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N Srinivas Rao

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Major General N Srinivas Rao
AllegianceIndia
Service / branchIndian Army
Years of service1981–2019
RankMajor General
CommandsGOC- Telangana and Andhra Sub Area National Cadet Corps Officers Training Academy

Major General N Srinivas Rao, popularly known as, NS Rao, was a General Officer Commanding of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (TASA).[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

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Rao is an NDA Graduate. He was schooled at 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] Click here to convert into Telugu

Military career

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Commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery,[9] 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.[10][11][12] 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.[13] As the General Officer Commanding TASA[clarification needed], 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[14]

Under his vision, TASA ECHS has shaped up by bringing the clientele satisfaction to 85% with automation and revolutionary ideas TASA ECHS commenced a synergised IT initiative called TEMIS[15] for dedicated participation of all stakeholders, in order to make the scheme fully responsive to Ex-Servicemen and their dependents, TASA ECHS collaborated with Intellobots Technologies a software development startup, to leverage its cutting-edge technologies that would bring remarkable services to ECHS clientele. The IT initiatives enables all the veterans and their dependents to avail doctor appointment and many other ECHS facilities through mobile app [15][16][17][18]

After 38 years of meritorious service, Gen Rao superannuated on 31 August 2019.[19]

Rao meeting Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh

Honours and decorations

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Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life

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He is married to Anuradha Rao. She has been involved in welfare and empowerment of families of service personnel.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "N. Srinivas Rao is new TASA General Officer Commanding". The Hindu. 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Major Gen Bam is new NCC OTA Commandant". thehitavada.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "'Local boy' heads Telangana command". Deccan Chronicle. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "NCC OTA Commandant reviews Passing Out Parade in Kamptee". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "The Hitavada". www.ehitavada.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ ANI (10 July 2017). "Major General N Srinivas Rao takes over charge as GOC of Telangana, TASA". Business Standard India. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Major General N Srinivas Rao takes charge as GOC of Telangana and Andhra Sub Area". Telangana Today. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Uniindia Major General N Srinivas Rao". www.uniindia.com.
  9. ^ "Major General N. S. Rao leaves his mark in TASA". The Hindu. 1 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Passing out parade at NCC Officers Training Academy, Kamptee". www.nagpurtoday.in. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. ^ "h10". sainiksamachar.nic.in. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. ^ "NCC Associate Officers pass out from training academy". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ^ "CGDA inaugurates 148th Defence Pension Adalat". The Hans India. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ^ "TASA will support all ex-servicemen welfare initiatives undertaken by the TS Govt: GOC | INDToday". indtoday.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. ^ a b "TEMIS, online ECHS system launched". The Hindu. 16 January 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  16. ^ "ECHS appointment app launched". The Hindu. 16 January 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  17. ^ India, The Hans (19 February 2018). "Entire Echs Process To be Automated". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  18. ^ "h12". www.sainiksamachar.nic.in. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Major General N. S. Rao leaves his mark in TASA". The Hindu. 1 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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