X Corps (India)

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X Corps
X Corps India.png
Indian Army X Corps Formation Sign
Active1979 - present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
RoleHolding Corps
Part of South Western Command (India).png South Western Command
Garrison/HQ Bathinda
Nickname(s)Chetak Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lt Gen Nagendra Singh
AVSM , YSM , SM [1]
Notable
commanders		 Lt Gen Lakshman Singh Rawat

X Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It is based in Bathinda and is a part of the South Western Command.

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The X (Chetak) Corps was raised at Bathinda on 1 July 1979 by Lieutenant General ML Tuli, [2] to reduce the load of XI Corps. The new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan. [3]

Organisation

The corps has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).

It consists of:

Formation Sign

At the time of re-raising, 10 corps adopted the present divisional formation sign. The formation sign was designed by its first General Officer Commanding (GOC) - Lieutenant General ML Tuli. The design consists of the 'red-white-red background' depicting a corps of the Indian Army and a horse with the torso of a man.

Chetak, traditionally the horse ridden by Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati is associated with Rajput chivalry and is symbolic of mobility and manoeuvre. Th horse is poised in a bid to spring into action, which symbolises optimum readiness. The torso of a soldier is depicted in a power packed stance launching a spear at the enemy - which symbolises instant alertness for aggressive action to face any challenge. [8]

List of Commanders

RankNameAppointment DateLeft OfficeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant General ML Tuli1 July 1979 Garhwal Rifles [8]
Himmeth SinghApril 1983 Brigade of the Guards [9]
Mathew ThomasApril 198320 January 1985 Parachute Regiment [10] [11]
Lakshman Singh Rawat June 1985June 1986 11th Gorkha Rifles [12]
Faridoon Noshir Bilimoria October 19871989 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [13]
Chandra ShekharNovember 1993 4th Gorkha Rifles [14]
Gopal Krishan Duggal18 January 2001 Maratha Light Infantry [15] [16]
Mohinder Puri19 January 200111 March 2004 3rd Gorkha Rifles [17]
OP Nandrajog12 March 2004December 2005 Brigade of the Guards [18]
N S Brar1 April 20062007 Regiment of Artillery [19]
R S Sujlana200728 September 2008 Sikh Regiment [20]
D S Chauhan29 September 2008 Madras Regiment [21]
Kongara Surendra Nath31 December 2010 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [22]
Sanjiv ChachraJanuary 2011January 2012 Rajput Regiment [23]
Sanjeev AnandJanuary 20122013 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [24]
NS Ghei2013June 2014 Parachute Regiment [25]
Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz June 201417 June 2015 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [26] [27]
Dewan Rabindranath Soni 18 June 201516 September 2016 Central India Horse [28]
Ashwani Kumar September 2016July 2017 Corps of Army Air Defence [29]
P C Thimayya 5 July 20175 July 2018 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [30]
Raj Shukla 5 July 201830 July 2019 Regiment of Artillery [30]
Ajai Singh 30 July 201925 August 2020 81 Armoured Regiment [31]
Manoj Kumar Mago26 August 202028 October 2021 Brigade of the Guards [32]
JB Chaudhari29 October 20216 November 2022 Brigade of the Guards [33]
Sanjiv Rai7 November 202231 December 2023 Sikh Light Infantry [34]
Nagendra Singh1 January 2024Incumbent Panjab Regiment [1]

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