Lieutenant General (Dr.) Konsam Himalay Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd), an alumnus of Sainik School, Goalpara and National Defence Academy, Pune was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion, Rajput Regiment in 1978. A keen mountaineer, he took part in the 1987 Kanchenjunga expedition. He commanded 27 RAJPUT between 1998 and 2000 on the Siachen Glacier and during the Battle of Point 5770 in the Kargil War in 1999, for which he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal. A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi, he has vast operational experience in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, and in Northeast India. He commanded the Nagrota based Corps and was the Commandant of Infantry School, Mhow prior to superannuation. Post retirement, he has served as the Chairman of Manipur Public Service Commission, and is presently the Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala. He is a member of the Consultative Committee of Manipur Government on Naga Peace Talks and is a visiting faculty member of Manipur University.
