Know About Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta who took charge as ENS Chief of Staff-

New Delhi, June 13: Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command(ENC), Visakhapatnam on Friday while the former Chief of Staff Vice Admiral SN Ghormade was handed over the charge of Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence(Navy), New Delhi.

 

 

Being an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Vice Admiral Dasgupta commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1985 and is a specialist in navigation and direction. He has commanded four frontline ships including the missile corvettes INS Nishank, INS Karmuk, stealth frigate INS Tabar and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat.

 

Holding other operational, training, he has also handled the staff appointments such as Commander Work Up at Headquarters at Indian Naval Workup Team (Kochi). The other appointments also included directing staff at the Defence Services Staff College (Wellington), officer-in-charge of the Navy’s Navigation and Direction School and was the naval assistant to the Chief of the Naval Staff and Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet.

 

Later on, he was promoted to Flag Rank and was appointed as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Headquarters, Western Naval Command at Mumbai. During 2017-18, he held command of the prestigious Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam and was thereafter appointed as Additional Director General at NCC Headquarters, New Delhi.

 

On promotion to the rank of Vice-Admiral and prior to his return to Visakhapatnam as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command, he was the Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Delhi.

Speaking about his education, Vice Admiral Dasgupta being a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Bangladesh, Army War College, Mhow and National Defence College, New Delhi.

 

The Flag Officer is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for distinguished service. He was also awarded the Yudh Seva Medal ((YSM) for coordinating evacuation operations from strife-torn Yemen in 2015 under Operation Raahat.