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[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Bimal Verma''', [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-Camp|ADC]] is a retired Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 13th [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]] from 29 February 2016 to 1 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17621:vice-admiral-bimal-verma-cincan-calls-it-a-day&catid=37:top-news&Itemid=142|title=Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, CINCAN Calls it a Day|date=2019-12-01}}</ref><ref name="Navyhandover">{{cite web | url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-bimal-verma-avsm-took-over-13th-cincan | title=Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM took over as the 13th CINCAN | publisher=Indian Navy | accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/vice-admiral-bimal-verma-takes-charge-of-andaman-nicobar-command/articleshow/51197789.cms|title = Vice Admiral Bimal Verma takes charge of Andaman & Nicobar Command | date=8 April 2019 | newspaper=The Economic Times| agency=PTI | access-date = 3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite | [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Bimal Verma''', [[AVSM]], [[Aide-de-Camp|ADC]] is a retired Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 13th [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]] from 29 February 2016 to 1 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17621:vice-admiral-bimal-verma-cincan-calls-it-a-day&catid=37:top-news&Itemid=142|title=Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, CINCAN Calls it a Day|date=2019-12-01}}</ref><ref name="Navyhandover">{{cite web | url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-bimal-verma-avsm-took-over-13th-cincan | title=Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM took over as the 13th CINCAN | publisher=Indian Navy | accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/vice-admiral-bimal-verma-takes-charge-of-andaman-nicobar-command/articleshow/51197789.cms|title = Vice Admiral Bimal Verma takes charge of Andaman & Nicobar Command | date=8 April 2019 | newspaper=The Economic Times| agency=PTI | access-date = 3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/vice-admiral-bimal-verma-avsm-takes-over-as-commander-in-chief-116022900894_1.html|title = Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander in Chief| newspaper=Business Standard India | date=29 February 2016 |access-date = 2016-03-01}}</ref> | ||
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Bimal Kumar Verma | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1980 - 1 December 2019 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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| Spouse(s) | Seema Verma |
| Relations | Nirmal Kumar Verma (brother) |
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC is a retired Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 13th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command from 29 February 2016 to 1 December 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Verma attended the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun. He later attended the National Defence Academy where he was adjudged the Best Naval Cadet. His elder brother, Nirmal Kumar Verma[5] also joined the Navy and rose to become the 20th Chief of the Naval Staff.[6]
Career[edit | edit source]
Verma was commissioned into the Navy on 1 January 1980. He has done his specialisation in Communication and Electronic Warfare.[7]
He has commanded the amphibious warfare ships INS Shardul and INS Magar, the destroyer INS Ranjit and the Guided missile destroyer INS Mysore.[7]
Ashore, he has served as Principal Director Naval Operations and as the Naval attaché at the Embassy of India, Tehran, Iran.
As a flag officer, he served as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area as well as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff for Information Warfare & Operations. After his promotion to the rank of vice admiral on 1 November 2012, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command where he coordinated the International Fleet Review 2016.[7]
Awards and decorations[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, CINCAN Calls it a Day". 1 December 2019.
- ↑ "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma takes charge of Andaman & Nicobar Command". The Economic Times. PTI. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander in Chief". Business Standard India. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Vice Admiral Verma, overlooked for Navy chief post, earned 2 adverse reports". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2019.
- ↑ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command". Government of India. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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| Preceded by PK Chatterjee |
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command 29 February 2016 – 1 December 2019 |
Succeeded by Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar |