Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi is GOCin-C Eastern Command

Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi took over as the 25th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command in Kolkata on 1 August 2015. He succeeds Lt Gen MMS Rai, who took over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff in the Army Headquarters at New Delhi.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi was commissioned into the 1st (Skinner’s) Horse and has commanded an Armoured Brigade in the Western Sector, a Division in the desert sector and a Corps in the Punjab. Prior to his appointment as Eastern Army Commander, he was Chief of Staff of Northern Command at Udhampur.

Lt Gen PM Hariz takes over ARTRAC

Lt Gen PM Hariz has taken over as GOCin- C of the Army Training Command ( ARTRAC). He was commissioned in June 1978 into the Mechanised Infantry Regiment, originally 16 Mahar (Para). The General Officer is a graduate of Staff College at Camberley, UK and has attended Higher Command Course at Mhow and National Defence College, New Delhi. Important appointments held by him include commanding a Mechanised Infantry (Reconnaissance & Surveillance) Battalion on the Western borders, an Infantry Brigade where he was involved in the transformation of the Brigade as an Amphibious Brigade, a Sub Area and a RAPID Division. Lt Gen Hariz has also served as Additional Directorate General of Mechanised Forces and has been a Military Observer in UN (Mission) at Angola.

Lt Gen Gurdeep Singh is COS Western Command

Lt Gen Gurdeep Singh has taken over as Chief of Staff, Western Command from Lt Gen Venugopal Menon. Commissioned into the Kumaon Regiment in June 1977, Lt Gen Gurdeep Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. The General Officer has a distinguished career spanning more than 38 years during which he had various command, staff and instructional appointments in Western, Eastern and Northen Commands. He has commanded an Infantry Battalion in J&K including the Siachen Glacier, besides an Infantry Brigade and Infantry Division, with varied operational roles in J&K.

Lt Gen Gurdeep Singh served as a Directing Staff at the IMA Dehra Dun and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. The General Officer was Commandant, Infantry School, Mhow prior to taking over his present appointment.

Lt Gen NPS Hira is COS Northern Command

Lt Gen Narinder Pal Singh Hira took over as Chief of Staff of Northern Command on 25 August 2015. Commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry in 1978, the General Officer has experience in tackling counter insurgency both in J& K and the North East. He commanded an Infantry Battalion in Assam, Brigade in Uri, Division in Akhnoor and Corps in Jalandhar. Apart from holding many instructional and staff appointments in schools of Instruction.

Air Marshal SB DEO AOC-in-C Western Air Command