Gurmit Singh (general)

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Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
8th Governor of Uttarakhand
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2021
Chief Minister	Pushkar Singh Dhami
Preceded by	Baby Rani Maurya
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training)
In office October 2014 – January 2016
Preceded by	Jai Prakash Nehra (PVSM, AVSM**)
Succeeded by	Jagbir Singh Cheema (PVSM, AVSM, VSM)
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-01) 1 February 1956 Amritsar, Punjab, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janta Party
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Dehradun
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Website	governoruk.gov.in
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	–2016
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	XV Corps Deputy Chief of Army Staff (IS&T)

Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (born 1 February 1956) was a Deputy Chief Staff of the Indian Army from 2014 to 2016. Currently, he is the 8th Governor of Uttarakhand since 2021. Singh retired on 31 January 2016 after nearly four decades in the army, where he was deputy chief of Army Staff, and adjutant general and corps commander of strategic XV Corps that overlooks the Line of Control in Kashmir. He has also worked in border issues and counter-terrorism.

Life and career

Personal life and education

Singh was born on 1 February 1956 in Jalal Usman, Amritsar, Punjab. His father served in the Indian Army and his elder brother served in Indian Air Force.

He graduated from the Defence Services Staff Course and National Defence College, has two M.Phil degrees from Chennai and Indore universities, and was a research fellow for two years on the India-China Boundary issue at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University during his study leave from the Indian Army.

Military career

After serving as an Infantry Company Commander and Brigade Commander, he was appointed a Brigadier General of Army Staff. He later achieved the rank of Major General and served as the Additional Director General of Military Operations and Deputy Chief of Army Staff. During his stint in the Army, he was a part of numerous expert groups, joint working groups, annual dialogues and China study group meetings for over a decade. He also served in Banbasa, Uttarakhand, while in the army.

Honours

Singh received four Presidential Awards and two commendations by the Chief of Army Staff while in the Army. He has also received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.

Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal		Ati Vishisht Seva Medal		Vishisht Seva Medal

External links

• Gurmit Singh on Twitter