Jai Singh Nain
Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain AVSM, SM is the present General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Southern Command of the Indian Army. He assumed the post from Lieutenant-General Chandi Prasad Mohanty.[1]
Jai Singh Nain | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 18 June 1983 – present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-41067N |
| Commands held |  Southern Army9 Corps |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal |
Career
Nain was commissioned into the 2nd battalion of the Dogra Regiment in June 1983.[2] He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and the National Defence College (Bangladesh).[1]
Nain has served as a United Nations military observer with the UN mission in Iraq and Kuwait.[1] He is the alumnus of Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal Haryana.
Decorations
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Dates of rank
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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 | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 18 June 1983[3] |
 | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 18 June 1985[4] |
 | Captain | Indian Army | 18 June 1988[5] |
 | Major | Indian Army | 18 June 1994[6] |
 | Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[7] |
 | Colonel | Indian Army | 15 March 2006[8] |
 | Brigadier | Indian Army | 9 August 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 14 August 2009)[9] |
 | Major General | Indian Army | 2 December 2015 (seniority from 2 January 2013)[10] |
| Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 23 February 2018[11] |
References
- "Lt Gen JS Nain assumes command of Southern Army in Pune". Devdiscourse. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps". Times of India. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 March 1985. p. 414.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 28 March 1987. p. 452.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 April 1989. p. 589.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 1994. p. 1894.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1896.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 December 2008. p. 2179.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 430.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 April 2017. p. 349.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 February 2019. p. 393.
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| Preceded by Chandi Prasad Mohanty |
General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command 1 February 2021 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan |
General Officer Commanding 9 Corps 12 January 2019 - 16 February 2020 |
Succeeded by Upendra Dwivedi |
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