List of serving generals of the Indian Army
This is a list of serving generals of the Indian Army .
Chief of Defence Staff
Chief of the Army Staff
Vice Chief of the Army Staff
General Officer Commanding-in-Chiefs
Post
Rank
Name
Photo
Decorations
Reference
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
Lieutenant General
M. V. Suchindra Kumar
PVSM , AVSM , YSM** , VSM
[4]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Ram Chander Tiwari
UYSM , AVSM , SM
[5]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command
Manoj Kumar Katiyar
AVSM
[6]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
N. S. Raja Subramani
PVSM , AVSM , SM , VSM
[7]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
Ajai Kumar Singh
PVSM , AVSM , YSM , SM , VSM
[8]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
Dhiraj Seth
AVSM
[9]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
Manjinder Singh
AVSM , YSM , VSM
[10]
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
Johnson P Mathew
PVSM , UYSM , AVSM , VSM
[11]
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command **
Presently tenanted by an Air Force Officer
**Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces
Principal Staff Officers (PSO)
General Officers of Armed Forces Commands
Chiefs of Staff of Army Commands
Post
Rank
Name
Photo
Decorations
Reference
Chief of Staff Northern Command
Lieutenant General
Anindya Sengupta
UYSM , AVSM , YSM
[21]
Chief of Staff Eastern Command
R C Srikanth
SM , VSM
Chief of Staff Western Command
Devendra Sharma
AVSM , SM
[22]
Chief of Staff Central Command
Mukesh Chadha
SM , VSM
[23]
Chief of Staff Southern Command
Manjit Kumar
AVSM
[24]
Chief of Staff South Western Command
A. Arun
PVSM , YSM , SM , VSM
[25]
Chief of Staff Army Training Command
Dheerendra Singh Kushwaha
AVSM , SM
Heads of Combat and Combat Support Arms
Heads of Services and Directorates
Post
Rank
Name
Photo
Decorations
Reference
Director General Military Operations
Lieutenant General
Pratik Sharma
AVSM , SM
[31]
Director General Military Intelligence
R. S. Raman
[32]
Director General Medical Services (Army)
Arindam Chatterjee
[33]
Director General Hospital Services
Director General Dental Services
Vineet Sharma
VSM
Director General Ordnance Services
Suresh Chandra Tandi
VSM
[34]
Director General Supplies and Transport
Preet Mohindera Singh
VSM
Director General Border Roads Organisation
Raghu Srinivasan
VSM
[35] [36]
Director General Electronics and Mechanical Engineers
J S Sidana
AVSM
Director General Military Training
Director General Capability Development
Vineet Gaur
AVSM
[37]
Director General Remount Veterinary Services
Director General Information Systems
Rajiv Kumar Sahni
VSM ,PhD
Director General Operational Logistics
Pushpendra Singh
SM**
Director General Weapons and Equipment
Director General Discipline, Ceremonials and Welfare
Director General Manpower Planning and Personnel Services
V Sreehari
AVSM , SC , SM
[38]
Director General Financial Planning
Samir Gupta
PVSM , VSM
[39]
Director General Recruiting
N S Sarna
AVSM ,SM , VSM
[40]
Director General Staff Duties
Michael AJ Fernandes
AVSM , VSM
[1]
Director General Quality Assurance
R S Reen
[41]
Director General Land, Works and Environment
Director General Information Warfare
Director General Strategic Planning
Raju Baijal
Director General Territorial Army
Director General National Cadet Corps
Gurbirpal Singh
PVSM , AVSM , VSM
[42]
Master General Sustenance
Amardeep Singh Aujla
UYSM , YSM , SM , VSM
Additional Director General Rashtriya Rifles
Major General
S H Naqvi
SM , VSM
[43]
Additional Director General Army Education Corps
R Putarjunam
[44]
Judge Advocate General, Indian Army
Vijay Kumar
[45]
Additional Director General (Litigation) Indian Army
Javed Iqbal
[46]
Additional Director General Military Nursing Service
Ignatius Delos Flora
[47]
Additional Director General Strategic Communication
RR Patil
VSM
[48]
Provost Marshal Corps of Military Police
Sumit Talwar
Additional Director General Army Postal Service Corps
MK Khan
VSM
Additional Director General Human Rights
Gautam Chauhan
[49]
Commandants of Training Institutions
Post
Rank
Name
Photo
Decorations
Reference
Commandant Indian Military Academy
Lieutenant General
Sandeep Jain
SM
[50]
Commandant National Defence Academy
Presently tenanted by a Navy officer
Commandant Armed Forces Medical College
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Chennai
Sanjeev Chauhan
YSM
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Gaya
PS Minhas
[51]
Commandant Defence Services Staff College
Virendra Vats
YSM , SM , VSM
[52]
Commandant Army War College
Devendra Pratap Pandey
PVSM , UYSM , AVSM , VSM
[53]
Commandant National Defence College
Presently tenanted by an Air Force officer
Commandant School of Infantry
Gajendra Joshi
AVSM , SM
[54]
Commandant School of Artillery
S Harimohan Iyer
AVSM & Bar
[55]
Commandant Army Air Defence College
UV Talur
AVSM , VSM
[56]
Commandant College of Military Engineering
AK Ramesh
[57]
Commandant Military College of Telecommunication Engineering
Commandant Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering
Neeraj Varshney
VSM
[58]
Commandant Army Service Corps Centre and School
Basant Kumar Repswal
PVSM , AVSM , VSM
[59]
Commandant College of Materials Management
Sanjay Sethi
AVSM
Commandant Military Intelligence Training School and Depot
PK Chahal
[60]
Commandant Army Hospital Research and Referral
Ajith Nilakantan
Commandant Army Medical Corps Centre and College
Kavita Sahai
SM , VSM
Commandant Armoured Corps Centre and School
Major General
Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan
General Officers Commanding Corps
Post
Rank
Name
Photo
Decorations
Reference
General Officer Commanding I Corps
Strike One Corps
Lieutenant General
Sanjay Mitra
AVSM , SM
[61]
General Officer Commanding II Corps
Kharga Corps
Rahul R Singh
VSM
[62]
General Officer Commanding III Corps
Spear Corps
Harjeet Singh Sahi
UYSM , AVSM , SM
[63]
General Officer Commanding IV Corps
Gajraj Corps
Manish Erry
UYSM , AVSM , SM
[64]
General Officer Commanding IX Corps
Rising Star Corps
SP Singh
SM
[65]
General Officer Commanding X Corps
Chetak Corps
Nagendra Singh
AVSM , YSM , SM
[66]
General Officer Commanding XI Corps
Vajra Corps
Vijay B Nair
AVSM , SM
[67]
General Officer Commanding XII Corps
Konark Corps
Mohit Malhotra
SM , VSM
[68]
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps
Fire and Fury Corps
Rashim Bali
UYSM , AVSM , SM , VSM
[69]
General Officer Commanding XV Corps
Chinar Corps
Rajiv Ghai
UYSM , YSM , SM , VSM
[70]
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
White Knight Corps
Naveen Sachdeva
AVSM , SM
[71]
General Officer Commanding XVII Corps
Brahmastra Corps
Rajeev Puri
AVSM , VSM
[72]
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps
Sudarshan Chakra Corps
Prit Pal Singh
AVSM
[73]
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
Trishakti Corps
VPS Kaushik
UYSM , SM , VSM
[74]
General Officers Commanding Areas
Post
Rank
Name
Photo
Decorations
Reference
General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area
Lieutenant General
Zubin A. Minwalla
AVSM , YSM
General Officer Commanding Madhya Bharat Area
PS Shekhawat
AVSM , SM
[75]
General Officer Commanding 101 Area (India)
Sanjay Malik
YSM
General Officer Commanding Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa Area
Pawan Chadha
General Officer Commanding Dakshin Bharat Area
Karanbir Singh Brar
AVSM
[25]
Delhi Area
Bhavnish Kumar
VSM
[76]
Other General Officers
See also
References
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^ "Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra assumes command of Konark Corps" . Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024 .
^ "Lt Gen Rashim Bali took over the command of Fire and fury corps from Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta" . 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
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