PRAYAGRAJ: Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Group Captain Pradeep Sharma, who did his schooling from Sanagm city, has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM).
A native of Aliganj, Lucknow, Sharma’s name was announced for the honour on 74th Republic Day but was presented with a certificate and medal by the Chief of the Air Staff at the investiture ceremony held in New Delhi last week.
Presently, he is tenanting the post of Director Personal Airmen in New Delhi. In this position, he worked as a focal point in the Agnipath Scheme launched recently by the Central government. His praiseworthy contribution in chalking out the entire induction scheme and other HR matters won him the VSM.
Sharma has done his schooling from Prayagraj’s Kendriya Vidyalaya New Cantt and Government Inter College (GIC). His desire to join the Indian armed forces was fuelled in his early childhood days when his father, RL Sharma got posted as chief manager in Bank of Baroda Civil lines branch of Prayagraj. Since his schooling was from KV New Cantt, which was surrounded by several units of the Indian Army, the desire to be part of forces made its place somewhere deep inside his heart. Little did he know that years later, life would come back full circle for him and he would be posted at Central Air Command, Prayagraj. After completing his intermediate from GIC, Prayagraj, Sharma did his further studies from Lucknow University (LU) and was selected in the Indian Air Force in 1994. Since then he undertook many important assignments in a career span of 27 years, most noteworthy being during Kargil war, instructor at Alma Mater, Air Force Academy and deputation to UN Mission.
His wife Rachna Sharma was also on the rank of Group Captain in IAF before she took retirement. Their daughter Arunima is employed in a multinational company in Mumbai andson Arunavis pursuing his graduation from Hansraj College, New Delhi.
A native of Aliganj, Lucknow, Sharma’s name was announced for the honour on 74th Republic Day but was presented with a certificate and medal by the Chief of the Air Staff at the investiture ceremony held in New Delhi last week.
Presently, he is tenanting the post of Director Personal Airmen in New Delhi. In this position, he worked as a focal point in the Agnipath Scheme launched recently by the Central government. His praiseworthy contribution in chalking out the entire induction scheme and other HR matters won him the VSM.
Sharma has done his schooling from Prayagraj’s Kendriya Vidyalaya New Cantt and Government Inter College (GIC). His desire to join the Indian armed forces was fuelled in his early childhood days when his father, RL Sharma got posted as chief manager in Bank of Baroda Civil lines branch of Prayagraj. Since his schooling was from KV New Cantt, which was surrounded by several units of the Indian Army, the desire to be part of forces made its place somewhere deep inside his heart. Little did he know that years later, life would come back full circle for him and he would be posted at Central Air Command, Prayagraj. After completing his intermediate from GIC, Prayagraj, Sharma did his further studies from Lucknow University (LU) and was selected in the Indian Air Force in 1994. Since then he undertook many important assignments in a career span of 27 years, most noteworthy being during Kargil war, instructor at Alma Mater, Air Force Academy and deputation to UN Mission.
His wife Rachna Sharma was also on the rank of Group Captain in IAF before she took retirement. Their daughter Arunima is employed in a multinational company in Mumbai andson Arunavis pursuing his graduation from Hansraj College, New Delhi.