Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumes charge as Chief of Staff of ENC

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumes charge as Chief of Staff of ENC

   Kautilya Academy    15-06-2020

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service.

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam on 12 June 2020. Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta replaced Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, the outgoing Chief of Staff, has proceeded on transfer as Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi.

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta:

Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. In 1985, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. He has commanded 4 frontline ships including INS Nishank, INS Karmuk, INS Tabar, and INS Viraat.

He has held other appointments such as Commander Work Up at Headquarters at Indian Naval Workup Team, Kochi; Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; Officer-in-Charge of the Navy's Navigation and Direction School, Naval Assistant to the Chief of the Naval Staff and Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.

He was promoted to Flag Rank and was appointed as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Headquarters, Western Naval Command at Mumbai. During 2017-18, he held command of the prestigious Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam and was appointed as Additional Director General at NCC Headquarters, New Delhi. He also served as the Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Delhi. Dasgupta is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service. He was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal for coordinating evacuation operations from Yemen in 2015 under Operation Raahat.

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