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Lieutenant General
Manjinder Singh
AVSM YSM VSM
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
Assumed office
1 December 2023
Chief of Army StaffManoj Pande
Preceded bySurinder Singh Mahal
Personal details
Alma materSainik School, Kapurthala
National Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1986 - Present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit 19 Madras Regiment
Commands Army Training Command
White_Knight_Corps XVI Corps
Indian Military Training Team
Madras Regiment
Battles/warsOperation Meghdoot
Operation Rakshak [2]
Service numberIC-44065N [1]
Awards

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.[3] He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Perspective Planning & Financial Development) at HQ IDS [4], prior to this he was General Officer Commanding XVI Corps.[5] He also served as Chief of Staff of the Western Command.[6]

Early life and education[edit]

Lt. General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala. He then attended the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.[7]

Military career[edit]

He 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of the Western Command [11]

He obtained other military courses from various institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course and National Defence College of Thailand.[9]

After being promoted to the rank of Lt. General he appointed was the Chief of Staff of the Western Command.[12] On 29 October 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding of XVI Corps from Lieutenant General M.V. Suchindra Kumar.[5] On 1 December 2023, Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the appointment of GOC-in-C Army Training Command (ARTRAC) .[3]

Awards and decorations[edit]

On Republic Day 2024, the general officer was awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal [13], in 2015 he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.

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[edit]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 20 December 1986[14]
Lieutenant Indian Army 20 December 1988[15]
Captain Indian Army 20 December 1991[16]
Major Indian Army 20 December 1997[17]
Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[18]
Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2007[19]
Brigadier Indian Army 24 May 2013 (acting)
9 September 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 24 June 2011)[20]
Major General Indian Army 1 December 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[21]
Lieutenant-General Indian Army 2021

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/jan/doc2024125302501.pdf
  2. ^ "h16". sainiksamachar.nic.in. 28 October 1971. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bureau, The Hindu (3 December 2023). "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumes office as Army Training Command's General-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ "On taking over the appointment as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning & Force Development), Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, YSM, VSM, laid wreath & paid Solemn tribute to Bravehearts of Indian Armed Forces at National War Memorial". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as 16 Corps commander". Hindustan Times. 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new Chief of Staff, Western Command". The Indian Express. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/army-commanders
  8. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/ltgen-manjinder-singh-assumes-charge-of-artrac-101701455721058-amp.html
  9. ^ a b "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.spslandforces.com/appointments/?id=88&h=Lt-General-Manjinder-Singh-appointed-as-GOC-in-C-ARTRAC
  11. ^ @prodefencejammu (27 October 2020). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  13. ^ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1999669
  14. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1588.
  15. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 September 1990. p. 1464.
  16. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 5 September 1992. p. 1568.
  17. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 18 April 1998. p. 567.
  18. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1359.
  19. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1388.
  20. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2140.
  21. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2963.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
1 December 2023 - present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
2021-2022 		Succeeded by
Sandeep Jain
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