Raj Shukla

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Raj Shukla

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AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1982 – 31 March 2022
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-40685A [1]
Unit Regiment of Artillery
Commands held IA Training Command.jpg Army Training Command
X Corps
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal

Lieutenant General Raj Shukla, PVSM,YSM, SM, ADC is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army who served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (GOC-in-C ARTRAC). He assumed office on 1 May 2020, succeeding Lt Gen P C Thimayya. He superannuated on 31 March 2022. [2] [3] He is currently, a member of the Union Public Service Commission. [4]

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Early life and education

Shukla is an alumnus of Uttar Pradesh Sainik School Lucknow , National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune and Indian Military Academy. Shukla was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in December 1982. [5] He has also attended the Defence Services Staff College, the Higher Defence Management Course at the College of Defence Management and the National Defence College. [6]

Career

Shukla has commanded a Medium Regiment in the Eastern theatre as part of a Mountain Division. He later took the regiment to the Desert as part of a Strike Corps. [7] He has also commanded an Infantry brigade in Counter-insurgency operations and an infantry division in the Kashmir Valley, along the Line of Control. [8] He is a qualified aviator and has flown along the borders in Sikkim and in the North–East. [7]

In his staff appointments, Shukla has served as the General Staff Officer, Grade I (GSO-I) of an infantry division as well as two tenures in the Military Operations directorate at Army Headquarters. [8] He has also served in instructional appointments in the School of Artillery and the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan. [7]

On 5 July 2018, Shukla took command of the X Corps at Bhatinda from Lt Gen P C Thimayya. [9] After an year's stint at the helm of X Corps, he relinquished command on 30 July 2019, handing over to Lt Gen Ajai Singh. He subsequently took over as the Director General Perspective Planning (DGPP) at Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence. [10]

On 1 May 2020, Shukla took over as the General Officer Commanding-in Chief Army Training Command from Lt Gen P C Thimayya. [8]

Shukla has been a Research Fellow at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies. [11]

Military awards and decorations

He is a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal and the Sena Medal. [11]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay star.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg
IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Param Vishist Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Star Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 24 December 1982 [1]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army24 December 1984
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army24 December 1987 [12]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army24 December 1993 [13]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army16 December 2004 [14]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 March 2006 [15]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army7 May 2010 (substantive, seniority from 22 January 2009) [16]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 June 2015 (substantive, seniority from 10 June 2012) [17]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army1 September 2017 [18]

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
1 May 2020 – 31 March 2022
Succeeded by
General Officer Commanding X Corps
June 2018 - July 2019
Succeeded by