Ram Chander Tiwari
R. C. 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 | 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 |
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.[1]He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita. He previously served as the General officer commanding Uttar Bharat Area [2] and General Officer Commanding III Corps.[3]
Career[edit]
General Tiwari is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and was commissioned into the illustrious 4th battalion of the Kumaon Regiment in December 1987 from the Indian Military Academy. He commanded his battalion in an intense Counter Insurgency environment in Assam. Prior to his appointment as GOC-in-C Eastern Command, he commanded III Corps (Spear Corps).[4][5][6]
Awards and decorations[edit]
Dates of rank[edit]
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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Lieutenant General RC Tiwari appointed as new Eastern Army Commander". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "On assuming command of Uttar Bharat Area, Lt Gen RC Tiwari paid tributes to the brave hearts who sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ ANI (2022-03-02). "Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as General Officer Commanding of Spear Corps". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over command of Spear Corps". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as Corps Commander of Spear Corps". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as General Officer Commanding of Spear Corps". The Economic Times. 2022-03-03. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 March 1991. p. 471.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 April 1993. p. 759.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 3 December 2005. p. 2424.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 February 2010. p. 265.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 January 2016. p. 142.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2964.