Today, General Manoj Pandey, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC takes over as the 29th COAS of IndianArmy from General MM Naravane. Gen Manoj Pandey, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Aid De Camp took over from Gen MM Naravane 29th COAS.
The government has appointed Lt Gen Manoj C Pande, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of April 30, 2022.
Born on May 06, 1962, Lt Gen Manoj C Pande was commissioned on December 24, 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) of the Indian Army. During his long and distinguished service spanning over 39 years, he has served in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. The Command appointments of Lt Gen Manoj C Pande include Command of an Engineer Brigade in the Western Theatre, as part of Strike Corps and an Infantry Brigade along with Line-of-Control in Jammu & Kashmir.
Other important Command appointments include a Mountain Division in the high-altitude area of the Western Ladakh and Command of a Corps, deployed along the LAC and in Counter Insurgency Operations area of Eastern Command.
In the rank of Lt General, the officer has held important appointments including that of Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command and as the GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command at Kolkata before getting appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff.
Lt Gen Manoj C Pande is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and has undergone courses at Staff College, Camberley (UK), Army War College, Mhow and National Defence College, New Delhi.
For his illustrious service, Lt Gen Manoj C Pande has been conferred with Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.
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Lt Gen Manoj Pande VCOAS appointed as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff COAS of the Indian Army.
— SSBCrackExams (@SSBCrackExams) April 18, 2022
He will assume the appointment of COAS on 01 May 2022. pic.twitter.com/dLdMHuJknC
General Manoj Pandey, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC takes over as the 29th COAS of IndianArmy from General MM Naravane.
— SSBCrackExams (@SSBCrackExams) April 30, 2022
Gen Manoj Pandey, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Aid De Camp took over from Gen MM Naravane 29th COAS. pic.twitter.com/vPiQxlR9Re
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