The Government of India has finally announced name of the new Army Chief of India. Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi will take over as the new Chief of Staff of the Army Staff, from June 30, 2024. Gen. The procedure of the duty transfer between General Manoj C. Pande Lt. Gen Dwivedi will take place in the afternoon of the same day.
Lt Gen Dwivedi has a great deal of experience conducting operations near Pakistani and Chinese borders. Lt Gen Dwivedi was appointed by the government in accordance with the seniority system. "The government has appointed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of June 30," said the Ministry of Defence during the announcement.
Who is Lt. Gen Upendra Dwivedi?
Born on July 1, 1964, Lt Gen. Upendra Dwivedi enlisted in the Indian Army on December 15, 1984, serving in the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, an infantry division. In his over forty-year career, he has held several important posts in the army. He has served as the commander of 9 Corps, the 26 Sector Assam Rifles, and the 18 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles. He also held the position of Inspector General of Assam Rifles (East).
Throughout his distinguished military service, Lieutenant General Dwivedi has received numerous honors and commendations. The Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), and three General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Commendation Cards are just a few of the great honors that Lt Gen. Dwivedi has received till now.
Who Appoints Chief of Army Staff?
The Chief of Army Staff is usually appointed by the President of India. A President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Defense Forces of India. He/She is the one who handles all the appointments of the higher posts of the forces.
Mostly this appointment is done on the basis of seniority and age. But there have been instances when the president has appointed someone of low seniority amongst the army. One such instance arose during the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as the new army chief forgoing the seniority of Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi in the year 2016.
Tenure of the Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff is appointed for a period of three years, or he or she may retire at sixty-two years old, whichever comes first. However the longest serving army chief of India is General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya. He held the postion for four years from 1957 to 1961.
List of India’s Chief of Army Staff Since Independence
Before 1955, the post of Chirf of army Staff was known as Commander-in-Chief. India has a total of 33 Army Chiefs appointed till now including the newly appointed Chielf of Army Staff Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi.
| Name | Rank | Tenure | Serving Duration | Unit of Commission |
| Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi | Chief of Army Staff | June 30, 2024- Present | To Start | 18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles of the Indian Army |
| General Manoj Pande | Chief of Army Staff | 30 April 2022 – June 30, 2024 | 2 years, 90 days | Corps of Engineers |
| General Manoj Mukund Naravane | Chief of Army Staff | 31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022 | 2 years, 120 days. | 7 Sikh Light Infantry |
| General Bipin Rawat | Chief of Army Staff | 31 December 2016 – 31 December 2019 | 3 years, 0 days | 11 Gorkha Rifles |
| General Dalbir Singh Suhag | Chief of Army Staff | 1 August 2014 – 31 December 2016 | 2 years, 152 days | 5 Gorkha Rifles |
| General Bikram Singh | Chief of Army Staff | 1 June 2012 – 31 July 2014 | 2 years, 60 days | Sikh Light Infantry |
| General Vijay Kumar Singh | Chief of Army Staff | 1 April 2010 – 31 May 2012 | 2 years, 60 days | Rajput Regiment |
| General Deepak Kapoor | Chief of Army Staff | 1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010 | 2 years, 181 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Joginder Jaswant Singh | Chief of Army Staff | 1 February 2005 – 30 September 2007 | 2 years, 241 days | Maratha Light Infantry |
| General Nirmal Chander Vij | Chief of Army Staff | 1 January 2003 – 31 January 2005 | 2 years, 30 days | Dogra Regiment |
| General Sundarajan Padmanabhan | Chief of Army Staff | 1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002 | 2 years, 91 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Ved Prakash Malik | Chief of Army Staff | 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2000 | 2 years, 365 days | Sikh Light Infantry |
| General Shankar Roy Chowdhary | Chief of Army Staff | 20 November 1994 – 30 September 1997 | 2 years, 314 days | 20th Lancers |
| General Bipin Chandra Joshi | Chief of Army Staff | 1 July 1993 – 19 November 1994 | 1 year, 141 days | 64th Cavalry |
| General Sunith Francis Rodrigues | Chief of Army Staff | 1 July 1990 – 30 June 1993 | 2 years, 364 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Ashwa Nath Sharma | Chief of Army Staff | 1 June 1988 – 30 June 1990 | 2 years, 29 days | 16th Light Cavalry |
| General Krishnaswamy Sundarji | Chief of Army Staff | 1 February 1986 – 31 May 1988 | 2 years, 120 days | Mahar Regiment |
| General Arun Kumar Shridhar Vaidya | Chief of Army Staff | 1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986 | 2 years, 244 days | 9th Deccan Horse |
| General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao | Chief of Army Staff | 1 June 1981 – 31 July 1983 | 1 year, 364 days | Mahar Regiment |
| General Om Prakash Malhotra | Chief of Army Staff | 1 June 1978 – 31 May 1981 | 2 years, 364 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Tapishwar Narain Raina | Chief of Army Staff | 1 June 1975 – 31 May 1978 | 2 years, 364 days | Kumaon Regiment |
| General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor | Chief of Army Staff | 16 January 1973 – 31 May 1975 | 2 years, 135 days | Dogra Regiment |
| Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw | Chief of Army Staff | 8 June 1969 – 15 January 1973 | 3 years, 221 days | 12th Frontier Force Regiment |
| General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam | Chief of Army Staff | 8 June 1966 – 7 June 1969 | 2 years, 364 days | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri | Chief of Army Staff | 20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966 | 3 years, 199 days | 7th Light Cavalry |
| General Pran Nath Thapar | Chief of Army Staff | 8 May 1961 – 19 November 1962 | 1 year, 195 days | 1st Punjab Regiment |
| General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya | Chief of Army Staff | 8 May 1957 – 7 May 1961 | 4 years, 0 days | 19th Hyderabad Regiment |
| General Satyawant Mallana Sringesh | Chief of Army Staff | 15 May 1955 – 7 May 1957 | 1 year, 357 days | 19th Hyderabad Regiment |
| General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja | Chief of Army Staff | 1 April 1955 – 14 May 1955 | 2 years, 77 days | 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) |
| General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja | Commander-in-Chief | 15 January 1953 – 1 April 1955 | 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) | |
| Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa | Commander-in-Chief | 16 January 1949 – 14 January 1953 | 3 years, 365 days | Rajput Rifles |
| General Francis Robert Roy Bucher | Commander-in-Chief | 21 June 1948 – 15 January 1949 | 208 days | Scottish Rifles |
| General Sir Robert Lockhart | Commander-in-Chief | 15 Aug 1947 to 31st Dec 1947 | 108 days | 51 Sikhs Frontier Force |
-1754311170298.jpg)
-1754298237754.jpg)
Comments
All Comments (0)
Join the conversation