Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan

Lieutenant General Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM is the current Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College.[1] He previously served as the Commander, IX Corps of the Indian Army. He assumed the post after Lt. General Satinder Kumar Saini took over as the GOC-in-C, Southern Command.[2][3][4]

Lieutenant General

Y V K Mohan

AVSM, SM, VSM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1981 – present
Rank Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-40007M
Unit7/11 Gorkha Rifles
Commands heldIX Corps
17 Mountain Division
Battles/warsOperation Meghdoot
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

Early life and education

Mohan was born in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. He is an alumnus of Korukonda Sainik School, Andhra Pradesh; National Defence Academy, Pune; and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has also attended Royal College of Defence Studies, London.[5][2][6]

Career

He was commissioned into 7th battalion of 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981. He has served in various high-altitude areas like Sikkim, Ladakh and Siachen Glacier. He has commanded an infantry brigade in a high-altitude area and 17th Mountain Division (Gangtok). His staff appointments include Assistant Chief Integrated Defence Staff (Joint Operations) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff. His instructional appointments include the commandant of National Defence College, Delhi.[2][5][7][8]

During his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (2015), the Sena Medal during Operation Meghdoot (2005), and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019 for his service.[9][10]

Military Awards and Decorations
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
Operation Parakram Medal
High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal
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References
  1. Reporter, Staff (18 January 2019). "Lieutenant General Y.V.K. Mohan takes charge". The Hindu.
  2. "Lt. Gen. Y V K Mohan takes over as Commander of 9 Corps". India Today. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. India, Press Trust of (2018-01-10). "Lt. Gen. Y V K Mohan takes over as Commander of 9 Crops". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. "Army Commander visits border areas".
  5. Reporter, Staff; Reporter, Staff (2017-01-01). "Anantapur man to head National Defence College". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  6. "Telugu man in top Army post". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-01-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "LT Gen Mohan takes over as commander Rising Star corps - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  8. "Maj Gen YVK Mohan is new GOC 17 Mountain Division". 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  9. "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.
  10. "Ashok Chakra Awarded to NK Neeraj Kumar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles (Posthumous) 374 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
Military offices
Preceded by
N S Ghei		 Commandant of the National Defence College
January 2017 - January 2018		 Succeeded by
Srikant
Preceded by
Satinder Kumar Saini		 General Officer Commanding IX Corps
10 January 2018 - 12 January 2019		 Succeeded by
J S Nain
Preceded by
Amrik Singh		 Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College
13 January 2019 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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