Dhiraj Seth

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Lieutenant General
Dhiraj Seth
PVSM AVSM
Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth.jpg
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2024
Service numberIC-44044X [1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command. [2] He was previously tenanting the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command. [3] He earlier held the appointment of General Officer commanding Delhi Area, [4] prior to that he was General Officer Commanding XXI Corps. [5]

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Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth as Southern Army Commander

Early life and education

He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the Army War College, Mhow and the National Defence College, New Delhi. In DSSC, he was adjudged as the best all-round student of his course in 2006. Later on he attended the General Staff Course at the French Collège interarmées de Défense. [6] The general officer is also qualified in International Defense Acquisition Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School, USA. [7] He was awarded the ‘Silver Centurion’ in the Young Officers Course, he stood first in the order of merit in several courses he attended, including the Junior Command Course.

Military career

The general officer was commissioned into the 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) on 20 December 1986 from the Indian Military Academy. [8] In a career spanning over three decades, he has undetaken numerous command, staff and instructional appointments. He has commanded the Skinner's Horse, 98 Armoured Brigade and was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of a Rashtriya Rifles (Uniform force) in Jammu & Kashmir. He has served as brigade major of an independent armoured brigade, as the Assistant Military Secretary in the Military Secretary's Branch, as Brigadier General Staff (Operations) at the South Western Command, as brigadier perspective plans with the Strategic Planning Directorate and as the Additional Director General Weapons and Equipment. [9] He also served with the United Nations Angola Verification Mission III as an operations officer from 1995-1996. [10] He has done instructional tenures as an instructor and assistant adjutant at the National Defence Academy (NDA), and as an instructor at the School of Armoured Warfare, Ahmednagar. [9]

After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he assumed the appointment of Director General (Discipline, Ceremonial and Welfare) at Army Headquarters, New Delhi. On 31 July 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding, XXI Corps. [5] He was subsequently appointed General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area in August 2022. [4]

On 1 November 2023, Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command succeeding Lieutenant General B. S. Raju who superannuated on 31 October 2023. [11] On 1 July 2024, Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command succeeding Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh who superannuated on 30 June 2024. [12]

Personal life

He is son of Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (Retd.), who retired as the Adjutant-General of the Indian Army in 1997 and also commanded XXI Strike Corps and III Corps. [5] The general is an avid sportsman and excels in Tennis and Golf.

Awards and decorations

During his career, he has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2025 [13] , the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 [14] and commendations from the Chief of Army Staff and Army Commanders.

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.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 UN UNAVEM Medal ribbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service 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 III

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 20 December 1986 [8]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 20 December 1988 [15]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 20 December 1991 [16]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 20 December 1997 [17]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004 [18]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2007 [19]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 24 May 2013 (acting)
9 September 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 24 June 2011) [20]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 December 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017) [21]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 31 January 2021 [22]

References

  1. ↑ "GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS TO ARMY ON REPUBLIC DAY 2022" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India . 25 January 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth assumes command of Pune-based Southern Army". The Indian Express. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Lt General Dhiraj Seth takes over as South Western Army chief". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth assumed the command of Delhi Area from Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Mishra". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 admin (31 July 2021). "Army General to Command Corps His Father Led Too". Bharat Shakti. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Arrêté du 8 décembre 2006 portant attribution du brevet d'études militaires supérieures". Légifrance. Republic of France. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth takes command of Sudarshan Chakra Corps". The Hitavada. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1588.
  9. 1 2 "General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command".
  10. ↑ "Lt General Dhiraj Seth takes over as South Western Army chief". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  11. ↑ PTI (1 November 2023). "Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth assumes charge of South Western Command". ThePrint. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth assumed the command of the prestigious Southern Command of the Indian Army as the 51st Army Commander". X (formerly twitter). 1 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "President approves Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous & 305 defence decorations on the eve of Republic Day 2025". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Honours and Awards : Republic Day 2022" (PDF). PIB. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 September 1990. p. 1464.
  16. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 5 September 1992. p. 1568.
  17. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 18 April 1998. p. 567.
  18. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1359.
  19. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1388.
  20. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2140.
  21. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2963.
  22. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 November 2025. p. 4805.
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