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| incumbent                = [[Sanjay Mahindru]]
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| incumbentsince          = 1 June 2021
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| type                    = Principal Staff Officer
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| status                  = 3rd highest ranking naval officer
| abbreviation            = DCNS
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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 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 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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|<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 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 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 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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|<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>
|<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 2022}}</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 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 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>
|<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>{{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"/>
|<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 2022}}</ref><ref name="new_for"/>
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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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|1 January 1995
|1 January 1995
|24 April 1996
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|24 April 1996
|24 April 1996
|30 October 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"/>
|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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|30 October 1996
|30 October 1996
|28 February 1998
|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>
|<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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|March 1998
|March 1998
|March 1999
|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>
|<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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|24 November 2000
|24 November 2000
|January 2002
|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>
|<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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|January 2002
|January 2002
|August 2004
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|August 2004
|August 2004
|27 September 2005
|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>
|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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|27 September 2005
|27 September 2005
|24 July 2006
|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>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=New Deputy Chief for the Navy |website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive |date=27 September 2022}}</ref>
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|24 July 2006
|24 July 2006
|26 April 2007
|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>
|<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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|26 April 2007
|26 April 2007
|30 November 2009
|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>
|<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 2022}}</ref>
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|30 November 2009
|30 November 2009
|16 September 2011
|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>
|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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|16 September 2011
|16 September 2011
|29 May 2012
|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>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Appointments |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/sep16-11/h17.htm |website=Sainik Samachar - Archive |date=16 September 2022}}</ref>
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|29 May 2012
|29 May 2012
|31 May 2014
|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>
|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 2022}}</ref>
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|31 May 2014
|31 May 2014
|31 October 2015
|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>
|<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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|31 October 2015
|31 October 2015
|6 June 2016
|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>
|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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|6 June 2016
|6 June 2016
|30 January 2019
|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>
|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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|3 January 2019
|3 January 2019
|31 May 2021
|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>
|<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 Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ravneet Singh (vice admiral)|Ravneet Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 June 2021
|1 June 2021
|31 March 2022
|<ref name="bhs-290521"/>
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|[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Sanjay Mahindru]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}
|1 April 2022
|Incumbent
|Incumbent
|<ref name="bhs-290521"/>
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru assumes charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |url=https://theprint.in/india/vice-admiral-sanjay-mahindru-assumes-charge-as-deputy-chief-of-naval-staff/898861/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[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==
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