Chief of Materiel (Indian Navy) explained

Post:Chief
Body:Materiel
Flag:Vice Admiral ensign of Indian Navy.svg
Flagsize:150
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of the Vice Admiral
Incumbent:Kiran Deshmukh
Incumbentsince:1 June 2021
Type:Principal Staff Officer
Abbreviation:COM
Reports To:Chief of the Naval Staff
Seat:Naval Headquarters, New Delhi

The Chief of Materiel (COM) is a senior Indian Navy appointment in the rank of Vice-Admiral. As a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at Naval Headquarters (NHQ), the COM is responsible for all aspects of maintenance management and life-cycle support of all engineering, electrical, electronic, weapons, sensors, and IT-related systems for ships and submarines, along with responsibility for the creation of major marine and technical infrastructure. The present COM is Vice-Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, who succeeded Vice-Admiral Sandeep Naithani on 1 January 2024.

History

In 1949, the Naval headquarters was reorganised and appointment of Chief of Material (COM) was created. The appointment was held by an officer of the rank of Captain. The COM was to look after the material resources of the service. The Director of Naval engineering, Staff Officer (Dockyard), Director Armament Supply and the Director of Electrical Engineering reported into the COM.

The appointment was filled by the Chief of Administration as an additional charge until the early 1950s. Captain Daya Shankar, DSC was the first Indian to serve as the COM full-time.

Organisation

The COM heads the Materiel Branch at the Naval Headquarters. The following Directors General/Controllers/Assistant Principal Staff Officers report into the COM:[1]

Appointees

S.No. NameAssumed officeLeft officeNotes
1Captain Bhaskar Sadashiv SomanFebruary 1949October 1949While also serving as Chief of Administration.[2] [3]
2Captain S. G. KarmarkarOctober 1949October 1950While also serving as Chief of Administration.[4]
3Captain G. S. KapoorOctober 19501951?While also serving as Chief of Administration.[5]
4Captain Albert Henry Fitch Hunt1951?1952Seconded from the Royal Navy.[6]
5Captain Ian Frederick Montague Newnham 1952?July 1954Seconded from the Royal Navy. Last British appointee.
6July 1954 December 1957First Indian appointee.[7]
7Commodore B. N. LeleDecember 1957January 1962[8]
8Commodore Sardarilal Mathradas NandaFebruary 1962May 1962[9]
Commodore C. L. BhandariMay 19621963Officiating.[10]
9Commodore Sourendra Nath Kohli1963January 1965[11]
10Rear Admiral P. S. MahindrooFebruary 1965 January 1968[12] [13]
11Rear Admiral Vasudeva Anant KamathDecember 1967December 1968[14]
12Rear Admiral Kamalakar Laxman KulkarniDecember 1968March 1973[15] [16]
13Vice Admiral Rajendra Tandon April 1973 30 June 1976[17] [18]
141 July 197630 June 1979[19]
15Vice Admiral A. K. Bhatia 1 July 197931 January 1983[20] [21]
16Vice Admiral Narendra Bhalla 1 February 1983[22]
17Vice Admiral L.R. MehtaFebruary 1986[23]
18Vice Admiral S.B.N. Singh 1 March 19861 April 1988[24]
19Vice Admiral I. C. Rao 1 April 198831 March 1993[25]
20Vice Admiral Mauli Bhushan Ghosh 1 April 199331 January 1994[26] [27]
21Vice Admiral A.V.R. Narayana Rao 28 March 199431 August 1995[28]
22Vice Admiral Adolph Britto 31 August 199530 April 1997[29] [30]
23Vice Admiral A. S. R. Krishnan April 19972001[31]
24Vice Admiral Parvesh JaitlyJuly 20012006[32]
25Vice Admiral D. S. P. Verma 20061 December 2007
26Vice Admiral Birinder Singh Randhawa 1 December 200730 December 2008[33]
27Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande 31 December 200831 October 2009[34]
28Vice Admiral Ganesh Mahadevan 31 October 200930 April 2012[35]
29Vice Admiral B. Kannan 30 April 2012[36]
30Vice Admiral N. N. Kumar 31 March 2014
31Vice Admiral K. R. Nair 31 March 20142015[37]
32Vice Admiral A. V. Subhedar 31 October 2016
3331 October 20161 September 2020[38]
34Vice Admiral S. R. Sarma 1 September 202031 May 2021[39] [40]
351 June 202131 December 2023
361 January 2024Present[41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Materiel Branch Indian Navy . indiannavy.nic.in.
  2. Web site: N.H.Q. Reorganised. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 February 1949. 13 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Frigate Flotilla for the RIN. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 October 1949. 13 September 2020.
  4. News: Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) . 1584 . 12 November 1949 . The Gazette of India.
  5. Web site: New Indian Naval Appointments. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 September 1952. 14 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Senior Naval Officers' Meeting. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 May 1952. 13 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Changes in Senior Naval Appointments. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 July 1954. 13 September 2020.
  8. Web site: New Principal Staff Officer at Naval HQ. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 17 December 1957. 13 September 2020.
  9. Web site: New Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 May 1962. 13 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Navy's New Chief - Admiral Soman's Flag Hoisted at INS India. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 June 1962. 13 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Biodata. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 23 December 1971. 13 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Naval Promotions to Flag Rank. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 17 August 1965. 2 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Marshal Zakharov Leaves for Home. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 March 1967. 13 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Commodore Krishnan New Navy Vice-Chief. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 11 December 1967. 13 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Senior Naval Appointments. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 1968. 12 September 2020.
  16. Web site: Admiral Krishnan to Head Cochin Shipyard. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 March 1973. 12 September 2020.
  17. Web site: Naval Headquarters Reorganised. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 March 1973. 12 September 2020.
  18. Web site: New Naval Promotions. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1976. 12 September 2020.
  19. Web site: New Naval Promotions. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1976. 12 September 2020.
  20. Web site: Vice Admiral Bhatia New Chief of Material. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 July 1979. 12 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Vice Admiral Bhatia Appointed Captain Commandant of Electrical Branch. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 January 1983. 12 September 2020.
  22. Web site: New Chief of Material at Naval Headquarters. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 February 1983. 12 September 2020.
  23. Web site: Senior Naval Appointments. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 February 1986. 12 September 2020.
  24. Web site: New Chief of Material at Naval Headquarters. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 March 1986. 12 September 2020.
  25. Web site: Naval Materials Chief Retires. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 March 1993. 12 September 2020.
  26. Web site: Vice Admiral M B Ghosh New Chief of Materials. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 April 1993. 31 December 2020.
  27. Web site: Change of Guard at Naval Headquarters. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 January 1994. 12 September 2020.
  28. Web site: New Chief of Materials at Naval Headquarters. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 March 1994. 12 September 2020.
  29. Web site: Vice Admiral A. Britto Takes Over as Chief of Material. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 August 1995. 12 September 2020.
  30. Web site: Admiral Britto Retires. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 April 1997. 12 September 2020.
  31. Web site: COTS Seminar. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 July 2001. 11 September 2020.
  32. News: . Rear Admiral Varma to take over new charge on Saturday. Zee News . 21 July 2001 . 11 September 2020.
  33. News: . Lt Gen Pande relinqusihes charge as DG Military Operations. OneIndia.com . 30 November 2007 . 7 September 2020.
  34. News: . Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande, AVSM,VSM takes over as the Chief of Materiel Branch – Indian Navy. Press Information Bureau . 30 December 2008.
  35. Web site: Vice Admiral Ganesh Mahadevan takes over as Chief of Material. Indian Navy . 7 September 2020 . 30 October 2009.
  36. News: . Appointments . SP's Naval Forces . June–July 2012 . 7 September 2020.
  37. Web site: Vice Admiral KR Nair takes over as new Chief of Materiel . Indian Navy . 7 September 2020 . 31 March 2014.
  38. Web site: Vice Admiral GS Pabby, AVSM, VSM assumes charge as Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy. Indian Navy . 7 September 2020 . 31 October 2016.
  39. Web site: Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy . Indian Navy . Ministry of Defence, Government of India . 7 September 2020 . 1 September 2020.
  40. Web site: Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, assumes charge as the Chief of Materiel . . 1 June 2021 . Press Information Bureau (Government of India) . Press Information Bureau . 1 June 2021 .
  41. Web site: VICE ADMIRAL KIRAN DESHMUKH, AVSM, VSM, ASSUMES CHARGE AS THE CHIEF OF MATERIEL . pib.gov.in . 1 January 2024.

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