Balwant Singh Negi

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Lieutenant General

Balwant Singh Negi

PVSM, UYSM, YSM, SM, VSM**
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Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service16 December 1978 – 30 September 2018
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-35479Y
UnitAssam Regiment
Commands heldIA Central Command.jpg Central Army
XIV Corps
Battles/warsOperation Meghdoot
Operation Parakram
Operation Vijay
Operation Trident
Operation Falcon
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal & Bar

Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, SM, VSM & Bar is a former General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command of the Indian Army who served in office from 1 December 2015 till 30 September 2018. He assumed the post after Lt General Rajan Bakshi retired and was succeeded by Lt General Abhay Krishna.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Negi is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. He has completed the senior command course at Defence Service Staff College, Wellington; command & staff course in Bangladesh; higher command course at Army War College, Mhow and command course at National Defence College, New Delhi. He also holds a double MPhil in Strategic Studies and Defence Studies); a double master's degree in Defence Studies and a PhD in Strategic Studies from Madras University where his research topic was “China’s Modernisation and its implications”.[1][3][4]

Career[edit]

Negi was commissioned into Assam Regiment on 16 December 1978. He has vast experience in North East India and Jammu & Kashmir. He has commanded a battalion on the Siachen Glacier, a brigade in Western Command, a Counter Insurgency Force in Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand & Bihar, XIV Corps (Leh). He has held command of many operations including Operation Meghdoot, Operation Vijay, Operation Rakshak, Operation Parakram, Operation Falcon, Operation Trident, Operations Sahayata I and II. He has also held staff appointments including He has held Colonel General Staff of an Infantry Division in Jammu & Kashmir during Operation Parakram; Commandant of the Indian Military Academy.[1][3][2][5][6]

During 40 years of his career he has been awarded Yudh Seva Medal for Siachen in 1998; Sena Medal for Jammu & Kashmir in 2002; Vishisht Seva Medal twice for Jammu & Kashmir in 2009 and 2013; Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2016 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2018.[7] He has also been awarded with General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Commendation Card (twice) and Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Commendation Card.[1][3][8]

Honours and decorations[edit]

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal (Bar) Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life[edit]

He is an excellent sportsman with three Blues in Boxing and Gymnastics from National Defence Academy. He is also a keen equestrian track and Master of Fox Hounds for Ooty Hunt Club; has extensive trekking and motor biking experience in the Himalayas. on a 350cc Royal Enfield Motorcycle.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Indian Army Southern Command".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lt Gen BS Negi appointed Central Command's new GOC-in-C (designate) - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "BS Negi takes over as GOC of central command".
  4. ↑ "» Lt General BS Negi". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Lt General Balwant Singh Negi takes over as Indian Military Academy Commandant". The Economic Times. 2015-08-04. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ↑ "3 new commanders to take charge". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.
  7. ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
  8. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lt Gen Rajan Bakshi 		General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
1 December 2015 - 30 September 2018 		Succeeded by
Abhay Krishna
Preceded by
Lt Gen Manvender Singh 		Commandant of Indian Military Academy
3 August 2015 - 1 December 2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 General Officer Commanding XIV Corps
2014 - 2 July 2015 		Succeeded by
Shravan Kumar Patyal
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