Abhay Krishna | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Service years | 7 June 1980 – 30 September 2019 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-38679A |
| Unit | Rajputana Rifles |
| Commands | .png) Central Command.png) Eastern Command.png) South Western CommandIII Corps 27 Mountain Division |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant GeneralAbhay Krishna,PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,SM,VSM,ADC is a retired officer ofIndian Army. He served asGeneral Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C),Central Command from 1 October 2018 following the retirement ofLieutenant GeneralBalwant Singh Negi, to 30 September 2019.[1] He was succeeded byLieutenant GeneralIqroop Singh Ghuman.[2] Prior to that, he commanded theEastern Command andSouth Western Command of theIndian Army[3][4]
Krishna is an alumnus ofSt Xavier's High School,Patna;National Defence Academy,[5] Khadakwasla andIndian Military Academy,Dehradun.
Krishna was commissioned intoRajputana Rifles on 7 June 1980. He has vast experience and has served four tenures alongLine of Actual Control, two tenures as UN observer, in Mozambique & Rwanda and as Chief of Staff (UN forces) in Burundi. He has commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in the Kashmir valley, an infantry battalion in Sikkim, Brigadier General Staff 3 Corps, 27 Mountain division (Kalimpong), Chief of Staff (Delhi area) and GOCIII Corps (Dimapur).[6][7][8] He has served as GOC-in-C of theSouth Western Command (25 January 2017 – 30 July 2017) and GOC-in-C of Eastern Command (1 August 2017 – 30 September 2018). He commanded the RR during Operation Hifazat (Manipur) and Operation Rakshak (Kupwara).[9][3][10][11][12][13]
During 39 years of his career, he has won a gallantry award in 1994 for being taken hostage, negotiating for release of other hostages and demobilisation of rebel forces during UN Peace Keeping Mission in Mozambique. He has also been awarded aVishisht Sena Medal,Sena Medal,Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014,[14]Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2017 andParam Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.[15][16][17] He was also the Colonel of the Regiment Rajputana Rifles and was Second-in-Command for the Republic Day parade in 2015.[3][9][18][19]
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| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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 | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1980[20] |
 | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 7 June 1982[21] |
 | Captain | Indian Army | 7 June 1985[22] |
 | Major | Indian Army | 7 June 1991[23] |
 | Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 31 December 2002[24] |
 | Colonel | Indian Army | 1 February 2005[25] |
 | Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 September 2008 (seniority from 8 January 2008)[26] |
 | Major General | Indian Army | 1 January 2013 (seniority from 4 April 2011)[27] |
| Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 12 October 2015 (substantive)[28] |
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| Preceded by | General Officer-Commanding-in-ChiefCentral Command 1 October 2018 – 30 September 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | General Officer-Commanding-in-ChiefEastern Command 1 August 2017 - September 30, 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | General Officer-Commanding-in-ChiefSouth Western Command 25 January 2017 – 31 July 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | General Officer CommandingIII Corps 23 Nov 2015 – 31 December 2016 | Succeeded by |