Army Training Command

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Army Training Command
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Insignia of ARTRAC
Active1991 – Present
CountryFlag of India.svg India
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Type Command
Role Training
Headquarters Shimla
Anniversaries1 October (Raising Day)
Commanders
GOC-in-C Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, PVSM AVSM SM
Notable
commanders		 Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Gen J. J. Singh
Gen Deepak Kapoor
Gen M. M. Naravane
Insignia
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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 on 1 October 1991 at Mhow.

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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 Indian Army has diverse, intensive and variegated Operational responsibilities. Due to constant change in the complexion of the future battlefield combined with rapid technological advances, a need to restructure and streamline our overall training structure was identified. The aim was to maximize effectiveness of our training and establish a dedicated organization for formulating concepts and doctrines, which are specifically applicable to our operational environment. [2] The requirement was to be met by the establishment of a centralized, independent and high-powered organization, with the requisite infrastructure and resources to meet all aspects of concepts and doctrine development, training policies and institutional training. [2]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC. [3] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS). [4]

Objectives

Its roles are to:

List of Commanders

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
S.NoRankNameAssumed officeLeft officeUnit of CommissionReferences
1 Lieutenant General A. S. Kalkat PVSM , UYSM , AVSM 1 October 199131 July 1992 8th Gorkha Rifles [5]
2 Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM 1 August 199222 November 1994 20th Lancers [6]
3S. K. Sharma22 November 199431 March 1997 Armoured Corps
4Vijay Oberoi PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 April 199715 October 1999 Maratha Light Infantry [7]
5H. B. Kala PVSM , AVSM , SC 15 October 19991 April 2001 Jat Regiment [8]
6Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 April 200131 October 2002 63rd Cavalry [9]
7Shantanu Choudhry PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 November 200231 December 2002 Regiment of Artillery [10]
8 J. J. Singh PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 January 200330 January 2004 Maratha Light Infantry [11]
9K. Nagaraj PVSM , UYSM 1 February 200415 August 2005 Maratha Light Infantry [12]
10 Deepak Kapoor PVSM , AVSM , SM , VSM 15 August 200531 September 2005 Regiment of Artillery [13]
11K. S. Jamwal PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 October 200531 December 2006 Regiment of Artillery [14]
12M. L. Naidu PVSM , AVSM , YSM 1 January 200730 September 2007 Rajput Regiment [15]
13J. K. Mohanty UYSM , SM , VSM 1 October 200731 December 2008 Dogra Regiment [16]
14B. S. Jaswal PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 January 200930 September 2009 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [17]
15Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM , AVSM 1 October 20091 December 2010 Regiment of Artillery [18]
16K. Surendra Nath PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 January 201130 May 2013 Mechanised Infantry [19]
17Sanjeev Madhok PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 June 201330 July 2015 Brigade of Guards [20]
18 P M Hariz PVSM , AVSM , SM , VSM 1 August 201531 August 2016 Mechanized Infantry [21]
19 Dewan Rabindranth Soni VSM 17 September 201630 November 2017 Central India Horse [22]
20 Manoj Mukund Naravane AVSM , SM , VSM 1 December 201730 September 2018 Sikh Light Infantry [23]
21 P C Thimayya PVSM , VSM 1 November 201830 April 2020 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [24]
22 Raj Shukla PVSM , YSM , SM 1 May 202031 March 2022 Regiment of Artillery [25]
23 Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM , AVSM , VSM 1 April 202230 November 2023 41 Armoured Regiment [26]
24 Manjinder Singh AVSM , YSM , VSM 1 December 202330 June 2024 Madras Regiment [27]
25 Devendra Sharma PVSM , AVSM , SM 1 July 2024Incumbent 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) [28]

Notes

1. ^ Later became the Chief of Army Staff.

References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 John Pike. "Army Training Command (ARTRAC)". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ In the works for Army Training Command — wings for training, validation & more officers, The Print, 24 Aug 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bangalore Military School, Bangalore Military School detailed information, Admission Process for Bangalore Military School" . Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sky diving, bike stunts leave spectators spellbound : The Tribune India".
  6. ↑ "Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff". India Today. 15 December 1994. Retrieved 5 September 2024.(subscription required)
  7. ↑ "Army Training Command may be moved from Shimla to Ambala". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "tribuneindia... Himachal".
  9. ↑ "Lt. Gen. S. S. Mehta Takes Over Army Training Command" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India – Archive. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Minor reshuffle likely at Army hq". The Hindu. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "The colours of Army green". frontline.thehindu.com.
  12. ↑ Feb 9, Rahul Singh (9 February 2004). "'Ganpat' generals going great guns | Chandigarh News – Times of India". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Nagalim.NL News". www.nagalim.nl.
  14. ↑ "Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". www.oneindia.com. 26 December 2006.
  15. ↑ "Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2006.
  16. ↑ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
  17. ↑ "Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  18. ↑ "Army training command gets new chief". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2009.
  19. ↑ "LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post". 31 December 2010.
  20. ↑ Pioneer, The. "lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training". The Pioneer.
  21. ↑ "..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC". www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  22. ↑ "Lt Gen Soni is GOC-in-Chief of ARTRAC". The Tribune India.
  23. ↑ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief : The Tribune India".
  24. ↑ "Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla". The Economic Times. 1 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC". United News of India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  26. ↑ "Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal took over the command of ARTRAC today". Hindi Latestly. 1 April 2022.
  27. ↑ "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the command of Army Training Command" . Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  28. ↑ "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new Army training command chief". The Times of India. 1 July 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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