Naval Investiture Ceremony to be held at ENC

Naval Investiture Ceremony to be held at ENC

Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff will arrive on a two-day visit to Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on 19 April 2017. The Chief of the Naval Staff will be presenting the President’s Gallantry, Non-Gallantry Awards, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak to thirty one Naval personnel at an Investiture Ceremony to be held at Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on 20 April 2017.

The awards to be presented includes four Nao Sena Medals for acts of Gallantry, eight Nao Sena Medals for Devotion to Duty, sixteen Vishisht Seva Medals as well as one each Captain Ravi Dhir Gold Medal, Lieutenant VK Jain Memorial Gold Medal, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak and two Jeevan Rakshak Padaks. In addition, “Unit Citation” will be awarded to two ships, one Air Squadron and six shore units for exceptional services rendered and successful completion of all operational tasks and commitments by them in the past year.  The ‘CNS Trophy for Best Green Practices’ instituted last year to give an impetus to adoption of best practices for conservation of the environment will also be presented during the ceremony.

This Naval Investiture Ceremony, being held at Visakhapatnam after a gap of five years, will be witnessed by the families of the award winners, Flag Officers, Commanding Officers of ships and submarines in addition to a large number of Naval personnel and their families.