The Controller of Personnel Services (CPS) is a senior appointment in the Indian Navy. A Controller at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) in the rank of Vice-Admiral, the CPS is responsible for service conditions, welfare, pay, pension, as well as matters pertaining to recruitment, training and discipline. The current CPS is Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair who took over in July 2025.
History The billet of CPS was created in March 2000 to devolve some of the Chief of Personnel's responsibilities. A significant portion of the COP’s duties involved oversight of projects, schools, messes, shore establishments, discipline, and ceremonial functions. The delegation of these duties to the CPS enabled the COP to devote greater attention to matters relating to human resource development and career planning.
Organisation The CPS is a Controller in the Personnel Branch at the Naval Headquarters. The following directorates report into the CPS.
Directorate of Personnel Services Directorate of Naval Education Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs Directorate of Non Public Fund Directorate of Adventure Physical Fitness & Sports Activities
The CPS is also the administrative authority of INS India.
Appointees Name Assumed office Left office NotesVice Admiral Sureesh Mehta April 2000April 2002Later Chief of the Naval Staff.Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh October 2003August 2004Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.Vice Admiral S. K. K. Krishnan August 2004December 2005Vice Admiral R. P. Suthan January 2006July 2006Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.Vice Admiral S. K. Damle July 2006March 2007Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.Vice Admiral D. K. Dewan March 2007July 2007Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha January 2008June 2011Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.Vice Admiral SPS Cheema July 2011Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.Vice Admiral Rama Kant Pattanaik January 2012Later Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.Vice Admiral HCS Bisht September 2011January 2015Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain April 2015September 2016Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar September 2016July 2018Later Chief of the Naval Staff.Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta August 2018June 2020Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.Vice Admiral Satish Ghormade March 2021Later Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh March 2021August 2021Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.Vice Admiral Suraj Berry August 2021March 2023Later Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command.Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan April 2023October 2023Current Chief of the Naval Staff.Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh 15 January 2024May 2024Current Chief of Personnel.Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty 3 September 2024July 2025Current Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair 31 July 2025PresentCurrent CPS.
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