Chief of the Naval Staff (India)

Chief of the Naval Staff (India) CNS
Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff
Incumbent Admiral Sunil Lanba since 31 May 2016
Seat	Central Secretariat
Appointer	The President of India
Term length	3 years or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Formation	1 April 1955
First holder	Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey
Deputy	Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Karambir Singh

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 Sunil Lanba. The 23rd Navy Chief, he took over from Admiral Robin K. Dhowan, who retired on 31 May 2016 after four decades of service from the navy.^[1]^[2]

Office of the Chief of the Naval Staff

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.^[3] 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

Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy (1950-1955)

No.	Name	Rank	Photo	Appointment Date	Left Office	Decorations
1	Sir William Edward Parry	Admiral		26 January 1950	13 October 1951	KCB
2	Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey	Admiral		13 October 1951	31 March 1955	KBE, CB, DSO & Bar

Chiefs of the Naval Staff (1955–present)

No.	Name	Rank	Appointment Date	Left Office	Decorations
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	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^[4]	31 May 2016	PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC
23	Sunil Lanba	Admiral	31 May 2016	To date	PVSM, AVSM, ADC

References

↑ "Admiral Sunil Lanba , PVSM, AVSM, ADC assumes command of Indian Navy". pib.nic.in. Government of India. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ "Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over as Chief of Naval Staff - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ "The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955". VakilNo1.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
↑ Acting CNS from 26 February 2014 to 17 April 2014, with the rank of Vice-Admiral

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1955–present	Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey Sir Stephen Hope Carlill Ram Dass Katari Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman Adhar Kumar Chatterji Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda Sourendra Nath Kohli Jal Cursetji Ronald Lynsdale Pereira Oscar Stanley Dawson Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni Laxminarayan Ramdas Vijai Singh Shekhawat Vishnu Bhagwat Sushil Kumar Madhvendra Singh Arun Prakash Sureesh Mehta Nirmal Kumar Verma Devendra Kumar Joshi Robin K. Dhowan Sunil Lanba
**Seconded from the Royal Navy

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