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Lieutenant GeneralJai Singh NainAVSM, SM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service18 June 1983 – present
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-41067N
Commands heldIA Southern Command.jpg Southern Army
9 Corps
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal

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]

Career[edit]

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. and National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune

Decorations[edit]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNIKOM BAR.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva MedalSena Medal
Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal
Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram 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
UNIKOM

Dates of rank[edit]

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second LieutenantIndian Army18 June 1983[3]
LieutenantIndian Army18 June 1985[4]
CaptainIndian Army18 June 1988[5]
MajorIndian Army18 June 1994[6]
Lieutenant-ColonelIndian Army16 December 2004[7]
ColonelIndian Army15 March 2006[8]
BrigadierIndian Army9 August 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 14 August 2009)[9]
Major GeneralIndian Army2 December 2015 (seniority from 2 January 2013)[10]
Lieutenant-GeneralIndian Army23 February 2018[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Lt Gen JS Nain assumes command of Southern Army in Pune". Devdiscourse. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps". Times of India. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 March 1985. p. 414.
  4. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 28 March 1987. p. 452.
  5. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 April 1989. p. 589.
  6. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 1994. p. 1894.
  7. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1896.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 December 2008. p. 2179.
  9. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 430.
  10. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 April 2017. p. 349.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 9 February 2019. p. 393.
Military offices
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