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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m C I N C A N )
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) is the head of the Andaman and Nicobar Command , the first and only Tri-service theater command of the Indian Armed Forces , based at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands , a Union Territory of India .
The current CINCAN is Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan AVSM , VM who took command on 1 May 2023 as the 17th CINCAN.
History
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands became a Union territory of India in 1956. The first military unit on the islands was the naval base INS Jarawa which was commissioned in 1964.[1] The base was commanded by a Resident Naval Officer (RNO). With the establishment of subsequent garrisons in the islands, the post was upgraded to Naval Officer-in-charge Andaman & Nicobar (NOIC A&N ). The naval establishments were under the command of the Eastern Naval Command during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 . In October 1976, the operational control of all forces in the islands was given and the post was upgraded to Commodore, Andaman & Nicobar (COMAN). Shortly afterward, to signify jointness, all establishments came under the newly created Fortress Andaman & Nicobar. The appointment was re-designated to Fortress Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (FORTAN). In 1978, INS Kardip was commissioned as a Forward operating base .
Structure of the Andaman and Nicobar Command
In March 1981, FORTAN was upgraded to a Two star appointment tenanted by a Rear Admiral .[3] In 1987, the post was further upgraded to a three star appointment. In 1998, a 'Far East Naval Command' (FENC) was proposed, to be commanded by a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Far East Naval Command.
With the operationalisation of the A & N Command as a unified theatre command in October 2001, Vice Admiral Arun Prakash , AVSM , VrC , VSM , ADC took over as the First Commander-in-Chief of the unified command.[5]
Organisation
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The CINCAN is a Three-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation. The CINCAN reports directly to the Chief of Defence Staff (India) (CDS) in New Delhi . He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the command, a two-star officer and the commanders of each component (sea, land, air) - one-star officers .[6]
List of Commanders
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The following is a list of Commanders-in-Chief of the A&N command.
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Name
Branch
Appointment Date
Left Office
References
1
Vice Admiral Arun Prakash AVSM , VrC , VSM
Indian Navy
8 October 2001
30 December 2002
[8] [9] [10] [11]
2
Vice Admiral O. P. Bansal AVSM
15 January 2003
30 September 2003
[12] [13]
3
Lieutenant General Bhupender Singh Thakur AVSM
Indian Army
1 October 2003
13 January 2005
[14] [15]
4
Lieutenant General Aditya Singh AVSM & bar
14 January 2005
27 February 2006
[16] [17]
5
Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh PVSM , AVSM , NM
Indian Navy
28 February 2006
25 October 2006
[18] [19]
6
Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar AVSM
Indian Air Force
2 December 2006
31 December 2007
[20] [21] [22]
7
Air Marshal Sadasivan Radhakrishnan AVSM
1 January 2008
30 September 2008
[23] [24]
8
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar AVSM
Indian Navy
30 September 2008
30 September 2009
[25]
9
Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi AVSM , YSM , NM , VSM
30 September 2009
28 December 2010
[26]
10
Lieutenant General N C Marwah AVSM
Indian Army
1 January 2011
31 October 2012
[27] [28]
11
Air Marshal Pramon Kumar Roy AVSM , VM , VSM
Indian Air Force
2 November 2012
30 June 2014
[29]
12
Vice Admiral Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee AVSM , NM
Indian Navy
1 July 2014
28 February 2016
[30]
13
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM
29 February 2016
1 December 2019
[31]
14
Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar PVSM , AVSM , VSM
Indian Army
1 December 2019
31 May 2020
[32] [33]
15
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande AVSM , VSM
1 June 2020
31 May 2021
[34]
16
Lieutenant General Ajai Singh PVSM , AVSM
1 June 2021
30 April 2023
[35]
17
Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan AVSM , VM
Indian Air Force
1 May 2023
Incumbent
[36]
List of CINCAN by branches of service
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Army - 6
Navy - 7
Air Force - 4
See also
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References
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^ "h5" . www.sainiksamachar.nic.in .
^ "ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR COMMAND BEING OPERATIONALISED" (PDF) .
^ "Press Information Bureau" . Pib.and.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010 .
^ "VICE ADMIRAL ARUN PRAKASH TAKES OVER THE FIRST UNIFIED COMMAND" (PDF) . pibarchive.nic.in .
^ "Arun Prakash to be new naval chief – Rediff.com India News" . www.rediff.com . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Tri-service integrated command in place" . The Hindu . 30 September 2001. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Vice Admiral Arun Prakash,PVSM,AVSM,VrC,VSM,ADC will be the new Naval Chief" . pib.nic.in . Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Air Marshal Asthana to head Strategic Forces Command – Times of India" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "NCC camp in Port Blair" . The Hindu . 2 March 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .[dead link ]
^ "English Releases" . Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Lt Gen B S Thakur chief of tri-service command" . www.rediff.com . Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (March 2005). Competition Science Vision . Pratiyogita Darpan.
^ "Lt Gen Aditya Singh takes over charge of Southern Command" . Zee News . 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "New Flag Appointments in the Navy" . pib.nic.in . Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Vice Admiral A K Singh new Eastern Naval Command chief" . Zee News . 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Service Record for Air Marshal Packiam Paul Rajkumar 12018 F(P ) at Bharat Rakshak.com" . Bharat Rakshak . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Air Marshal Rajkumar to head Tri-Service Command" . Zee News . 2 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "English Releases" . Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan takes charge as CINCAN" . OneIndia . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Air Marshal Radhakrishan hands over reigns of ANC" . OneIndia . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar to take over as C-in-C of Andaman and Nicobar" . OneIndia . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "D.K. Joshi, next Navy chief" . The Hindu . 6 June 2012. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Andaman And Nicobar Command, Pursuing Perfection Through Jointness" . www.andamanchronicle.net . Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Lt Gen NC Marwah relinquishes command of ANC" . Zee News . 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ Giles, Denis. "CINCAN Air Marshal PK Roy Bids Adieu" . www.andamanchronicle.net . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Vice Admiral PK Chatterjee is the Commander in Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command" . SP's Naval Forces . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM takes over as Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command" . pib.nic.in . Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
^ "Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar takes over as C-n-C of Andaman & Nicobar Command" . 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 .
^ @SpokespersonMoD (2 December 2019). "Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar takes over as C-n-C of Andaman & Nicobar Command" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over as Commander-In-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command Tomorrow;" . pib.gov.in .
^ "India's crucial Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs tomorrow" . ThePrint . 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021 .
^ @airnews_pb (1 May 2023). "Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan takes over as CINCAN" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
Bibliography
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Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010 , HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 978-93-5302-552-6
Mukherjee, Anit; Mohan, C. Raja (2015), India's Naval Strategy and Asian Security , Routledge, ISBN 978-1-317-36133-6
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