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Vice Admiral

Harish Chandra Singh Bisht

PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Bisht (left) presenting a souvenir to Vice Admiral Scott R. Van Buskirk of the United States Navy
Born (1957-11-01) 1 November 1957 (age 66)
Kausani, Uttarakhand
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
 Indian Coast Guard
Years of service1 July 1979 – 31 October 2017
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldEastern Naval Command
Indian Coast Guard
Eastern Fleet[1]
INS Kora
INS Tabar
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal[2]

Harish Chandra Singh Bisht, PVSM, AVSM, ADC is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy. He is an alumnus of the Sainik School Ghorakhal, Nainital; National Defence Academy Khadakvasla, Pune and the Naval Academy, Kochi and served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command until his retirement on 31 October 2017.[3][4]

Education

Bisht went to school at Sainik School Ghorakhal, Nainital and is a graduate of the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich (UK). He also attended the Naval Higher Command Course at the College of Naval Warfare, Karanja, Mumbai in 2001 and completed the 47th NDC course at New Delhi in 2007.

He is also an alumnus of the National Defence Academy.

Career

Bisht was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer on 1 July 1979.

He was promoted to Flag rank on 28 January 2008 and took over the appointment of Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects at IHQ, MoD (N). His further Flag rank appointments include Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command and Flag Officer Sea Training at Kochi, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, at Visakhapatnam and Assistant Chief of Personnel (HRD) at IHQ, MoD (N).

He was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral on 1 September 2012 and took over the appointment of the Controller Personnel Services (CPS) at IHQ, MoD (N). On 1 February 2015, he was appointed the Director General of Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).[5] On 27 February 2016, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.[3][6]

He was awarded PVSM for his service in 2017.[7]

Bisht retired from service on 31 October 2017.[8]

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samanya Seva Medal
Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

References

  1. ^ "Appointments". Sainik Samachar. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command". Indian Navy. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rajendra Singh takes charge as Indian Coast Guard chief - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Vice-Admiral Bisht to be new Coast Guard DG - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Rajendra Singh new Coast Guard chief". The Hindu. 27 February 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. ^ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Eastern Naval Command sees a change of hands". Yo! Vizag. 31 October 2017.
Military offices Preceded bySatish Soni Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command 2016 - 31 October 2017 Succeeded byKarambir Singh Preceded byAnurag Thapliyal Director General of the Indian Coast Guard 2015 - 2016 Succeeded byRajendra Singh Preceded byParasurama Naidu Murugesan Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet 2011-2012 Succeeded byAjit Kumar P Preceded bySunil Lanba Flag Officer Sea Training 2009 - 2011 Succeeded byG. Ashok Kumar


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