Rana Pratap Kalita
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Rana Pratap Kalita | |
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command | |
Assumed office 1 February 2022 | |
Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Mukund Naravane Manoj Pande |
Preceded by | Manoj Pande |
Personal details | |
Born | Rangiya, Kamrup, Assam, India |
Spouse(s) | Nisha Kalita |
Children | 2 |
Awards | UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 9 June 1984 – present[1] |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Kumaon Regiment |
Commands | Eastern Command III Corps[2] Officers Training Academy 71 Infantry Brigade 13 Rastriya Rifle. UNIT - 9 KUMAON. |
Rana Pratap Kalita UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is a serving Lieutenant General in the Indian Army.[4] He is currently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command.[5]
Personal life[edit]
He is Assamese by ethnicity and was born in Rangia of Kamrup District to Renu Kalita and Jogendra Kalita. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Goalpara and National Defence Academy Khadakwasla.[6]
Military career[edit]
General Kalita was commissioned in 9 Kumaon Regiment on 9 June 1984 from Indian Military Academy Dehradun.[3] He had commanded III Corps [7] and was the Chief of Staff of Eastern Command.[8] He served as Director General - Manpower Planning and Personnel Services at Army Headquarters.[9] General Kalita is a recepeint of UYSM, AVSM, SM and VSM.[10]
He became the first Assamese to hold the charge of General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command. He succeeded Lieutenant General Manoj Pande on his elevation to Vice Chief of the Army Staff.[11]
Awards and decorations[edit]
Dates of rank[edit]
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 9 June 1984[3] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 9 June 1986[12] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 9 June 1989[13] | |
Major | Indian Army | 9 June 1995[14] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[15] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 1 April 2006[16] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 13 June 2011 (acting) 8 August 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 19 March 2010)[17] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 19 October 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015)[18] | |
Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 10 May 2019[19] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita is new 3 Corps commander - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 August 1985. p. 1120.
- ↑ "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Awarded with Uttam Yudh Seva Medal - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ Bureau, Pratidin. "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Named GOC-In-Chief Of Army's Eastern Command". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "SSG Alumni - Indian Army". Sainik School Goalpara. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "Assam: Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita relinquishes command of Spear Corps". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita joined as the COS of the Eastern Command of Indian Army – APN News". www-apnnews-com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "Lieutenant General RP Kalita Director General MP & PS and Colonel of the Kumaon & Naga Regiment & Kumaon Scouts felicitated Subedar Major Satish Kumar". 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ Today, North East (2021-11-23). "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Receives Uttam Yudh Seva Medal". Northeast Today. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "Lt. Gen. Rana P Kalita Takes Charge as General Officer Commanding in Chief in Kolkata". Sentinel Assam. 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 September 1988. p. 1303.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 23 June 1990. p. 1016.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 September 1995. p. 1304.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1900.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 258.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 436.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 758.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
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Preceded by Manoj Pande |
General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command 1 February 2022 - Present |
Incumbent |
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