LIST OF CHIEFS OF NAVAL STAFF
Name
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Tenure
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Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall
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15 August 1947-14 August 1948
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Admiral Sir Edward Parry
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15 August 1948-13 October 1951
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Admiral Sir Mark Pizey
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14 October 1951-21 July 1955
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Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill
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22 July 1955-21 April 1958
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Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
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22 April 1958-4 June 1962
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Vice Admiral B.S. Soman
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05 June 1962-3 March 1966
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Admiral A.K. Chatterjee
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04 March 1966-27 February 1970
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Admiral S.M. Nanda
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28 February 1970-28 February 1973
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Admiral S.N. Kohli
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01 March 1973-28 February 1976
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Admiral J.L. Cursetji
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01 March 1976-28 February 1979
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Admiral R.L. Pereira
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01 March 1979-28 February 1982
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Admiral O.S. Dawson
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01 March 1982-30 November 1984
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Admiral R.H. Tahiliani
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01 December 1984-30 November 1987
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Admiral J.G. Nadkarni
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01 December 1987-30 November 1990
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Admiral Ramdas
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01 December 1990-30 September 1993
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Admiral V.S. Shekhawat
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01 October 1993-30 September 1996
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Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
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01 October 1996-30 December 1998
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Admiral Sushil Kumar
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31 December 1998 - 29 December 2001
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Admiral Madhvendra Singh
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29 December 2001 - 31 July 2004
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Admiral Arun Prakash
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01 August 2004 - 30 October 2006
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Admiral Sureesh Mehta
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30 October 2006 - 31 August 2009
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Admiral Nirmal Verma
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31 August 2009- 31 August 2012
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Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi
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31 August 2012- 26 February 2014
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Vice Admiral RK Dhowan
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26 February 2014- Incumbent
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