Ram Chander Tiwari | |
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command | |
Assumed office 1 January 2024 | |
Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Pande |
Preceded by | Rana Pratap Kalita |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 13 June 1987 –present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | 4 Kumaon Regiment |
Commands | Eastern Command Uttar Bharat Area III Corps 17th Infantry Division 4 Kumaon Regiment |
Service number | IC-44498L [1] |
Awards | |
Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari UYSM, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer in the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command. [2] He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita. He previously served as the General officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area [3] and General Officer Commanding III Corps. [4]
He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has attended the Defence Services Staff College, Higher Defence Management Course and National Defence College, New Delhi. He is also a graduate of Swiss Army Chemical Warfare School and US Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, USA. [5]
Gen Tiwari was commissioned into the 4th battalion of the Kumaon Regiment on 13 June 1987 from the Indian Military Academy. In his 36 years of illustrious service, he has tenanted various Command and Staff appointments with a wide spectrum of operational, field and highly active Counter Insurgency profile. The General Officer has had the privilege of tenanting prestigious appointments of Brigade Major of a mountain brigade along Northern Borders, three tenures in Military Operations Directorate, Col General Staff of a Mountain Division in High Altitude in J&K, DDG KRA Cell in COAS Sectt and Dy MS in Military Secretary's Branch. He also has the unique distinction of serving twice with the United Nations, first as a Military Observer and later as Deputy Chief of Staff at Force HQ in Democratic Republic of the Congo. [5]
The general Officer has served a Rashtriya Rifles battalion as 2IC, commanded his Battalion in active Counter Insurgency area of Assam (OP RHINO), commanded a Mountain Brigade in High Altitude Area of North Sikkim, wherein his distinguished professionalism was rewarded with Sena Medal. He has also commanded 17th Mountain Division along the LAC, wherein he was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. [5]
The general Officer tenanted the appt of COS, HQ South Western Command and commanded III Corps [4] in the Eastern Theatre. The general Officer was awarded Uttam Yudh Seva Medal for his distinguished service while commanding the III Corps in Eastern Theatre.
On 1 January 2024, he took the as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita. [2]
The General officer has been awarded with the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2023 [6] , the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Sena Medal.
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 13 June 1987 | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 13 June 1989 [7] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 13 June 1992 [8] | |
Major | Indian Army | 13 June 1998 | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004 [9] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 1 January 2008 [10] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 7 June 2013 (acting) 1 April 2014 (substantive, with seniority from 8 January 2012) [11] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 18 February 2019 (seniority from 1 January 2018) [12] | |
Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 2022 |
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