Army Training Command

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Army Training Command
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Army Training Command's insignia today
Active1991 – Present
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Type Command
Role Training
Garrison/HQ Shimla
Commanders
GOC-in-C Lieutenant general Devendra Sharma, AVSM SM
Notable
commanders		 Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Gen J. J. Singh
Gen Deepak Kapoor
Gen M. M. Naravane

The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is currently based at Shimla. [1] It was established in 1991.

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History

The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993. [2] The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training. [3]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC. [4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS). [5]

Objectives

Its roles are to:

List of Commanders

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
S.NoNameAssumed officeLeft officeUnit of CommissionReferences
1 Lieutenant General A. S. Kalkat PVSM , UYSM , AVSM 1 October 199131 July 1992 8th Gorkha Rifles [6]
2 Lieutenant General Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM 1 August 199222 November 1994 20th Lancers [7]
3 Lieutenant General S. K. Sharma22 November 199431 March 1997 Armoured Corps
4 Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 April 199715 October 1999 Maratha Light Infantry [8]
5 Lieutenant General H. B. Kala PVSM , AVSM , SC 15 October 19991 April 2001 Jat Regiment [9]
6 Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 April 200131 Octobert 2002 63rd Cavalry [10]
7 Lieutenant General Shantanu Choudhry PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 November 200231 December 2002 Regiment of Artillery [11]
8 Lieutenant General J. J. Singh PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 January 200330 January 2004 Maratha Light Infantry [12]
9 Lieutenant General K. Nagaraj PVSM , UYSM 1 February 200415 August 2005 Maratha Light Infantry [13]
10 Lieutenant General Deepak Kapoor PVSM , AVSM , SM , VSM 15 August 200531 September 2005 Regiment of Artillery [14]
11 Lieutenant General K. S. Jamwal PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 October 200531 December 2006 Regiment of Artillery [15]
12 Lieutenant General M. L. Naidu PVSM , AVSM , YSM 1 January 200730 September 2007 Rajput Regiment [16]
13 Lieutenant General J. K. Mohanty UYSM , SM , VSM 1 October 200730 September 2009 Dogra Regiment [17]
14 Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 October 20091 December 2010 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [18]
15 Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM , AVSM 1 October 20091 December 2010 Regiment of Artillery [19]
16 Lieutenant General K. Surendra Nath PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 January 201130 May 2013 Mechanised Infantry [20]
17 Lieutenant General Sanjeev Madhok PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 June 201330 July 2015 Brigade of Guards [21]
18 Lieutenant General P M Hariz PVSM , AVSM , SM , VSM 1 August 201531 August 2016 Mechanized Infantry [22]
19 Lieutenant General D R Soni VSM 17 September 201630 November 2017 Central India Horse [23]
20 Lieutenant General M M Naravane AVSM , SM , VSM 1 December 201730 September 2018 Sikh Light Infantry [24]
21 Lieutenant General P C Thimayya PVSM , VSM 1 November 201830 April 2020 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [25]
22 Lieutenant General Raj Shukla PVSM , YSM , SM 1 May 202031 March 2022 Regiment of Artillery [26]
23 Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 April 202230 November 2023 41 Armoured Regiment [27]
24 Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh AVSM , YSM , VSM 1 December 202330 June 2024 Madras Regiment [28]
25 Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma AVSM , SM 1 July 2024Incumbent 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) [29]

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