The Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) is a senior appointment in the Indian Navy. The DGNO is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing all operational aspects of the Indian Navy. The office is held by a Three star officer in the rank of Vice Admiral. The current DGNO is Vice AdmiralA. N. Pramod who took over on 15 January 2024.
History
At the time of independence of India on 15 August 1947, the Directorate of Operations was under the Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy, the de facto Second-in-command. In 1949, the Chief of Staff was also made Deputy Commander-in-Chief RIN.[1] In 1955, the post was re-designated Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS).[2] The Directorate continued to be under the DCNS until 1984, when an Assistant Principal Staff Officer (APSO) appointment called Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) (ACNS Ops) was created. A two-star appointment, the ACNS (Ops) continued to report into the DCNS.[3]
In 1986, the Directorates of Submarine Operations, Tactics, Diving and Oceanology & Meteorology were added to ACNS (Ops). [4] In 1997, Information warfare was added to the mandate of ACNS (Ops) and the appointment was re-designated ACNS (IWOPS).[5] In 2013, the appointment was upgraded to Three-star rank and re-designated Director General Naval Operations. Vice AdmiralGirish Luthra took over as the first DGNO.[6][7]
Current organisation
The DGNO is part of the Staff Branch-II at the Naval Headquarters. The following Assistant Principal Staff Officers and directorates report into the DGNO.[8]
