| Major General N Srinivas Rao | |
|---|---|
 Major General N Srinivas Rao | |
| Allegiance |
 India |
| Service/branch |
 Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1981 - |
| Rank |
 Major General |
| Commands held |
GOC Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Sub Area National Cadet Corps Officers Training Academy |
Major General N Srinivas Rao (NS Rao), is the General Officer Commanding, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Sub Area of the Indian Army.[1][2][3] He previously served as the Commandant of NCC Officers Training Academy, Kamptee.[4] He is from the Regiment of Artillery and has commanded an Artillery Brigade.[5]
Early life and education[]
Major General N Srinivas Rao is an NDA Graduate. He did his schooling from Wesley High School, Medak, Little Flower High School and Junior College, Hyderabad.[3][6][7] He was commissioned in the Indian Army in 1981.[5] He completed his MPhil from Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya (DAVV University) and was a resident scholar at Pune University.[1][8]
Military career[]
Major General N Srinivas Rao has tenured instructional assignments four times in prestigious training establishments of the Indian Army. He has also been a research scholar in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies at University of Pune.[5] He was appointed as Commandant of National Cadet Corps(NCC) Officers Training Academy, Kamptee in 2015.[9][10][11] In the two years of his command, he instituted a number of reforms and measures to improve the curriculum and administration.[2] He improved the quality of training and living conditions of more than 550 trainee teachers of NCC and permanent instructional staff of the three services deputed to the NCC.[3][7]
He has been a passionate supporter of ex servicemen welfare initiatives. He has actively supported the e-pension Adalat of the PCDA(Pensions) Allahabad and urged ex servicemen to take fullest benefit of the Pension Adalat.[12] As the General Officer Commanding TASA, he supported all the welfare activities being undertaken by the Telangana Government and assured full cooperation in ensuring the welfare of Ex-Servicemen and their dependents[13]
Maj Gen N Srinivas Rao meets Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh
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Personal life[]
He is married to Anuradha Rao. She has been involved in welfare and empowerment of families of service personnel.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Times Group" (in en). http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31809&articlexml=Gen-Srinivas-Rao-is-new-head-of-TASA-10072017002048.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Major Gen Bam is new NCC OTA Commandant". http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2017/6/20/Major-Gen-Bam-is-new-NCC-OTA-Commandant.aspx.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "‘Local boy’ heads Telangana command" (in en). http://www.deccanchronicle.com/. 2017-07-10. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100717/local-boy-heads-telangana-command.html.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (2016-10-08). "NCC OTA Commandant reviews Passing Out Parade in Kamptee". Business Standard India. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ncc-ota-commandant-reviews-passing-out-parade-in-kamptee-116100800406_1.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Hitavada". http://www.ehitavada.com/stepaper.aspx?lang=6&NB=2017-06-20&spage=NCpage&SB=2015-04-08#NCpage_9.
- ↑ ANI (2017-07-10). "Major General N Srinivas Rao takes over charge as GOC of Telangana, TASA". Business Standard India. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/major-general-n-srinivas-rao-takes-over-charge-as-goc-of-telangana-tasa-117071000151_1.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Major General N Srinivas Rao takes charge as GOC of Telangana and Andhra Sub Area" (in en-US). Telangana Today. 2017-07-09. https://telanganatoday.com/major-general-n-srinivas-rao-charge-goc-telangana-andhra-sub-area.
- ↑ "Uniindia Major General N Srinivas Rao". http://www.uniindia.com/major-general-n-srinivas-rao-takes-over-as-new-goc-tasa/states/news/925001.html.
- ↑ "Passing out parade at NCC Officers Training Academy, Kamptee" (in en-US). http://www.nagpurtoday.in/passing-out-parade-at-ncc-officers-training-academy-kamptee/10100700.
- ↑ "h10". http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2015/nov01-15/h10.htm.
- ↑ "NCC Associate Officers pass out from training academy". http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ncc-associate-officers-pass-out-from-training-academy/1/501372.html.
- ↑ "CGDA inaugurates 148th Defence Pension Adalat" (in en). http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-07-27/CGDA-inaugurates-148th-Defence-Pension-Adalat/315072.
- ↑ "TASA will support all ex-servicemen welfare initiatives undertaken by the TS Govt: GOC | INDToday" (in en-US). http://indtoday.com/tasa-will-support-all-ex-servicemen-welfare-initiatives-undertaken-by-the-ts-govt-goc/.
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