Sarath Chand

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Lieutenant General
Sarath Chand
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM
File:Sarath Chand cropped.jpg
Sarath Chand and Bipin Rawat during superannuation
38th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
In office
13 January 2017 – 31 May 2018
Chief of Army StaffBipin Rawat
Preceded byBipin Rawat
Succeeded byDevraj Anbu
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
In office
1 February 2016 – 12 January 2017
Preceded byArun K Sahni
Succeeded byAbhay Krishna
Personal details
Born
Neduvathoor, Kottarakkara, Kerala
SpouseBindu
Military service
AllegianceFile:Flag of India.svg India
Branch/serviceFile:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
Years of serviceJune 1979 – 31 May 2018
RankFile:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Unit11 Garhwal Rifles
CommandsFile:IA Northern Command.jpg South Western Command
File:Gajraj corps.png IV Corps
11 Garhwal Rifles
Battles/warsOperation Pawan
Operation Rhino
Operation Falcon
Service numberIC-35904Y
Awards

Lieutenant General Sarath Chand, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM is an Indian politician and former Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) of the Indian Army. He served as Vice Chief of Army Staff from 13 January 2017 till his retirement on 31 May 2018.[1][2] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 6 April 2019.[3]

Early life and education

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Chand was born in Kottarakkara, Kerala and is the son of late N. Prabhakaran Nair and G. Saradamma. He is an alumnus of Devi Vilasam Upper Primary School, Neduvathoor; Sainik School, Kazhakootam,[4] National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also attended Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; higher command course at Army War College, Mhow and a National Defence College, New Delhi.[5][6]

Military career

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Chand was commissioned into 11th Battalion the Garhwal Rifles in June 1979. He has vast experience spanning over 38 years and has served in all operational theatres and held active combat leadership role at every stage of command. He has commanded a company in the Kargil Sector of Ladakh and another company during Operation Pawan as part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. He has also commanded a battalion in Operation Rhino, targeted at infiltrators in Assam and Operation Falcon, along the Line of Actual control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh; an infantry brigade in the desert, a counter-insurgency force in the Kashmir valley, IV Corps (Tezpur) and GOC-C South Western Command (Jaipur). In addition, he has held numerous staff and instructional appointments including instructor of the commando wing in infantry school . He was also served in the United Nations mission in Somalia (UNOSOM-II).[6][1] He has also served as Colonel of the Regiment of Garhwal Rifles.[7]

He assumed the office of VCOAS on 13 January 2017 after General Bipin Rawat was promoted to Chief of Army Staff (COAS).[5][8][1] and retired on 31 May 2018, succeeded by Lt General Devraj Anbu.[2]

During 38 years of his career he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2006, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014, the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2016 [6][9][10] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.[11]

Honours and decorations

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File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg
File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg
File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg File:United Nations Medal, Operation in Somalia ribbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNOSOM II

Dates of rank

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Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 9 June 1979[12]
File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 9 June 1981
File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 31 July 1984[13]
File:Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 9 June 1990[14]
File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 1 January 2000[15]
File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 31 October 2004[16]
File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 8 April 2008 (seniority from 6 July 2007)[17]
File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 30 April 2012 (seniority from 4 October 2010)[18]
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 28 October 2014[19]

Personal life

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He is married to Bindu and they have two sons; Abhilash Chand, a major in the Indian Army Corps of Engineers and Abhijit Chand, a former naval lieutenant.[6]

References

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