Anindya Sengupta

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Anindya Sengupta
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
Assumed office
1 July 2024
Service NumberIC-44545X [1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta UYSM, AVSM, YSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command. [2] He previously served as the Chief of Staff, Northern Command. [3] He earlier served as General Officer Commanding of the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps (XIV). [4]

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Early life and education

The general Officer is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Army War College, Mhow and the National Defence College. [5]

Military career

He was commissioned into the Punjab Regiment on 13 June 1987 from the Indian Military Academy. In his 37 years of illustrious service, he has tenanted various Command and Staff appointments with a wide spectrum of operational, field and highly active Counter Insurgency profile. As Colonel, he acted as Chief of Staff for the CPX portion of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2013, a joint force exercise between the U.S. and Indian Armies, promoting cooperation and coercion in a simulation UN peacekeeping mission. [6] The general officer had commanded an infantry regiment in plains, an infantry brigade on the Line of Control, an infantry brigade in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of UN Mission (MONUSCO) and Counter Insurgency Force (Victor Force) in Kashmir. He also served as the Director General of Strategic Planning at the IHQ of MoD(Army) in New Delhi. [5]

On 5 January 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding Fire and Fury Corps from Lieutenant General PGK Menon. The general officer was awarded Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2023 for his distinguished service while commanding the XIV Corps in Northern Theatre. [7] A year later in March 2023, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of Northern Command.

On 1 July 2024, he took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command succeeding Lieutenant General N. S. Raja Subramani upon his elevation as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. [8]

Awards and decorations

The General officer has been awarded with the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2023, [7] the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Yudh Seva Medal. He is also a recipient of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee Commendation Card and Mention-in-Dispatches. [8]

Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg 75yearmedal.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif MONUC Medal bar.gif
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal
Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNAVEM MONUSCO

Dates of Rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army13 June 1987
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army13 June 1989 [9]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army13 June 1992 [10]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army13 June 1998
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army16 December 2004 [11]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 January 2008 [12]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army5 July 2013 (acting)

1 June 2014 (substantive, with seniority from 13 January 2012) [13]

Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army3 May 2019 (seniority from 1 January 2018) [14]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General Indian Army2022

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
1 July 2024 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Chief of Staff, Northern Command
14 March 2023 - 30 June 2024
Succeeded by
Vijay B Nair
Preceded by
PGK Menon
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps
5 January 2022 - 12 March 2023
Succeeded by
Rashim Bali