D. P. Vats

Lt. General
D. P. Vats
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 April 2018
Preceded byShadi Lal Batra[1]
ConstituencyHaryana
Personal details
Born (1950-04-16) 16 April 1950 (age 74)
Thurana village, Hisar district
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseGeeta Vats
ChildrenShaan Vats, Sumedha Vats & Rommel Vats
ResidenceHissar, Haryana
EducationM.B.B.S., M.S. (Ophthalmology)
Alma mater
Military service
AllegianceIndia
Branch/serviceIndian Army
Years of service1975–2011
RankLt. General
UnitArmy Medical Corps

Devender Paul Vats is an Indian politician and a retired Lt. General of the Indian Army and former chief of the Haryana Public Service Commission.[3][4] He is a noted ophthalmologist and was Advisor General & CEO at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Hisar (city).[4]

He completed his education from the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, before joining the Army Medical Corps in 1975.[5] He completed his medical training from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.[6]

He has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 1999, Sena Medal in 2003 and Param Vishist Seva Medal in 2011.[7] He was serving as director and commandant in armed forces medical college Pune and retired on 30 April 2011.[8][9]

  1. ^ "BJP's D P Vats declared elected unopposed to fill Rajya Sabha from Haryana". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Lt.Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.)| National Portal of India".
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Vats, BJP RS pick from Haryana, is ex-Army doctor who says khaps aren't 'regressive'". theprint.in. 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "BJP picks Lt Gen Vats for Haryana RS seat". Tribuneindia News Service.
  5. ^ "D.P. Vats is Haryana Public Service Commission chief". www.thehindu.com. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Haryana names AFMC ex-head for Rajya Sabha seat - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Veteran Vats is BJP pick for Haryana RS seat". hindustantimes.com. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "AFMC Commandant Lt Gen Vats to retire tomorrow - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. ^ "BJP's D P Vats files nomination for RS seat from Haryana". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via Business Standard.