After a service of 40 years, the commandant of Indian Military Academy (IMA), Lieutenant General Jaiveer Singh Negi would superannuate on Wednesday. On the day a simple ceremony would be held at the war memorial of IMA, where the outgoing commandant would pay homage to the martyrs.
An alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla the General Officer was commissioned into the 16th Battalion, the Dogra Regiment on June 13, 1981. As a Colonel, he commanded his battalion in the western sector during ‘Operation Parakram’ and later as a Brigadier commanded an Assam Rifles in North East .As a Major General; he commanded a division in Kargil (J&K) and later commanded a strike corps at Ambala as a Lieutenant General.
As the commandant, IMA he was instrumental in institutionalizing stringent and innovative measures to keep the spread of Covid under control. During his stint as the commandant, the academy swiftly adapted modified training modules to fulfill the primary mandate of the Academy towards imparting quality training to the future military leaders, while ensuring due Covid protocols. After his retirement, Negi plans to settle down in Dehradun.
