Manjinder Singh (general)

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Manjinder Singh

Lt General Manjinder Singh.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1986 - Present
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-44065
Unit 19 Madras Regiment
Commands held IA Training Command.jpg Army Training Command
White Knight Corps.jpg XVI Corps
Indian Military Training Team
Madras Regiment
Battles/wars Operation Meghdoot
Operation Rakshak [1]
Alma mater Sainik School, Kapurthala
National Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy

Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh AVSM,YSM, VSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command (ARTRAC) Shimla. He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Perspective Planning & Financial Development) at HQ IDS.
He is the present Colonel of the Madras Regiment.

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Early life and education

Lt. General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala; National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.

Military career

General Singh was commissioned into 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 20 December 1986.
He commanded his battalion in an intense counter-insurgency environment in Jammu and Kashmir, and tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front. [2] He was also appointed as a commanding officer for Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, infantry brigade at the Line of Control (LOC) and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps. [3] and a Corps deployed along Line of Control in Counter Insurgency Operations in J&K. The General Officer has tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front and in the Counter Insurgency Operations environment.
The General Officer has also been as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy and Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan. [4] He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of the Western Command [5]

He obtained other military courses from various institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course and National Defence College of Thailand. [3]

After promoted to the rank of Lt. General he appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command. [6] [1] In October 2021 he appointed as the General Officer Commanding of XVI Corps where he served till December 2022. [7] The General officer has assumed the appointment of GOC-in-C Training Command on 01 December 2023. [8]

Awards and decorations

On Republic Day 2024 the General officer was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, in2015 he was awarded Yudh Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019. [9]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.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 75yearmedal.svg
IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram 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

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 20 December 1986 [10]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 20 December 1988 [11]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 20 December 1991 [12]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 20 December 1997 [13]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004 [14]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2007 [15]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 24 May 2013 (acting)
9 September 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 24 June 2011) [16]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 December 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017) [17]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 2021

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
2021-2022
Succeeded by
Sandeep Jain