| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant General |
| Surinder Singh | |
| Honorific Suffix: | PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM |
| Serviceyears: | 1979 – 31 July 2019 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Servicenumber: | IC-38266W |
| Unit: | Brigade of the Guards |
| Commands: | Western Command XXXIII Corps |
| Awards: | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal & Bar Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM is a retired officer of Indian Army who served as General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He took office of the Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission on 21 August 2019.[7]
Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended National Defence College, New Delhi and the Higher Command Course at Staff College, Camberley (Surrey).
Singh was commissioned into 2nd Battalion Brigade of the Guards in 1979. He has vast experience counter insurgency and operational environments. He has taught at The Infantry School, Mhow and College of Military Engineering, Pune. He has commanded an Armoured Brigade, a Division in a Strike Corps and a Mountain Corps in SikkimXXXIII Corps (Sukhna). He has also held staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, the Perspective Planning Directorate at the Army Headquarters, He has also served as a Team Leader of military observers with the UN mission in Liberia and has had other key operational roles.
He assumed the office of General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command on 17 September 2016, and served in the same capacity till 31 July 2019.
During four decades of his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2010, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.[8] He was also ‘The Colonel’ of the Brigade of The Guards.[9]
After his retirement from Indian Army, Singh was appointed Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission.
| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | ||
| Samanya Seva Medal | Special Service Medal | Operation Vijay Medal | Operation Parakram Medal | |
| Sainya Seva Medal | High Altitude Service Medal | Videsh Seva Medal | 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | |
| 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal | UN Mission in Liberia | |
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 1979[10] | |||
| Indian Army | 22 December 1981[11] | ||
| Indian Army | 13 January 1983[12] | ||
| Indian Army | 22 December 1990[13] | ||
| Indian Army | 27 September 1997[14] | ||
| Indian Army | 11 August 1999[15] | ||
| Indian Army | 1 August 2007(seniority from 16 July 2007)[16] | ||
| Indian Army | 30 April 2012 (seniority from 11 October 2010)[17] | ||
| Indian Army | 24 April 2015[18] | ||