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| status                  = 3rd highest ranking naval officer
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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>
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]] [[Sanjay Mahindru]] who took over [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] on 1 April 2022.<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==
==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>
At the time of [[independence of India]] on 15 August 1947, the Chief of Staff to the [[Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)#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 2022}}</ref>


==From 1972==
==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>
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 2022}}</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==
==Current organisation==
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==Order of precedence==
==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>
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 2022}}</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==
==Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff==
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|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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|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>
|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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|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>
|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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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"/>
|<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 2022}}</ref><ref name="new_deputy"/>
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|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>
|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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|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 2022}}</ref><ref name="new_appts"/>
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|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|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 2022}}</ref>
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|<ref name="anup"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Senior Naval Appointments Announced |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=19 March 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
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|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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|Later [[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 2022}}</ref>
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|Later [[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 2022}}</ref>
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|<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 2022}}</ref>
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* [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 13:32, 19 December 2022

Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
Vice-Admiral-ensign-Indian-Navy.svg
Flag of the Vice Admiral
VAdm Sanjay Mahindru, AVSM, NM.jpg
Incumbent
Sanjay Mahindru
since 1 April 2022
 Indian Navy
TypePrincipal Staff Officer
Status3rd highest ranking naval officer
AbbreviationDCNS
Reports toChief of the Naval Staff
SeatNaval Headquarters, New Delhi

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.[1] The office is held by a Three Star Officer in the rank of Vice Admiral. The current DCNS is Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru who took over Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh on 1 April 2022.[2]

History

At the time of independence of India on 15 August 1947, the Chief of Staff to the 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. In 1949, the Chief of Staff was also made Deputy Commander-in-Chief RIN.[3] In 1955, the post was re-designated Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.[4] In 1959, the post was upgraded to Two-star rank.[5] In 1967, this post was re-designated to Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and then Rear Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli took over as the first VCNS.[6]

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.[7] In 1984, the post was upgraded to three-star rank.[8]

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.[9]

  • 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 Generals of the Indian Army and Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.[10] 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.[11][12]

Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff

1947-1967

S.No. Name Assumed office Left office Notes
Chief of Staff to Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy
1 Commodore M. H. St. L. Nott DSO, OBE August 1947 March 1948 Seconded from the Royal Navy. Killed in an air crash.[13]
Commodore Ajitendu Chakraverti March 1948 November 1948 Officiating. First Indian officer to be promoted to Commodore. Later Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet.[14]
2 Commodore Harold Drew CBE, DSC November 1948 February 1949 Seconded from the Royal Navy.[15]
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
2 Commodore Harold Drew CBE, DSC February 1949 February 1952 Seconded from the Royal Navy.[15][16]
3 Commodore Godfrey French February 1952 March 1954 Seconded from the Royal Navy.[17][18]
4 Commodore Ram Dass Katari March 1954 March 1955 Later took over as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.[19]
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
4 Commodore Ram Dass Katari April 1955 March 1956 Later took over as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.[20]
5 Commodore Ajitendu Chakraverti March 1956 April 1958 First Indian officer to be promoted to Commodore. Later Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet.[21]
6 Rear Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji April 1958[n 1] May 1962 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[22]
7 Rear Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda AVSM May 1962 December 1964 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[23]
8 Rear Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli December 1964 May 1967 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[6]

1973-present

S.No. Name Assumed office Left office Notes
1 Rear Admiral Swaraj Parkash MVC, AVSM (first tenure) March 1973 November 1973 Later Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.[24]
2 Rear Admiral N. P. Datta AVSM (first tenure) November 1973 April 1974 [24][25]
3 Rear Admiral Swaraj Parkash MVC, AVSM (second tenure) April 1974 March 1976 [26]
4 Vice Admiral N. P. Datta AVSM (second tenure) March 1976 November 1977 [27][28]
5 Rear Admiral M. R. Schunker AVSM November 1977 February 1978 [29]
6 Rear Admiral D. S. Paintal AVSM February 1978 October 1980 [30]
7 Rear Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani AVSM 4 October 1980 20 February 1982 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[31]
8 Vice Admiral Subimal Mookerjee AVSM 20 February 1982 27 June 1983 [32]
9 Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani AVSM, NM 27 June 1983 28 November 1984 [33]
10 Vice Admiral S. Jain PVSM, AVSM 2 February 1985 20 February 1986 [34][35]
11 Vice Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas AVSM, VrC, VSM 20 February 1986 28 November 1987 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[36]
12 Vice Admiral R. P. Sawhney 28 November 1987 25 February 1989 [37][38]
13 Vice Admiral KASZ Raju AVSM, NM 10 March 1989 28 December 1990 [39][40]
14 Vice Admiral B. Guha 28 December 1990 10 November 1992 [40][41]
15 Vice Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat AVSM 10 November 1992 31 December 1994 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[41][42]
16 Vice Admiral Avinash Roy Tandon AVSM 1 January 1995 24 April 1996 [43]
17 Vice Admiral Madhvendra Singh AVSM 24 April 1996 30 October 1996 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[44][45]
18 Vice Admiral Vinod Pasricha 30 October 1996 28 February 1998 [45][46]
19 Vice Admiral Madanjit Singh March 1998 March 1999 [47]
20 Vice Admiral Harinder Singh March 1999 November 2000 [48]
21 Vice Admiral Raman Puri 24 November 2000 January 2002 [49][50]
22 Vice Admiral S. V. Gopalachari January 2002 August 2004 [51]
23 Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta AVSM August 2004 27 September 2005 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[52]
24 Vice Admiral Jagjit Singh Bedi UYSM, AVSM, VSM 27 September 2005 24 July 2006 [53]
25 Vice Admiral Raman P. Suthan AVSM, VSM 24 July 2006 26 April 2007 [54][55][56]
26 Vice Admiral Anup Singh 26 April 2007 30 November 2009 [54]
27 Vice Admiral Robin K. Dhowan AVSM, YSM 30 November 2009 16 September 2011 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[57]
28 Vice Admiral Satish Soni AVSM, NM 16 September 2011 29 May 2012 [58]
29 Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee AVSM, NM 29 May 2012 31 May 2014 Later Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.[59][60]
30 Vice Admiral Rama Kant Pattanaik AVSM, YSM 31 May 2014 31 October 2015 [59]
31 Vice Admiral Karambir Singh AVSM 31 October 2015 6 June 2016 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[61]
32 Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar AVSM, VSM 6 June 2016 30 January 2019 Later Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.[62]
33 Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar AVSM, VSM 3 January 2019 31 May 2021 [63]
34 Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh AVSM, NM 1 June 2021 31 March 2022 [2]
35 Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru AVSM, NM 1 April 2022 Incumbent [64]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Post upgraded to Rear Admiral 5 March 1959.[5]

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Big Reshuffle in Naval Headquarters". Bharat Shakti. 2021-05-29.
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