Director General of Military Operations (India)

Director General of Military Operations
Incumbent Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai since 25 October 2024
Indian Army
Status	Director for military operations of the Indian Armed Forces.
Abbreviation	DGMO
Term length	No fixed term
Precursor	Director of Military Operations
Final holder	Rajiv Ghai
Deputy	ADGMO

Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) is a senior officer of the Indian Army, usually a Lieutenant general, overseeing all military operations of the Indian Armed Forces. The DGMO plans, coordinates and supervises military operations and serves as the Army's operational point of contact with foreign militaries. The DGMO also acts as a liaison between the different branches of the armed forces for joint operations. DGMOs also serve as the primary officers who prevent escalation during times of conflict with other countries as point of contacts. During major Indo-Pakistan conflicts, DGMOs have served a major role of communication and de-escalation. ^[1]

List of officeholders

Name	Image	Start of tenure	End of tenure	Operations	References
Inderjit Singh Gill				Indo-Pakistani war of 1971	[2]
Shankar Prasad
Nirmal Chander Vij				Kargil War
Gurbaksh Singh Sihota			9 October 2001		[3]
Sarvjit Chahal		9 October 2001		Operation Parakram	[3]
Madan Gopal			1 July 2006		[4] [5]
Mohan Pande		1 July 2006	2008		[4]
Chandra Shekhar
Anand Mohan Verma		May 2011	9 January 2012
A K Choudhary		9 January 2012	1 October 2012		[6]
Vinod Bhatia		1 October 2012	28 February 2014	2013 North India floods
P R Kumar		28 February 2014		2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar	[7]
Ranbir Singh			November 2016	2016 Indian Line of Control strike	[8]
Anil Kumar Bhatt		November 2016	30 January 2018		[9]
Anil Chauhan		30 January 2018	15 October 2019	2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes	[10]
Paramjit Singh		15 October 2019	April 2021	Operation Snow Leopard	[11]
B. S. Raju		April 2021	1 May 2022		[12]
Manoj Kumar Katiyar		1 May 2022	1 July 2023		[13]
Pratik Sharma		1 July 2023	25 October 2024		[14]
Rajiv Ghai		25 October 2024		Operation Sindoor	[15]

References

1. Jeelani, Gulam (2025-05-10). "Who are the DGMOs? Key players in India-Pakistan ceasefire decision | Today News". mint. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
2. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
3. "rediff.com: Lt Gen Sarvjit Chahal is named new DGMO". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
4. "Army appointment : Lt Gen Mohan Pande to be Director General Military Operations". Government of India Press Information Bureau.
5. "English Releases". Government of India Press Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
6. "Lt-Gen A K Choudhary: 'Troop movement should've been avoided if they knew (V K Singh's) court date'". The Indian Express. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
7. "Lt Gen P R Kumar to be new Army DGMO". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
8. "Meet Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, man of the moment after announcement of strikes". Hindustan Times. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
9. "Director General of Military Operations Anil Bhatt visits native village after 6 years". The Times of India. 2017-01-13. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-15.
10. "Lt. Gen Anil Chauhan takes charge as DGMO of Indian Army". The Times of India. 2018-01-30. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-15.
11. "Lt Gen Paramjit Singh to be new DGMO of Army". The Economic Times. 2019-07-27. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2025-10-15.
12. "Lt Gen B S Raju to be new Director General of Military Operations of Indian Army". The Economic Times. 2021-02-22. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2025-10-15.
13. Negi, Manjeet (2022-04-19). "Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar to be Indian Army's new DGMO". India Today. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
14. "Lt General Pratik Sharma assumed the appointment of the DGMO". www.spslandforces.com. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
15. Excelsior, Daily (2024-10-26). "Lt Gen Ghai takes over as DGMO". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 2025-10-15.