The Government appointed Lt General Bipin Rawat as the next Army chief superseding two Lt Generals. Lt General Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh Suhag on December 31st.
Lt General Bipin Rawat, who took over as the Army vice-chief in September 2016, bypassed Eastern Command chief Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi (Armoured Corps) & Southetrn Army Command chief Lt Gen P M Hariz (Mechanised Infantry).
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat will take over as 26th Chief of Army Staff. Lt General Rawat, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM is son of Lt. Gen. L S Rawat and belongs to the famous 5th Battalion of 11th Gorkha Rifles.
Commands held by Lt General Bipin Rawat:
- Vice Chief of Army Staff
- Southern Army
- UN peacekeeping mission, Democratic Republic of Congo
- 19 Infantry Division
- 5 Sector Rashtriya Rifles
- Infantry battalion, Eastern Sector
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