Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh Assumes Charge as Indian Navy’s Chief of Personnel

Two new high-ranking officers have started important jobs in the Indian Navy.

Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh is now the Chief of Personnel, which means he's in charge of the people in the Navy.

Vice Admiral B. Sivakumar is the new Chief of Materiel, responsible for the Navy's equipment.

Vice Admiral Singh joined the Navy in 1990 and has served on many ships, including those he helped build.

He was also a teacher and held important staff positions.

Before this, he was the head of a big training school called the National Defence Academy.

Vice Admiral Sivakumar joined the Navy in 1987 and has also held many key roles, working on ships and at training bases.

Both officers have had long and distinguished careers.