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	==Structure==		==Structure==
	Central Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR) covers eight states of India:[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Theatre Commands \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/theatre-commands-himachal-uttarakhand-under-central-army-1878943-2021-11-20 \|publisher=India Today}}</ref> 18 Regimental Centres and a large number of logistic and training establishments come under Central Command. The responsibility for the central sector of the Western border with [[Pakistan]] also lies with Central Command.<ref name="GM-Com">{{cite web \| url=http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| title=Commands of the Indian Army \| access-date=2013-06-22 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122132/http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| archive-date=2 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> Almost half of the 62 [[cantonment]]s in India lie within the Central Command's theatre.<ref name="Hindu-2003-05-11">{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215129/http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=2013-06-24 \| title=Central Command's novel initiative \| date=2003-05-11 \| access-date=2013-06-23 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| author=Mukund Padmanabhan}}</ref>		Central Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR) covers eight states of India:[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Theatre Commands \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/theatre-commands-himachal-uttarakhand-under-central-army-1878943-2021-11-20 \|publisher=India Today}}</ref> 18 Regimental Centres and a large number of logistic and training establishments come under Central Command. The responsibility for the central sector of the Western border with [[Pakistan]] also lies with Central Command.<ref name="GM-Com">{{cite web \| url=http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| title=Commands of the Indian Army \| access-date=2013-06-22 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122132/http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Almost half of the 62 [[cantonment]]s in India lie within the Central Command's theatre.<ref name="Hindu-2003-05-11">{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215129/http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=2013-06-24 \| title=Central Command's novel initiative \| date=2003-05-11 \| access-date=2013-06-23 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| author=Mukund Padmanabhan}}</ref>

	There are two Static Area Formations:- Uttar Bharat Area and Madhya Bharat Area. Central Command earlier used to act as strategic reserve but now it is looking after Uttarakhand sector of Sino-Indian border.<ref name="IAF">{{cite book \|author1=Bharat Verma \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=um22j1YWT0YC&q=central+command&pg=PA11 \|title=Indian Armed Forces \|author2=G. M. Hiranandani \|author3=B. K. Pandey \|publisher=Lancer Publishers \|year=2008 \|isbn=9780979617423 \|pages=16 \|access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://twitter.com/conflictx7/status/1532037655315197958/photo/1 \|access-date=2022-06-08 \|website=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref>		There are two Static Area Formations:- Uttar Bharat Area and Madhya Bharat Area. Central Command earlier used to act as strategic reserve but now it is looking after Uttarakhand sector of Sino-Indian border.<ref name="IAF">{{cite book \|author1=Bharat Verma \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=um22j1YWT0YC&q=central+command&pg=PA11 \|title=Indian Armed Forces \|author2=G. M. Hiranandani \|author3=B. K. Pandey \|publisher=Lancer Publishers \|year=2008 \|isbn=9780979617423 \|pages=16 \|access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://twitter.com/conflictx7/status/1532037655315197958/photo/1 \|access-date=2022-06-08 \|website=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
	===~~Pre WW-II~~===		===Second World War===
	Central Command was first established in 1942 during [[World War II]] and then disbanded in 1946.<ref name="Army Commands">[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf \|date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>		Central Command was first established in 1942 during [[World War II]] and then disbanded in 1946.<ref name="Army Commands">[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf \|date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>
	[[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]] was responsible for most of the training activities for Indian Army until Central Command was formed in April 1942 which took over the responsibility of some of the training areas.<ref name="IA-1939-47">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3BmOH-sac8C&q=central+command&pg=PT141 \| title=The Indian Army 1939–47 Experience and Development \| publisher=Ashgate Publishing \| date=1 August 2012 \| access-date=2013-06-21 \|author1=Alan Jeffreys \|author2=Patrick Rose \| isbn=9781409456537 }}</ref>		[[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]] was responsible for most of the training activities for Indian Army until Central Command was formed in April 1942 which took over the responsibility of some of the training areas.<ref name="IA-1939-47">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3BmOH-sac8C&q=central+command&pg=PT141 \| title=The Indian Army 1939–47 Experience and Development \| publisher=Ashgate Publishing \| date=1 August 2012 \| access-date=2013-06-21 \|author1=Alan Jeffreys \|author2=Patrick Rose \| isbn=9781409456537 }}</ref>
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	===Post 1962 Indo-China war===		===Post 1962 Indo-China war===
	With its HQ at [[Lucknow]] the Command was re-established on 1 May 1963 due to the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962. Lt Gen K Bahadur Singh was the first Army Commander of the new Central Command. Prior to that date [[Lucknow]] had been the headquarters of the [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]].<ref name="TOI-2009-05-03">{{cite web \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010528/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=5 October 2013 \| title=Central Command Raising Day concludes \| date=3 May 2009\| work=[[The Times of India]] <!--, 02.57am IST -->\| access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref name="IE-CP">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjzWFsz5fwC&q=central+command+of+indian+army&pg=PA3372 \| title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: India (Central Provinces)-Indology \| publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd \| year=2002 \| access-date=2013-06-21 \| author=Subodh Kapoor \| pages=3372\| isbn=9788177552683 }}</ref>		With its HQ at [[Lucknow]] the Command was re-established on 1 May 1963 due to the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962. Lt Gen K Bahadur Singh was the first Army Commander of the new Central Command. Prior to that date [[Lucknow]] had been the headquarters of the [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]].<ref name="TOI-2009-05-03">{{cite web \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010528/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=5 October 2013 \| title=Central Command Raising Day concludes \| date=3 May 2009\| work=[[The Times of India]] <!--, 02.57am IST -->\| access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref name="IE-CP">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjzWFsz5fwC&q=central+command+of+indian+army&pg=PA3372 \| title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: India (Central Provinces)-Indology \| publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd \| year=2002 \| access-date=2013-06-21 \| author=Subodh Kapoor \| pages=3372\| isbn=9788177552683 }}</ref>

			===Rescue operations during 2013 North India floods===
			During [[2013 North India floods]] in its rescue operations "Operation Surya Hope" in [[Uttarakhand]], the Central Command mobilised over 8,000 troops for rescue and relief operations for stranded people on all four different axis of Rishikesh-Uttarkashi-Harsil-Gangotri axis, Rudraprayag-Kedarnath axis, Joshimath-Badrinath axis and Dharchula-Tawaghat axis in Pithoragarh district. Under operation Ganga, the Army evacuated 1,150 persons from Harsil area; 6,000 from Joshimath and 700 from Tawaghat area. Army operations in the 40,000 square kilometres were led by Lieutenant General Anil Chait, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.<ref name="TOI-2013-06-19">{{cite web \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-19/lucknow/40068893_1_army-rescues-the-army-lieutenant-general-anil-chait \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622214101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-19/lucknow/40068893_1_army-rescues-the-army-lieutenant-general-anil-chait \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=22 June 2013 \| title=Army rescues over 7,000 stranded persons \| date=19 June 2013\| work=[[The Times of India]] <!--, 07.07 AM IST -->\| access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref name="TOI-2013-06-21">{{cite web \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/lucknow/40117890_1_army-commander-axis-army-operations \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/lucknow/40117890_1_army-commander-axis-army-operations \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=24 June 2013 \| title=2,500 additional troops deployed for rescue operations \| date=21 June 2013\| work=[[The Times of India]] <!--, 07.10 AM IST -->\| access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>

	==Area and formations==		==Area and formations==
	Central ~~Commands spans across seven state~~ of India:<ref ~~name~~=~~"TOI~~-~~20130503"~~/>		Central Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR) covers eight states of India:<ref>{{cite web\|publisher=India Today\|title=Theatre Commands\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/theatre-commands-himachal-uttarakhand-under-central-army-1878943-2021-11-20}}</ref>
	#[[Uttar Pradesh]]		#[[Uttar Pradesh]]
	#[[Uttarakhand]]		#[[Uttarakhand]]
			#[[Himachal Pradesh]]
	#[[Madhya Pradesh]]		#[[Madhya Pradesh]]
	#[[Chhattisgarh]]		#[[Chhattisgarh]]
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	#Uttar Bharat Area headquartered at [[Bareilly]]		#Uttar Bharat Area headquartered at [[Bareilly]]
	#Madhya Bharat Area headquartered at [[Jabalpur]]		#Madhya Bharat Area headquartered at [[Jabalpur]]
	#~~6 Mountain~~ Division at [[~~Bareilly~~]]		#14 Infantry Division at [[Dehradun]]

	18 Regimental Centres and Large number of logistic and training establishments come under Central Command. The responsibility for the central sector of the Western border with [[Pakistan]] also lies with Central Command.<ref name="GM-Com">{{cite web \| url=http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| title=Commands of the Indian Army \| access-date=2013-06-22 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122132/http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Almost half of the 62 [[cantonment]]s in India lie within the Central Command's theatre.<ref name="Hindu-2003-05-11">{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215129/http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=2013-06-24 \| title=Central Command's novel initiative \| date=2003-05-11 \| access-date=2013-06-23 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| author=Mukund Padmanabhan}}</ref>		18 Regimental Centres and Large number of logistic and training establishments come under Central Command. The responsibility for the central sector of the Western border with [[Pakistan]] also lies with Central Command.<ref name="GM-Com">{{cite web \| url=http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| title=Commands of the Indian Army \| access-date=2013-06-22 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122132/http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ \| archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Almost half of the 62 [[cantonment]]s in India lie within the Central Command's theatre.<ref name="Hindu-2003-05-11">{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215129/http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=2013-06-24 \| title=Central Command's novel initiative \| date=2003-05-11 \| access-date=2013-06-23 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| author=Mukund Padmanabhan}}</ref>

	~~==Rescue operations during 2013 North India floods==~~
	During [[2013 North India floods]] in its rescue operations "Operation Surya Hope" in [[Uttarakhand]], the Central Command mobilised over 8,000 troops for rescue and relief operations for stranded people on all four different axis of Rishikesh-Uttarkashi-Harsil-Gangotri axis, Rudraprayag-Kedarnath axis, Joshimath-Badrinath axis and Dharchula-Tawaghat axis in Pithoragarh district. Under operation Ganga, the Army evacuated 1,150 persons from Harsil area; 6,000 from Joshimath and 700 from Tawaghat area. Army operations in the 40,000 square kilometres were led by Lieutenant General Anil Chait, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.<ref name="TOI-2013-06-19">{{cite web \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-19/lucknow/40068893_1_army-rescues-the-army-lieutenant-general-anil-chait \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622214101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-19/lucknow/40068893_1_army-rescues-the-army-lieutenant-general-anil-chait \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=22 June 2013 \| title=Army rescues over 7,000 stranded persons \| date=19 June 2013\| work=[[The Times of India]] <!--, 07.07 AM IST -->\| access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref name="TOI-2013-06-21">{{cite web \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/lucknow/40117890_1_army-commander-axis-army-operations \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/lucknow/40117890_1_army-commander-axis-army-operations \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=24 June 2013 \| title=2,500 additional troops deployed for rescue operations \| date=21 June 2013\| work=[[The Times of India]] <!--, 07.10 AM IST -->\| access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>

	==Commanders prior to Independence==		==Commanders prior to Independence==
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	\|[[Yogendra Dimri]]		\|[[Yogendra Dimri]]
	\|1 April 2021		\|1 April 2021
	\|Incumbent		\|''Incumbent''
	\|[[Bombay Sappers]]		\|[[Bombay Sappers]]
	\|<ref name=dimri>{{cite web \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-yogendra-dimri-appointed-as-next-commander-in-chief-of-lucknow-based-central-army-command20210227121926/\|title=Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri appointed as next Commander-in-chief of Lucknow-based Central Army Command\|publisher=ANI News\|date=27 February 2021\|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>		\|<ref name=dimri>{{cite web \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-yogendra-dimri-appointed-as-next-commander-in-chief-of-lucknow-based-central-army-command20210227121926/\|title=Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri appointed as next Commander-in-chief of Lucknow-based Central Army Command\|publisher=ANI News\|date=27 February 2021\|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian Army regional command}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Central Command
| image = IA Central Command.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Central Command's insignia today
| country = {{country|India}}
| branch = {{army|india}}
| type = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| dates = 1942–1946<br>1 May 1963<ref name="TOI-20130503">{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-03/lucknow/39008534_1_ex-servicemen-desh-seva-indian-army | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215112/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-03/lucknow/39008534_1_ex-servicemen-desh-seva-indian-army | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2013 | title=Army pays poignant tributes to its martyrs & bravehearts | date=3 May 2013| work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref> – Present
| specialization =
| command_structure =
| size =
| current_commander = Lt General [[Yogendra Dimri]]
| garrison = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| battles =
| notable_commanders =
}}

The '''Central Command''' of the [[Indian Army]] is one of the seven operational commands of the army. It is based at [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Lt General Yogendra Dimri is the present [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]].<ref name=dimri/>

==History==
===Pre WW-II===
Central Command was first established in 1942 during [[World War II]] and then disbanded in 1946.<ref name="Army Commands">[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>
[[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] was responsible for most of the training activities for Indian Army until Central Command was formed in April 1942 which took over the responsibility of some of the training areas.<ref name="IA-1939-47">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3BmOH-sac8C&q=central+command&pg=PT141 | title=The Indian Army 1939–47 Experience and Development | publisher=Ashgate Publishing | date=1 August 2012 | access-date=2013-06-21 |author1=Alan Jeffreys |author2=Patrick Rose | isbn=9781409456537 }}</ref>

===Post 1962 Indo-China war===
With its HQ at [[Lucknow]] the Command was re-established on 1 May 1963 due to the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962. Lt Gen K Bahadur Singh was the first Army Commander of the new Central Command. Prior to that date [[Lucknow]] had been the headquarters of the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]].<ref name="TOI-2009-05-03">{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010528/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 October 2013 | title=Central Command Raising Day concludes | date=3 May 2009| work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref name="IE-CP">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjzWFsz5fwC&q=central+command+of+indian+army&pg=PA3372 | title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: India (Central Provinces)-Indology | publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd | year=2002 | access-date=2013-06-21 | author=Subodh Kapoor | pages=3372| isbn=9788177552683 }}</ref>

==Area and formations==
Central Commands spans across seven state of India:<ref name="TOI-20130503"/>
#[[Uttar Pradesh]]
#[[Uttarakhand]]
#[[Madhya Pradesh]]
#[[Chhattisgarh]]
#[[Bihar]]
#[[Jharkhand]]
#[[Odisha]]

There are two ''Static Area Formations'' and one ''Mountain Division'' under Central Command:<ref name="IAF">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=um22j1YWT0YC&q=central+command&pg=PA11 | title=Indian Armed Forces | publisher=Lancer Publishers | year=2008 | access-date=2013-06-21 |author1=Bharat Verma |author2=G. M. Hiranandani |author3=B. K. Pandey | pages=16| isbn=9780979617423 }}</ref>
#Uttar Bharat Area headquartered at [[Bareilly]]
#Madhya Bharat Area headquartered at [[Jabalpur]]
#6 Mountain Division at [[Bareilly]]

18 Regimental Centres and Large number of logistic and training establishments come under Central Command. The responsibility for the central sector of the Western border with [[Pakistan]] also lies with Central Command.<ref name="GM-Com">{{cite web | url=http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ | title=Commands of the Indian Army | access-date=2013-06-22 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122132/http://gomilitary.in/army/commands/ | archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Almost half of the 62 [[cantonment]]s in India lie within the Central Command's theatre.<ref name="Hindu-2003-05-11">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215129/http://www.hindu.com/2003/05/11/stories/2003051101731100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-06-24 | title=Central Command's novel initiative | date=2003-05-11 | access-date=2013-06-23 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=Mukund Padmanabhan}}</ref>

==Rescue operations during 2013 North India floods==
During [[2013 North India floods]] in its rescue operations "Operation Surya Hope" in [[Uttarakhand]], the Central Command mobilised over 8,000 troops for rescue and relief operations for stranded people on all four different axis of Rishikesh-Uttarkashi-Harsil-Gangotri axis, Rudraprayag-Kedarnath axis, Joshimath-Badrinath axis and Dharchula-Tawaghat axis in Pithoragarh district. Under operation Ganga, the Army evacuated 1,150 persons from Harsil area; 6,000 from Joshimath and 700 from Tawaghat area. Army operations in the 40,000 square kilometres were led by Lieutenant General Anil Chait, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.<ref name="TOI-2013-06-19">{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-19/lucknow/40068893_1_army-rescues-the-army-lieutenant-general-anil-chait | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622214101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-19/lucknow/40068893_1_army-rescues-the-army-lieutenant-general-anil-chait | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 June 2013 | title=Army rescues over 7,000 stranded persons | date=19 June 2013| work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref><ref name="TOI-2013-06-21">{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/lucknow/40117890_1_army-commander-axis-army-operations | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624215043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/lucknow/40117890_1_army-commander-axis-army-operations | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2013 | title=2,500 additional troops deployed for rescue operations | date=21 June 2013| work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>

==Commanders prior to Independence==
Commanders included:<ref name="Army Commands"/>
*1942–1944 Lieutenant-General [[Henry Willcox]]
*1944–1946 General [[Geoffry Scoones|Sir Geoffry Scoones]]

==List of Commanders==
{{big|'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command'''}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Kanwar Bahadur Singh]]
|May 1963
|August 1966
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] (presently [[Kumaon Regiment]])
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Joginder Singh Dhillon]]
|August 1966
|August 1970
|[[Bengal Engineer Group|Bengal Sappers]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P S Bhagat]]
|August 1970
|Jun 1972
|[[Bombay Engineer Group|Bombay Sappers]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|H K Sibal
|June 1972
|November 1973
|[[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Khem Karan Singh|K K Singh]]
|November 1973
|March 1975
|[[16th Light Cavalry]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General Khem Karan Singh, MVC: A great military leader |url=http://www.defenceinfo.com/lieutenant-general-khem-karan-singh-mvc-a-great-military-leader |website=defenceinfo.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|J S Nakai
|April 1975
|March 1979
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=General Nakai laid to rest with service honours |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060114/cth1.htm |work=The Tribune}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|R D Hira
|April 1979
|June 1980
|[[11 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[WAG Pinto]]
|July 1980
|June 1982
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|H C Dutta
|July 1982
|November 1983
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Bhupinder Singh
|December 1983
|September 1985
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|K K Hazari
|October 1985
|January 1986
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|K B Mehta
|February 1986
|December 1987
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Sami Khan (general)|Sami Khan]]
|January 1988
|March 1989
|[[Madras Regiment|4 Madras]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Sunith Francis Rodrigues|S F Rodrigues]]
|April 1989
|October 1989
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[F. N. Billimoria]]
|November 1989
|June 1991
|[[5 Gorkha Rifles|2/5 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Vijai Singh
|July 1991
|February 1992
|[[8th Light Cavalry]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Y N Sharma
|March 1992
|March 1994
|[[The Grenadiers]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Arun Kumar Gautam
|April 1994
|April 1995
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|R K Gulati
|April 1995
|May 1996
|[[9th Deccan Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Chandra Sekhar
|June 1996
|September 1997
|[[4 Gorkha Rifles|2/4 Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Padmanabhan may be new Army Chief |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000801/main5.htm |work=The Tribune}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Surjit Singh
|October 1997
|September 2000
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Shortage of officers may continue |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011013/windows/main2.htm |work=The Tribune}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|P S Joshi
|October 2000
|September 2001
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles|1/8 Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=First IDS chief Lt Gen Joshi dies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-IDS-chief-Lt-Gen-Joshi-dies/articleshow/4729577.cms |work=The Times of India }}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|D S Chauhan
|October 2001
|December 2003
|[[Madras Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=New Army Vice-Chief |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=2001-09-05 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/09/05/stories/0205000t.htm }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Ram Subramanyam
|January 2004
|December 2005
|[[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt-Gen Subramanyam is new GOC-in-C |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Lt-Gen-Subramanyam-is-new-GOC-in-C/articleshow/398910.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|O P Nandrajog
|January 2006
|February 2008
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Nandrajog takes over as Central Command GOC-in-C |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/lt-gen-nandrajog-takes-over-as-central-command-goc-in-c/345628 |work=Outlook}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Harcharanjit Singh Panag|H S Panag]]
|March 2008
|December 2008
|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior Appointments : Army |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568 |website=pib.nic.in |publisher=PIB}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|J K Mohanty
|January 2009
|February 2010
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia]]
|March 2010
|February 2012
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Anil Chait]]
|March 2012
|June 2013
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANIL CHAIT TAKES OVER AS GOC-IN-C, CENTRAL COMMAND |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/PressRelease/frmPressRelease.aspx?n=bniEtbbo9LN7kb4q3kupGg==&NewsID=IEqoPZK7iFuiwWhYH0JH5w== |website=Indian Army}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Rajan Bakhshi
|July 2013
|November 2015
|[[Poona Horse]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Rajan Bakhshi takes over as GOC-in-C, Central Command |url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/lt-gen-rajan-bakhshi-takes-over-as-goc-in-c-central-command/ |website=Indian Defence Review}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Balwant Singh Negi]]
|December 2015
|30 September 2018
|[[Assam Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen BS Negi appointed Central Command's new GOC-in-C (designate) |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Lt-Gen-BS-Negi-appointed-Central-Commands-new-GOC-in-C-designate/articleshow/50068288.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Abhay Krishna]]
|1 October 2018
|30 September 2019
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over as GOC-in-Chief of Central Command |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/lt-gen-abhay-krishna-takes-over-as-goc-in-chief-of-central-command/articleshow/66034681.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Iqroop Singh Ghuman]]
|1 October 2019
|31 March 2021
|[[Brigade of The Guards]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/naravane-appointed-as-new-vice-chief-of-indian-army-four-army-commanders-appointed/articleshow/70339637.cms|title=Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|last1=Gurung|website=The Economic Times|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Yogendra Dimri]]
|1 April 2021
|Incumbent
|[[Bombay Sappers]]
|<ref name=dimri>{{cite web |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-yogendra-dimri-appointed-as-next-commander-in-chief-of-lucknow-based-central-army-command20210227121926/|title=Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri appointed as next Commander-in-chief of Lucknow-based Central Army Command|publisher=ANI News|date=27 February 2021|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
[[Operation Surya Hope]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/centcom.htm Central Command @ globalsecurity.org]

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