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	[[Lt-General\|Lt General]] '''Vijay Lall''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] ({{IPA-hi\|vɪdʒeː laːl\|-\|Vijay Lall pronunciation.ogg\|thumb\|Pronunciation of Vijay Lall}}) is a veteran [[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 [[Indian Army\|Army]]. He was also the [[Colonel Commandant\|Senior Colonel Commandant]] AOC.''<ref>{{Cite news\|last=India\|first=Press Information Bureau\|date=31 Jan 2002\|title=Lt General Vijay Lall\|work=Press Information Bureau\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rjan2002/30012002/r300120025.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=31 Jan ~~2022~~}}</ref>'' Vjay is the 1st Director General Ordnance Services of this new millennium.		[[Lt-General\|Lt General]] '''Vijay Lall''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] ({{IPA-hi\|vɪdʒeː laːl\|-\|Vijay Lall pronunciation.ogg\|thumb\|Pronunciation of Vijay Lall}}) is a veteran [[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 [[Indian Army\|Army]]. He was also the [[Colonel Commandant\|Senior Colonel Commandant]] AOC.''<ref>{{Cite news\|last=India\|first=Press Information Bureau\|date=31 Jan 2002\|title=Lt General Vijay Lall\|work=Press Information Bureau\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rjan2002/30012002/r300120025.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=31 Jan 2002}}</ref>'' Vjay is the 1st Director General Ordnance Services of this new millennium.

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

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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lt General]]
| name = Vijay Lall
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-Camp|ADC]]
| native_name_lang = Hindi
| image = Profile of V Lall.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{b-da|12 Jan 1942}}
| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| branch_label = Service
| serviceyears = 1962-2002
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Lt General]]
| servicenumber = IC-13306F
| unit = AOC
| battles = {{ubl|[[Sino-Indian War of 1962]]|[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]]|[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] ([[Bangladesh Liberation War]])| [[ Kargil War|Indo-Pakistan War of 1999 (Kargil War)]] ([[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]])}}
| battles_label = Wars
| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[File:Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card - India.jpg|30px]] Chief Of Army Staff Commendation
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Modern School (New Delhi)|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, Mhow|Army War College]]
|[[Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya]]}}
| spouse = Dr Veena Lall (m.1967)
| children = 2
| laterwork = {{ubl|Director - IMCL (Apollo Hospitals Group)|Adviser, IIMM|Member, [[Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses|MP - Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]]|Member, [[United Service Institution|United Services Institute of India]]}}
}}
[[File:Vehicle Flag Lt General.jpg|thumb|alt=]]
[[File:Colonel Commandant AOC1.jpg|alt=|thumb]]

[[Lt-General|Lt General]] '''Vijay Lall''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] ({{IPA-hi|vi:jeː laːaːl|-|Vijay Lall pronunciation.ogg|thumb|Pronunciation of Vijay Lall}}; लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल विजय लाल; born 12 Jan 1942) 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 [[Indian Army|Army]]. He was also the [[ Colonel Commandant|Senior Colonel Commandant]] AOC.''<ref>{{Cite news|last=India|first=Press Information Bureau|date=31 Jan 2002|title=Lt General Vijay Lall|work=Press Information Bureau|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rjan2002/30012002/r300120025.html|url-status=live|access-date=31 Jan 2002}}</ref> General Lall is the 1st Director General Ordnance Services of this new millennium.

== Early life and education ==
General Lall was born to a proletarian family, with his father being a practicing [[advocate]] & [[tax consultant]] and his mother a [[gynaecologist]], [[obstetrician]] & [[Physician|family physician]].

He did his schooling from the [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Famous Alumni|url=https://modernschool.net/famous-alumni-3/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Modern School|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MSOSA {{!}}Excellence Awardees|url=http://msosa.com/excellence_awards.html?cat=4|access-date=2020-09-27|website=msosa.com}}</ref> He joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune]] (NDA) in 1958 followed by the [[Indian Military Academy|Indian Military Academy, Dehradun]] (IMA); graduating in June 1962.

In addition, General Lall 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, Mhow|Army War College]] (AWC), [[Mhow]].

== Military career ==
General Lall was commissioned in the AOC on 10 June 1962. He completed his infantry attachment with [[1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)|Third-First Gorkha Rifles]] ([[Param Vir Chakra|PVC Battalion]]) where he was a [[Platoon leader|Platoon Commander]] in the Bravo company. During his career, he held various command, staff, instructional and regimental appointments. He was fortunate to command units after attaining the rank of [[Captain]] up to [[Lt-General|Lt General]].

[[File:Assumption of Office Guard of Honour Lt Gen Vijay Lall.png|thumb|Assumption of Office Guard of Honour Lt General Vijay Lall, PVSM, AVSM, ADC]]
He also commanded an ''independent foreign army unit'' in [[Nigeria]] during the years 1979 to 1981.

He is a specialist in ammunition and explosives technology and holds a master's degree in Materials Management. He was Member Army, of a high-level empowered committee viz. Special Surplus Stores Disposal Committee, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.(Ex-Officio-Joint-Secretary)

During his tenure as MGAOC [[Southern Command (India) | (Southern Command)]], General Lall was at forefront of relief operations and aid to civil authority during the [[Latur district|Latur]] [[1993 Latur earthquake|earthquake tragedy]] in [[Maharashtra]].

He has extensively contributed in all the theatres: [[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian War of 1962]], [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]], [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 (Bangladesh Liberation War)]] and [[Kargil War|Indo-Pakistan War of 1999 (Kargil War)]].

[[File:Homage to Immortal Soldier-INDIA GATE- Amar Jawan Jyoti - Lt General Vijay Lall.jpg|thumb|Lt General Vijay Lall, PVSM, AVSM, ADC paying homage to the Immortal Soldier at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, Rajpath, New Delhi]]

He was awarded by the Honourable [[President of India]] twice for distinguished services<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010126/nation.htm#1|access-date=2020-09-21|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> and [[:File:Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card - India.jpg|Commendation by the Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) during his career.

==Honours and awards==

{|
|-
|
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|alt=|109x109px]]
|
|-
| align="center" |[[File:IND Samar Seva Star Ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|[[File:IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|[[File:IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|
|-
|[[File:IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|109x109px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|frameless|105x105px]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 25th 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}}
|}

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

* [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest Releases|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/roct2001/12102001/r1210200116.html|access-date=2020-09-27|website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref> 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.
* [[:File:Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card - India.jpg|Chief of Army Staff Commendation]]

{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Samar Seva Star]]
|align="center"| [[Poorvi Star]]
|align="center" colspan="2" |Raksha Medal
|-
|align="center"|[[Sangram Medal]]
|align="center"|[[Sainya Seva Medal|Sainya Seva Meda]]
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Meda]]<nowiki/>l
|-
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|25th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|align="center"| [[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

Besides these, he was appointed as Honorary [[Aide-de-camp|Aide-de-Camp]] to the Honourable [[President of India]].

General Lall 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=CMM|date=27 Sep 2020|title=College of Materials Management website|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimpleWithEightPara.aspx?MnId=fBbJHlRLyLomopY9491DSw==&ParentID=fqcpi09MvLyjNSbxiAGIeQ==|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 Sep 2020|website=CMM website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Peacock|first=Golden|date=2000|title=Golden Peacock Award|url=https://goldenpeacockaward.com/national-training-award-gpnta.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> He received the award by the then ''Honourable [[Home Minister of India|Home Minister]] and [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Dy. Prime Minister of India]].
[[File:Lt Gen Vijay Lall Golden Peacock Award.jpg|thumb|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 ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:white"
!Insignia
!Rank
!Component
!Date of rank
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]]
|[[Second Lieutenant]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|10 Jun 1962
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Lieutenant]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|10 Jun 1964
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|Jun 1965
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Major]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|1 May 1971
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Lieutenant-Colonel]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|Aug 1981
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Colonel]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|Sep 1985
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Brigadier]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|Aug 1989
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[Major general#India|Major General]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|Sep 1993
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|85x85px]]
|[[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, [[Lt-General|Lt General]] Lall was on the Board of Directors of Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited (Apollo Hospitals Group)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd.|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/stocks/corporate-announcements/bse/12977/194417|access-date=2020-09-21}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=Indian Institute of Materials Management|date=2001|title=IIMM|url=https://iimm.org/pdf/Awards/IIMM%20Awards/DISTINGUISHED%20MEMBERS.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=IIMM}}</ref>
* Member, Manohar Parrikar - Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=MP- IDSA|date=30 Jun 2017|title=Member|url=https://idsa.in/system/files/page/2015/life-members-2017.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 Jun 2017|website=IDSA}}</ref>
* Member, United Services Institute of India

==Family==
General Lall is married to Dr Veena Lall who is a practicing [[gynaecologist]], [[obstetrician]] & [[Physician|family physician]]. She superannuated as ''Chief Medical Officer - RFWMO'', from the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Ministry of Defence.
The couple have two ''sons'' - Adosh; a practicing [[periodontist]], [[Dental Implant|implantologist]] and [[dental surgeon]] and Shivam; a Manager - Projects with an Australian University's South Asia Office. General
Lall's younger ''brother'' is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) Officer.

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Military of India}}

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