Lieutenant General D. B. Shekatkar

PVSM Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: ) is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition to peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. All ranks of the ...

, AVSM, VSM is a retired Indian army officer. He was commissioned on 30 June 1963 into the Maratha Light Infantry. He is currently the chancellor of Sikkim Central University.

Role in Kashmir

General Shekatkar was instrumental in the surrender of 1267 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir who had been trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Post surrender the militants returned to normal life. The largest number of surrenders in a day also took place under Shekatkar's command in 1995 when he was a major general — 95 militants surrendered in

Aragam Aragam is a village in the Himalayan region of North Kashmir, located about from Srinagar on the route from Srinagar to Bandipore. Aragam is located on the banks of Wular Lake and surrounded by wooded mountains on three sides. The location/v ...

and Malanam in Baramulla district on 1 October which was the largest surrender of militants in the valley till then. Majority of the militants were from Hizbul Mujaheddin. Served as Commandant of Infantry School. Shekatkar Committee was formed by centre under ministry of defence to suggest steps for enhancing combat capability of the armed forces.some of the recommendations are 1.closure of military farms and army postal establishments in peace locations 2.more recruitment of clerical staff and drivers in the army 3.to improve efficiency of the National cadet corps

References

Living people Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal Year of birth missing (living people) National Defence Academy (India) alumni Indian Military Academy alumni Sikkim University {{India-mil-bio-stub