Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
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| Seat | Central Secretariat |
| Appointer | The President of India |
| Term length | 3 years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier. |
| Precursor | Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy |
| Formation | 1 April 1955 |
| First holder | Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey |
| Deputy | Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral P Murugesan |
The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander and the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Navy. The position is abbreviated CNS in Indian Navy cables and communication, and usually held by a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral.
The current CNS is Admiral Robin K. Dhowan. The 22nd Navy Chief, he took over from Admiral D K Joshi, who resigned on 26 February 2014, owning moral responsibility for warship and submarine accidents over the past six months.[1][2] [3]
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The office of the Chief of the Naval Staff was created by The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act of the Indian Parliament in 1955, replacing the erstwhile office of the Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy.[4] The office is based at South Block in Raisina Hill.
Appointments to the office are made by the President of India. The Chief of the Naval Staff generally reaches superannuation upon serving three years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Appointees
(**Seconded from the Royal Navy)
| No. | Name | Rank | Photo | Appointment Date | Left Office | Decorations |
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| 1 | Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey** | Admiral | 1 April 1955 | 21 July 1955 | KBE, CB, DSO & Bar | |
| 2 | Sir Stephen Hope Carlill** | Vice Admiral | 21 July 1955 | 21 April 1958 | KBE, CB, DSO | |
| 3 | Ram Dass Katari | Vice Admiral | 50px | 22 April 1958 | 4 June 1962 | - |
| 4 | Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman | Vice Admiral | 4 June 1962 | 3 March 1966 | - | |
| 5 | Adhar Kumar Chatterji | Admiral | 3 March 1966 | 28 February 1970 | - | |
| 6 | Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda | Admiral | 28 February 1970 | 28 February 1973 | Padma Vibhushan, PVSM, AVSM | |
| 7 | Sourendra Nath Kohli | Admiral | 1 March 1973 | 29 February 1976 | Padma Bhushan, PVSM | |
| 8 | Jal Cursetji | Admiral | 1 March 1976 | 1 March 1979 | PVSM | |
| 9 | Ronald Lynsdale Pereira | Admiral | 1 March 1979 | 28 February 1982 | PVSM, AVSM | |
| 10 | Oscar Stanley Dawson | Admiral |  |
1 March 1982 | 30 November 1984 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 11 | Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani | Admiral | 1 December 1984 | 30 November 1987 | PVSM, AVSM | |
| 12 | Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni | Admiral | 1 December 1987 | 30 November 1990 | PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC | |
| 13 | Laxminarayan Ramdas | Admiral | 1 December 1990 | 30 September 1993 | PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC | |
| 14 | Vijai Singh Shekhawat | Admiral | 1 October 1993 | 30 September 1996 | PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC | |
| 15 | Vishnu Bhagwat | Admiral | 1 October 1996 | 30 December 1998 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC | |
| 16 | Sushil Kumar | Admiral | 30 December 1998 | 29 December 2001 | PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM, ADC | |
| 17 | Madhvendra Singh | Admiral | 29 December 2001 | 31 July 2004 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC | |
| 18 | Arun Prakash | Admiral |  |
31 July 2004 | 31 October 2006 | PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC |
| 19 | Sureesh Mehta | Admiral |  |
31 October 2006 | 31 August 2009 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 20 | Nirmal Kumar Verma | Admiral |  |
31 August 2009 | 31 August 2012 | PVSM, AVSM |
| 21 | Devendra Kumar Joshi | Admiral |  |
31 August 2012 | 26 February 2014 | PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM, ADC |
| 22 | Robin K Dhowan | Admiral |  |
17 April 2014[5] | Incumbent | PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC |
See also
References
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