Vijai Singh Shekhawat

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Admiral V S Shekhawat PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC
14th Chief of the Naval Staff
In office 1 October 1993 – 1 October 1996
President	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded by	Laxminarayan Ramdas
Succeeded by	Vishnu Bhagwat
Personal details
Born	1st October, 1936 chittosa, jhunjhunu Rajasthan
Spouse	Binu Shekhawat
Awards	Param Vishist Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal Vir Chakra
Nickname	"VP"
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Navy
Years of service	1956 - 1996
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Eastern Navy Western Fleet INS Himgiri INS Karanj INS Kalvari
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC is a former Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He was 14th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.^[1] Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.