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The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander and typically the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Navy. The position is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication. The rank associated with the position is usually that of Admiral.
The current Chief of the Naval Staff is Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, who took office on 31 August 2009.[1]
The office the Chief of the Naval Staff was created in 1955, and replaced the erstwhile office of the Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy.[2] The office is based at South Block in Raisina Hill, New Delhi.
Appointments to the office are made by the President of India. The Chief of the Naval Staff reaches superannuation at the age of 62.
Appointees
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff or its preceding positions since the independence of India.[3]
Name Term start Term end Decorations 1 Rear Admiral John Talbot Savignac Hall* August 15, 1947 August 14, 1948 CIE 2 Admiral Sir William Edward Parry* August 14, 1948 October 13, 1951 KCB 3 Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey* October 13, 1951 July 21, 1955 GBE, CB, DSO & Bar 4 Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Hope Carlill* July 21, 1955 April 21, 1958 KBE, CB, DSO 5 Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari April 22, 1958 June 4, 1962 - 6 Vice Admiral Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman June 4, 1962 March 3, 1966 - 7 Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji March 3, 1966 February 28, 1970 - 8 Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda February 28, 1970 February 28, 1973 Padma Vibhushan, PVSM, AVSM 9 Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli March 1, 1973 February 29, 1976 Padma Bhushan, PVSM 10 Admiral Jal Cursetji March 1, 1976 March 1, 1979 PVSM 11 Admiral Ronald Lynsdale Pereira March 1, 1979 February 28, 1982 PVSM, AVSM 12 Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson March 1, 1982 November 30, 1984 PVSM, AVSM, ADC 13 Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani December 1, 1984 November 30, 1987 PVSM, AVSM 14 Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni December 1, 1987 November 30, 1990 PVSM, AVSM, NM[disambiguation needed 
], VSM, ADC15 Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas December 1, 1990 September 30, 1993 PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC 16 Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat October 1, 1993 September 30, 1996 PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC 17 Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat October 1, 1996 December 30, 1998 PVSM, AVSM, ADC 18 Admiral Sushil Kumar December 30, 1998 December 29, 2001 PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM[disambiguation needed ], ADC19 Admiral Madhvendra Singh December 29, 2001 July 31, 2004 PVSM, AVSM, ADC 20 Admiral Arun Prakash July 31, 2004 October 31, 2006 PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC 21 Admiral Sureesh Mehta October 31, 2006 August 31, 2009 PVSM, AVSM, ADC 22 Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma August 31, 2009 PVSM, AVSM References
- ^ "Chief of the Naval Staff". Indian Navy. http://indiannavy.nic.in/cns.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955". VakilNo1.com. http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/laws/The-Commanders-In-Chief-Change-in-Designation-Act-1955.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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