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|1.|Western Region (W)|Mumbai| |2.|Eastern Region (E)|Chennai| |3.|North East Region (NE)|Kolkata| |4.|Andaman & Nicobar Region (A&N)|Port Blair| |5.|North West Region (NW)|Gandhinagar|

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<mark>LIST OF INDIAN CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF – FROM 1947 TILL DATE</mark>

S.No.NameTenure
1General Sir Robert Lockhart15 Aug 1947 – 31 Dec 1947
2General Sir Roy Bucher01 Jan 1948 – 15 Jan 1949
3Field Marshal KM Cariappa16 Jan 1949 – 14 Jan 1953
4General KS Rajendra Sinhji15 Jan 1953 - 14 May 1955
5General S.M. Srinagesh15 May 1955 - 07 May 1957
6General K.S. Thimayya08 May 1957 - 07 May 1961
7General P.N. Thapar08 May 1961 - 19 Nov 1962
8General J.N. Choudhuri20 Nov 1962 - 07 Jun 1966
9General P.P.
Kumaramangalam
08 Jun 1966 - 07 Jun 1969
10Field Marshal S.H.F.J.
Manekshaw
08 Jun 1969 -15 Jan 1973
11General G.G. Bewoor16 Jan 1973 -31 May 1975
12General T.N. Raina01 Jun 1975 -31 May 1978
13General O.P. Malhotra01 Jun 1978 -31 May 1981
14General K.V. Krishna Rao01 Jun 1981 -31 July 1983
15General A.S. Vaidya01 Aug 1983 -31 Jan 1986
16General K. Sunderji01 Feb 1986 -31 May 1988
17General V.N. Sharma01 Jun 1988 -30 Jun 1990
18General S.F. Rodrigues01 Jul 1990 -30 Jun 1993
19General B.C. Joshi01 Jul 1993 -19 Nov 1994
20General S. Roychowdhury20 Nov 1994 -30 Sep 1997
21General V.P. Malik01 Oct 1997 -30 Sep 2000

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S.No.NameTenure
22General S. Padmanabhan01 Oct 2000- 31 Dec 2002
23General N.C. Vij01 Jan 2003 - 31 Jan 2005
24General J J Singh01 Feb 2005 - 30 Sep 2007
25General Deepak Kapoor01 Oct 2007 - 31 Mar 2010
26General V.K. Singh01 Apr 2010 - 31 May 2012
27General Bikram Singh01 Jun 2012 – 31 Jul 2014
28.Genera Dalbir Singh Suhag01 Aug 2014 – 31 Dec 2016
29.Genera Bipin Rawat31 Dec 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
30.General Manoj Mukund
Naravane
31 Jan 2020 - incumbent

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LIST OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL OF INDIA (1947-PRESENT)

S.No.NameRankAppointment DateLeft Office
1Sir Thomas Walker
Elmhirst
Air Marshal15 Aug 194722 Feb
1950
2Ronald Ivelaw
Chapman
Air Marshal22 Feb 195009 Dec
1951
3Sir Gerald Ernest
Gibbs
Air Marshal10 Dec 195131 Mar
1954
4Subroto MukerjeeAir MarshalApr 1, 1954Nov 8, 1960
5Aspy EngineerAir MarshalDec 1, 1960July 31,
1964
6Arjan SinghThe first Air Chief
Marshal
Aug 1, 1964July 15,
1969
7Pratap Chandra LalAir Chief MarshalJuly 16, 1969Jan 15,
1973
8Om Prakash MehraAir Chief MarshalJan 16, 1973Jan 31,
1976
9Hrushikesh
Moolgavkar
Air Chief MarshalFeb 1, 1976Aug 31,
1978
10Idris LatifAir Chief MarshalSep 1, 1978Aug 31,
1981
11Dilbagh SinghAir Chief MarshalSep 1, 1981Sep 4, 1984
12Lakshman Madhav
Katre
Air Chief MarshalSep 4, 1984July 1, 1985
13Denis La FontaineAir Chief MarshalJuly 3, 1985July 31,
1988
14Surinder MehraAir Chief MarshalAug 1, 1988July 31,
1991
15Nirmal Chandra SuriAir Chief MarshalJuly 31, 1991July 31,
1993
16Swaroop KaulAir Chief MarshalAug 1, 1993Dec 31,
1995
17Satish SareenAir Chief MarshalDec 31, 1995Dec 31,
1998

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S.No.NameRankAppointment DateLeft Office
18Anil TipnisAir Chief MarshalDec 31, 1998Dec 31,
2001
19Srinivasapuram
Krishnaswamy
Air Chief MarshalDec 31, 2001Dec 31,
2004
20Shashindra Pal TyagiAir Chief MarshalDec 31, 2004Mar 31,
2007
21Fali Homi MajorAir Chief MarshalMar 31, 2007Mar 31,
2009
22Pradeep Vasant NaikAir Chief MarshalMar 31, 2009July 31,
2011
23Norman Anil Kumar
Browne
Air Chief MarshalAug 1, 2011Dec 31,
2013
24Arup RahaAir Chief MarshalDec 31, 2013Dec 31,
2016
25.Birender Singh DhanoaAir Chief MarshalDec 31, 2016Incumbent
26.Rakesh Kumar Singh
Bhadauria
Air Chief Marshal30 Sept. 2019

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LIST OF CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF OF INDIA

Name

Tenure

Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall15 August 1947-14 August 1948
Admiral Sir Edward Parry15 August 1948-13 October 1951
Admiral Sir Mark Pizey14 October 1951-21 July 1955
Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill22 July 1955-21 April 1958
Vice Admiral R.D. Katari22 April 1958-4 June 1962
Vice Admiral B.S. Soman05 June 1962-3 March 1966
Admiral A.K. Chatterjee04 March 1966-27 February 1970
Admiral S.M. Nanda28 February 1970-28 February 1973
Admiral S.N. Kohli01 March 1973-28 February 1976
Admiral J.L. Cursetji01 March 1976-28 February 1979
Admiral R.L. Pereira01 March 1979-28 February 1982
Admiral O.S. Dawson01 March 1982-30 November 1984
Admiral R.H. Tahiliani01 December 1984-30 November 1987
Admiral J.G. Nadkarni01 December 1987-30 November 1990

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NameTenure
Admiral Ramdas01 December 1990-30 September 1993
Admiral V.S. Shekhawat01 October 1993-30 September 1996
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat01 October 1996-30 December 1998
Admiral Sushil Kumar31 December 1998 - 29 December 2001
Admiral Madhvendra Singh29 December 2001 - 31 July 2004
Admiral Arun Prakash01 August 2004 - 30 October 2006
Admiral Sureesh Mehta30 October 2006 - 31 August 2009
Admiral Nirmal Verma31 August 2009- 31 August 2012
Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi31 August 2012- 26 February 2014
Vice Admiral RK Dhowan26 February 2014- 31 May 2016
Admiral Sunil Lanba31 May 2016- 31 May 2019
Admiral Karambir Singh31 May 2019- Till date

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<mark>FORMATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIAN ARMY</mark>

<mark>The Indian army has strength of about a million troops and fields 34 divisions. Its headquarters is located in the Indian capital New Delhi and it is under the overall command of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).</mark>

  • Division : Each Division is headed by General Officer Commanding (GOC) in the rank of Major General. It usually consists of 15,000 combat troops and 8,000 support elements. Currently, the Indian Army has 37 Divisions including; 4 RAPID (Re-organized Army Plains Infantry Divisions) Action Divisions, 18 Infantry Divisions, 10 Mountain Divisions, 3 Armored Divisions and 2 Artillery Divisions. Each Division composes of several Brigades.

Brigade : A Brigade generally consists of around 3,000 combat troops with supporting elements. An Infantry Brigade usually has 3 Infantry Battalions along with various Support Arms & Services. It is headed by a Brigadier. In addition to the Brigades in various Army Divisions, the Indian Army also has 5 Independent Armored Brigades, 15 Independent Artillery Brigades, 7 Independent Infantry Brigades, 1 Independent Parachute Brigade,3 Independent Air Defence Brigades, 2 Independent Air Defence Groups and 4 Independent Engineer Brigades. These Independent Brigades operate directly under the Corps Commander (GOC Corps).

  • Battalion : A Battalion is commanded by a Colonel and is the Infantry’s main fighting unit. It consists of more than 900 combat personnel.

  • Company : Headed by the Major or Captain, a company comprises 120 soldiers.

  • Platoon : An intermediate between a company and section, a platoon is headed by a Captain or Lieutenant, or depending on the availability of commissioned officers, even a junior commissioned officer (Subedar). It has a total strength of about 32 troops.

  • Section : Smallest military outfit with a strength of 10 personnel. Commanded by a noncommissioned officer of the rank of Havildar or Sergeant.

Organisation of the Indian Army

The Army is organized in two parts – Arms and Services as under: -

Arms – Arms Covers those troops which carry out actual operations.

<mark>Services</mark> <mark>– The remaining components of the army are the Services. Their primary duty is to</mark> provide logistics and administration for the army.

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Fighting Arms :
  • Armor

  • Infantry

  • <mark>Mechanized Infantry</mark>

<mark>Supporting Arms</mark> <mark>:</mark>
  • Artillery

  • Engineers

  • Army air defence

  • Army aviation corps

  • <mark>Signals</mark>

<mark>Services</mark> <mark>:</mark>
  • Army Service corps – ration, transport and clerks

  • Army Medical Corps

  • Army ordnance corps – armament, ammunition, vehicles, clothing and all equipment

  • Corps of electronics and mechanical engineers – repairs and recovery

  • Remounted veterinary corps

  • <mark>The Intelligence corps</mark>

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<mark>STRUCTURE OF INDIAN ARMY</mark>

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<mark>KNOW ABOUT “CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF”</mark>

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