Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes over as 16th C-in-C, Andaman & Nicobar Command

Lt Gen Ajai Singh assumed charge as the 16 th Commander- in- Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on 1 June 2021. The Andaman and Nicobar Command ( ANC) is the only tri- service theatre command of the Armed Forces, based at Port Blair . A fifth generation Army as well as Cavalry/Armoured Corps officer, with family service of over 162 years since 13 September 1858, Lt Gen Ajai Singh is an alumnus of The Lawrence School, Sanawar and NDA & IMA.

The General officer has held sensitive posts at the Army HQ as the Additional DG at the Military Operations Directorate and was DG, Financial Planning and DG, Military Training. Other than a Rifle Company in active operations, Lt Gen Ajai Singh commanded an Armoured Regiment, Brigade & Division and a Corps deployed on the border in Punjab and Rajasthan.