List of serving generals of the Indian Army

This is a list of serving Generals of the Indian Army.

Indian Army Principal Staff Officers

Post Rank Name Photo decorations
Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag[1]
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat[2] AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training) Lieutenant General N.P.S. Hira[3]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems) Lieutenant General Subrata Saha[4]
Adjutant General Lieutenant General R.K. Sharma[5]
Military Secretary Lieutenant General Amarjeet Singh[6]
Master General of Ordnance Lieutenant General R.R. Nimbhorkar[7]
Engineer-in-Chief Lieutenant General Sanjiv Talwar[8]
Quartermaster General Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge[9]

General Officers Commanding in Chief of Army Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations
General Officer Command-in-Chief Northern Command Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu [10] PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM
General Officer Command-in-Chief Eastern Command Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi[11] AVSM, VSM
General Officer Command-in-Chief Western Command Lieutenant General Surinder Singh[12]
General Officer Command-in-Chief Central Command Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi[13] YSM, SM, VSM
General Officer Command-in-Chief Southern Command Lieutenant General P.M. Hariz[14] AVSM, SM, VSM
General Officer Command-in-Chief South Western Command Lieutenant General Sarath Chand[15] UYSM, AVSM, VSM
General Officer Command-in-Chief Training Command Lieutenant General D.R. Soni[16]

General Officers of Armed Forces Commands+[17]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command Lieutenant General Amit Sharma[18] PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Commander-in-Chief Andman and Nicobar Command* Vice Admiral Bimal Verma
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff** Air Marshal P.P. Reddy[19] VM, ADC
Director General Assam Rifles*** Major General Rajiv Kumar Gupta[20] (Offg)
Aerospace Command^
Cyber Command^
Special Operations Command^

+These are the Tri-services theater commands

*Rotaional Command.Currently headed by a Naval Officer.

**Rotaional Command.Currently headed by an Airforce Officer.

***One of two Paramilitary Forces of India

^Newly proposed Tri-service Commands.

Heads of Combat Arms

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations
Director General Infantry Lieutenant General J.S. Cheema[21]
Engineer-In-Chief Lieutenant General Sanjiv Talwar[8]
Director General Artillery and Colonel Commandant Regiment of Artillery Lieutenant General P. Ravi Shankar[22] VSM
Director General Army Aviation and Colonel Commandant Army Aviation Corps Lieutenant General P.K. Bharali[23] VSM
Director General Army Air Defence and Colonel Commandant Corps of Army Air Defence Lieutenant General Rajiv Bhatia[24] AVSM
Director General Mechanized Forces Lieutenant General Ashok Bhim Shivane [25] AVSM,VSM

Heads of Services and Directorates

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations
Director General Military Operation Lieutenant General A.K Bhatt [26]
Director General Military Intelligence Lieutenant General S.K. Patyal[27]
Signal Officer-in-Chief and Colonel Commandant The Corps of Signals Lieutenant General Ashish Ranjan Prasad[28]
Director General Ordnance Services and Colonel Commandant Army Ordnance Corps Lieutenant General Amit Sarin[29] AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Unni[30]
Director General Medical Services and Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps Lieutenant General Velu Nair[31] AVSM, VSM**
Director General Hospital Services Lieutenant General BNBM Prasad[32]
Director General Dental Services and Colonel Commandant Army Dental Corps Lieutenant General T.K. Bandyopadhyay[33] VSM, PHDS
Director General Supplies & Transport Lieutenant General Balbir Singh Sandhu[34] VSM
Director General National Cadet Corps Lieutenant General Aniruddha Chakravarty[35] AVSM, VSM
Director General Border Roads Organisation Lieutenant General Suresh Sharma[36]
Director General Military Training Lieutenant General A.L. Chavan[37]
Director General Perspective Planning Lieutenant General P.M. Bali[38]
Director General Remount Veterinary Services Lieutenant General A.J. Singh[39] VSM
Director General Staff Duties Lieutenant General Vijay Singh[40]
Additional Director General Army Education and Colonel Commandant Army Education Corps Major General Sunil Chandra[41]
Additional Director General Military Nursing Service Major General Sushila Shahi
Provost Marshal Corps of Military Police
Additional Director General Army Postal Service Corps Major General Meena Datta [42]

General Officer Commanding of Corps

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations
General Officer Commanding I Corps

Strike Corps

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh
General Officer Commanding II Corps

Kharga Corps

Strike Corps

 Lieutenant General Manoj M. Naravane VSM, SM
General Officer Commanding III Corps Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna
General Officer Commanding IV Corps Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu
General Officer Commanding IX Corps

Rising Star Corps

Lieutenant General Ashok Ambre
General Officer Commanding X Corps Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar[43]
General Officer Commanding XI Corps Lieutenant General B.S. Saharawat[44] AVSM**
General Officer Commanding XII Corps

Desert Corps

Lieutenant General VP Singh[45] AVSM, VSM
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps Lieutenant General P.J.S. Pannu[46]
General Officer Commanding XV Corps

Chinar Corps

Lieutenant General J.S. Sandhu[47]
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps

Nagrota Corps / White Knight Corps

Lieutenant General A.K. Sharma[48]
General Officer Commanding XVII Corps Lieutenant General L.K. Pandey[49]
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps

(ex IPKF)

Sudarshan Chakra Corps

 Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson[50]
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps Lieutenant General S.K. Jha[51]

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