/|title=Big Reshuffle in Naval Headquarters|publisher=Bharat Shakti|date=2021-05-29}}</ref>

==History==
At the time of [[independence of India]] on 15 August 1947, the Chief of Staff to the [[Royal Indian Navy#Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy (1947-1948)|Commander-in-Chief]], [[Royal Indian Navy]] was the de facto [[Second-in-command]]. The appointment was held by an officer of the rank of [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]. In 1949, the Chief of Staff was also made Deputy Commander-in-Chief RIN.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHQ REORGANISATION |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1949-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1949-02-03_040.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=3 February 1949}}</ref> In 1955, the post was re-designated ''Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff''.<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> In 1959, the post was upgraded to [[Two-star rank]].<ref name="radm"/> In 1967, this post was re-designated to [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] and then [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sourendra Nath Kohli]] took over as the first VCNS.<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|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==From 1972==
The appointment was brought back in 1972 in the rank of Rear Admiral. The branch was responsible for Operations, Intelligence, Signals, Air Staff, Air Materiel and Submarines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Naval Headquarters Reorganised|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-03-09_111.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 March 1973|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> In 1984, the post was upgraded to [[three-star rank]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Transition to eminence : the Indian Navy 1976-1990 |date=2005 |publisher=Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) in association with Lancer Publishers |isbn=81-7062-266-2 |url=978-8170622666}}</ref>

==Current organisation==
The DCNS heads the Staff Branch-II at the Naval Headquarters. The following Director General/Assistant Principal Staff Officers report into the DCNS.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staff Branch-II {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/staff-branch-ii |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
* Director General Naval Operations (DGNO)
** Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communication, Space and Network Centric Operations) (reports through the DGNO)
* Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Co-operation & Intelligence)
* Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air)
* Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air Materiel)

==Order of precedence==
The DCNS ranks at No. 24 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with [[Lieutenant General]]s of the [[Indian Army]] and [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshals]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref> The DCNS is in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16), and draws salary depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the renumeration is capped at ₹224,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2015 |date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff==
===1947-1967===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 40px;"|S.No.
! scope="col" style="width: 450px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Notes
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Chief of Staff to Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy'''
|-
|1
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] [[M. H. St. L. Nott]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DSO|OBE}}}}
|August 1947
|March 1948
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]]. Killed in an air crash.<ref>{{cite web |title=DEATH OF COMMODORE NOTT |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-04-03_190.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=3 April 1948}}</ref>
|-
|
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]]
|March 1948
|November 1948
|Officiating. First Indian officer to be promoted to Commodore. Later [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PIB (DEFENCE WING) |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-05-08_240.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=8 May 1948}}</ref>
|-
|2
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] H Drew {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE|DSC}}}}
|November 1948
|February 1949
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="PIBDEFNOV48">{{cite web |title=PIB (DEFENCE WING) |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-11-06_337.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=6 November 1948}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Deputy Commander-in-Chief'''
|-
|2
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] H Drew {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE|DSC}}}}
|February 1949
|February 1952
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="PIBDEFNOV48"/><ref>{{cite web |title=NEW CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE NAVY |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-01-07_004.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=7 January 1952}}</ref>
|-
|3
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] G A French
|February 1952
|March 1954
|Seconded from the [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE NAVY |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-01-07_004.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=7 January 1952}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing)|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-03-24_009.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 March 1954|accessdate=12 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] [[Ram Dass Katari]]
|March 1954
|March 1955
|Later took over as the first Indian [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TWO SENIOR NAVAL OFFICERS PROMOTED COMMODORES|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-05_387.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 December 1953}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff'''
|-
|4
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] [[Ram Dass Katari]]
|April 1955
|March 1956
|Later took over as the first Indian [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TWO SENIOR NAVAL OFFICERS PROMOTED COMMODORES|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-05_387.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 December 1953}}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]]
|March 1956
|April 1958
|First Indian officer to be promoted to Commodore. Later [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TWO SENIOR NAVAL OFFICERS PROMOTED COMMODORES|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1955-JULY%20DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1955-12-24_265.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=24 December 1955}}</ref>
|-
|6
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]]
|April 1958{{refn|Post upgraded to Rear Admiral 5 March 1959.<ref name="radm">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=124 |date=23 May 1959 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1959/O-1985-1959-0021-89539.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> |group= n}}
|May 1962
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-05-14_188.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=14 May 1962}}</ref>
|-
|7
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|May 1962
|December 1964
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-05-14_188.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=14 May 1962}}</ref>
|-
|8
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Sourendra Nath Kohli]]
|December 1964
|May 1967
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="Kohli_first" />
|-
|}

===1973-present===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 40px;"|S.No.
! scope="col" style="width: 450px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Notes
|-
|1
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Swaraj Parkash]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|MVC|AVSM}}}} (first tenure)
|March 1973
|November 1973
|Later [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard]].<ref name="appts">{{cite web|title=Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-11-02_152.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 November 1973|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[N. P. Datta]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} (first tenure)
|November 1973
|April 1974
|<ref name="appts"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Datta to Head Mazagaon Dock Limited|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-AUG-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1977-11-02_154.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 November 1977|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|3
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Swaraj Parkash]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|MVC|AVSM}}}} (second tenure)
|April 1974
|March 1976
|<ref>{{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL DATTA TO BE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING WESTERN FLEET |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1974-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1974-04-20_100.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=20 April 1974}}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] N. P. Datta {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} (second tenure)
|March 1976
|November 1977
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rear Admiral Datta Promoted|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-AUG-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1977-09-08_066.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 September 1977|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Datta to Head Mazagaon Dock Limited|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-AUG-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1977-11-02_154.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 November 1977|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[M. R. Schunker]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|November 1977
|February 1978
|<ref>{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL SCHUNKER TO HEAD EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-JAN-MAR-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1978-02-02_113.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=2 February 1978}}</ref>
|-
|6
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] D. S. Paintal {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|February 1978
|October 1980
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Naval Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-JAN-MAR-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1978-02-13_129.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=13 February 1978|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|7
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|4 October 1980
|20 February 1982
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief for the Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1980-10-04_118.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 October 1980|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|8
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Subimal Mookerjee {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|20 February 1982
|27 June 1983
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Mookerjee Appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-02-20_092.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 February 1982|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|9
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|27 June 1983
|28 November 1984
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Admiral Hiranandani New Deputy Chief|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-06-26_210.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 June 1983|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|10
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] S. Jain {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|2 February 1985
|20 February 1986
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Jain Appointed New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-02-02_054.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 February 1985|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice Admiral Jain Takes Over Western Naval Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-26_121.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 February 1986|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|11
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Laxminarayan Ramdas]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VrC|VSM}}}}
|20 February 1986
|28 November 1987
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief at Naval Headquarters|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-02-20_119.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 February 1986|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|12
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] R. P. Sawhney
|28 November 1987
|25 February 1989
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief of Navy, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command and Deputy Chief of Navy Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-11-28_153.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 November 1987|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice Chief, FOC-in-C (East) and FOC-in-C (South) for Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-02-20_065.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 February 1989|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|13
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[KASZ Raju]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|10 March 1989
|28 December 1990
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vice-Admiral Raju Takes Over as Deputy Chief of Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-03-10_096.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 March 1989|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="new_for"/>
|-
|14
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] B. Guha
|28 December 1990
|10 November 1992
|<ref name="new_for">{{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|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="new_deputy"/>
|-
|15
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Vishnu Bhagwat]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|10 November 1992
|31 December 1994
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="new_deputy">{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1992-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1992-11-10_262.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 November 1992|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vice-Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat Takes Over as FOC-in-C, West|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-12-31_440.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 December 1994|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|16
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Avinash Roy Tandon {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|1 January 1995
|24 April 1996
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Appointments in the Indian Navy|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1995-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1995-01-05_007.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 January 1995|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|17
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Madhvendra Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|24 April 1996
|30 October 1996
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1996-04-24_116.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 April 1996|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="new_appts"/>
|-
|18
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Vinod Pasricha
|30 October 1996
|28 February 1998
|<ref name="new_appts">{{cite web|title=New Naval Appointments Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-10-30_155.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 October 1996|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Naval Appointments Announced By the Government|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1998-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1998-02-26_056.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 February 1998|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
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|19
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Madanjit Singh
|March 1998
|March 1999
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Mandanjit Singh appointed flag office commander|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/mandanjit-singh-appointed-flag-office-commander_42552.html|work=Zee News|date=21 May 2002}}</ref>
|-
|20
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Harinder Singh
|March 1999
|November 2000
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Admiral Bhagwat Sacked|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec31/head1.htm|work=Tribune (Chandigarh)|date=30 December 1998}}</ref>
|-
|21
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Raman Puri
|24 November 2000
|January 2002
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointments: Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2000-OCT-DEC-MIN-OF-DEC/PDF/DEF-2000-11-24_111.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 November 2000|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral Raman Puri appointed C-in-C, Eastern Naval command|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/vice-admiral-raman-puri-appointed-cinc-eastern-naval-command_31068.html|work=Zee News|date=12 January 2002}}</ref>
|-
|22
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] S. V. Gopalachari
|January 2002
|August 2004
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Navy shifts officer on health grounds|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Navy-shifts-officer-on-health-grounds/articleshow/795569.cms|work=Times of India|date=30 July 2004}}</ref>
|-
|23
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sureesh Mehta]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|August 2004
|27 September 2005
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta, takes over as Foc-In-C East |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=1 October 2005}}</ref>
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|24
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Jagjit Singh Bedi {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|UYSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|27 September 2005
|24 July 2006
|<ref>{{cite news |title=New Deputy Chief for the Navy |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=27 September 2005}}</ref>
|-
|25
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Raman P. Suthan {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|24 July 2006
|26 April 2007
|<ref name="anup"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Senior Naval Appointments Announced |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=19 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral Raman P Suthan, AVSM VSM appointed Foc-in-C East |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=19 April 2007}}</ref>
|-
|26
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Anup Singh
|26 April 2007
|30 November 2009
|<ref name="anup">{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral Anup Singh to take over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=23 April 2007}}</ref>
|-
|27
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Robin K. Dhowan]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|YSM}}}}
|30 November 2009
|16 September 2011
|Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral RK Dhowan takes charge as new Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=30 November 2009}}</ref>
|-
|28
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Satish Soni]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|16 September 2011
|29 May 2012
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Appointments |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/sep16-11/h17.htm |website=Sainik Samachar - Archive |date=16 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|29
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|29 May 2012
|31 May 2014
|Later [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]].<ref name="pattanaik"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee takes over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff - First ever Submariner Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=29 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|30
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Rama Kant Pattanaik]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|YSM}}}}
|31 May 2014
|31 October 2015
|<ref name="pattanaik">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral RK Pattanaik is new DCNS |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-rk-pattanaik-new-dcns |website=Indian Navy |accessdate=4 July 2020 |date=31 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|31
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|31 October 2015
|6 June 2016
|Current [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="karambir">{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM,assumed charge as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-karambir-singh-avsmassumed-charge-deputy-chief-naval-staff |website=Indian Navy |accessdate=4 July 2020 |date=31 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|32
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[G. Ashok Kumar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|6 June 2016
|30 January 2019
|Current [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumes charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-g-ashok-kumar-avsm-vsm-assumes-charge-deputy-chief-naval-staff |website=Indian Navy |accessdate=4 July 2020 |date=6 June 2016}}</ref>
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|33
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|3 January 2019
|31 May 2021
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral MS Pawar, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187876 |website=Indian Navy |accessdate=4 July 2020 |date=30 January 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 June 2021
|Incumbent
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==See also==
* [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]

==Notes==
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