Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM is a retired general officer of the Indian Army. He was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command of the Indian Army, he assumed the post upon superannuation of Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain. He previously served as General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps.
Early life and education The general officer is an alumnus of St Gabriel's Academy, Roorkee. He then attended the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/army-commanders He is also a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College.
Military career The general officer was commissioned into the 7th battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles on 15 December 1984 from the Indian Military Academy. He has commanded 1/11 Gorkha Rifles as part of a Strike Corps, and subsequently on the Line of Control. He later commanded a brigade in Rann Sector, a Counter Insurgency Force in J&K and XXXIII Corps in the Eastern Sector.
Awards and decorations The general officer is a recipient of Param Vishist Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal, Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.
Param Vishisht Seva MedalAti Vishisht Seva MedalYudh Seva MedalSena MedalVishisht Seva MedalSpecial Service MedalSiachen Glacier MedalOperation Parakram MedalSainya Seva MedalHigh Altitude Medal75th Independence Anniversary Medal50th Independence Anniversary Medal30 Years Long Service Medal20 Years Long Service Medal9 Years Long Service Medal
Dates of rank Insignia Rank Component Date of rank Second Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1984 Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1986 Captain Indian Army 15 December 1989 Major Indian Army 15 December 1995 Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004 Colonel Indian Army 1 April 2006 Brigadier Indian Army 13 June 2011 (acting)14 November 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 3 April 2010) Major General Indian Army 17 March 2017 (seniority from 1 February 2015) Lieutenant-General Indian Army 28 January 2020
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