| General Vijay Kumar Singh | |
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The Chief at a function in St. Paul's School, Darjeeling on November 2010 |
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| Born | 10 May 1950 Pune, India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service/branch | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1970−present |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 2 Rajput |
| Commands held | Honorary Aide-De-Camp to the President of India Colonel of The Rajput Regiment Honorary Colonel of The Brigade of Guards GOC-in-C Eastern Command GOC Kharga Corps GOC Rastriya Rifles Force Commander Infantry Brigade CO 2 Rajput (Kali Chindi) |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Operation Pawan |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal |
General Vijay Kumar Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC (born 10 May 1950) is the 26th General of the Indian Army and the current Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
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Vijay Kumar Singh belongs to a Rajput family of Bapora village in Bhiwani district of Haryana state.[1] Singh is a third-generation officer.[2] His father was a Colonel in the Indian Army and grandfather a senior Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). General Singh did his schooling from,[3] Birla Public School, Pilani, Rajasthan.
General V K Singh was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of The Rajput Regiment (Kali Chindi) on 14 June 1970. He went on to command the same unit when it was positioned along the Line of Control with Pakistan.
Singh graduated from the Defence Services Staff College as a honours graduate of the United States Army Infantry School, a graduate of the Rangers Course at Fort Benning and the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In the US for the Rangers course, he came first in combat operations.
General Singh is experienced in counter insurgency operations and high altitude operations. He has also has seen action in the 1971 Bangladesh war. During his career he has served in various positions:
General Singh was awarded the ”Ati Vishisht Seva Medal” (AVSM) for distinguished service while commanding a counter-insurgency force.
He became Chief of Army Staff on 31 March 2010.
On 11 March 2011, Singh was inducted into the United States Army War College (Class of 2001 graduate) International Fellows Hall of Fame. He is the 33rd International Fellow and the first Indian Armed Forces officer to be inducted.
He is married to Mrs Bharti Singh and they have two daughters.
General Singh also has special appearance in the Hindi movie Prahaar: The Final Attack starring Nana Patekar.
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
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Yudh Seva Medal for his distinguished service during Operation Pawan.[2] |
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| Preceded by Deepak Kapoor |
Chief of Army Staff Incumbent |
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