Jai Singh Nain

Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADC is a former 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]He had his schooling from the Sainik School, Kunjpura

Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain PVSM,AVSM, SM
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Years of service	18 June 1983 – 31 October 2022
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	IC-41067N
Commands	Southern Army 9 Corps
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal 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. and belongs to 62nd course Hunter Squadron of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune

Decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal		Sena 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

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date of rank
	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	18 November 2015 (seniority from 23 August 2014)[10]
	Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	23 February 2018[11]

References

1. "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)" (PDF). 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. 16 April 2022. p. 755.
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 – 1 November 2022	Succeeded by Ajai Kumar Singh
Preceded by Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan	General Officer Commanding 9 Corps 12 January 2019 – 16 February 2020	Succeeded by Upendra Dwivedi