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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Mohanty was born to Jitendra K. Mohanty, a civil servant, and Sarada Mohanty, a professor of Odia at S. V. M. College.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://odishabytes.com/odisha-born-lt-general-chandi-prasad-mohanty-takes-charge-of-southern-command/\|title=Odisha-Born Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty Takes Charge Of Southern Command\|date=30 January 2020\|work=OdishaBytes\|access-date=2 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> Following his education at Bagashai U. P. School, he joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], [[Dehradun]]. He subsequently entered the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] (NDA). He holds an [[Master of Philosophy\|M. Phil]] and a master's in management and has conducted extensive studies of China, South Asia and northeastern India. He is a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment\|Wellington]].<ref name="HT" />		Mohanty was born to Jitendra K. Mohanty, a civil servant, and Sarada Mohanty, a professor of Odia at S. V. M. College.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://odishabytes.com/odisha-born-lt-general-chandi-prasad-mohanty-takes-charge-of-southern-command/\|title=Odisha-Born Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty Takes Charge Of Southern Command\|date=30 January 2020\|work=OdishaBytes\|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> Following his education at Bagashai U. P. School, he joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], [[Dehradun]]. He subsequently entered the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] (NDA). He holds an [[Master of Philosophy\|M. Phil]] and a master's in management and has conducted extensive studies of China, South Asia and northeastern India. He is a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment\|Wellington]].<ref name="HT" />

	==Career==		==Career==
	Mohanty was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Rajput Regiment]] in June 1982.		Mohanty was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Rajput Regiment]] in June 1982.
	He has commanded battalions in both [[Jammu and Kashmir State\|Jammu and Kashmir]] and in [[Northeast India]], and has held staff appointments in an armoured brigade and in the military secretariat. He commanded a [[MONUSCO\|UN multi-national]] brigade in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and has served as a military advisor to the [[Seychelles]] government.<ref name="HT"/> He has also commanded a mountain brigade along the India-China border and a mountain division in Assam in 2014.<ref name="TNIE"/> He also served as Director General of operational logistics and strategic movement at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) at New Delhi. After the [[2017 China–India border standoff\|Doklam standoff]], he commanded the [[XXXIII Corps (India)\|XXXIII Corps]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Eastern Army Commander concludes two-day visit to Trishakti Corps formations \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/eastern-army-commander-concludes-two-day-visit-to-trishakti-corps-formations-119071000992_1.html \|website=Business Standard India \|date=10 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> in the [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]] and was then appointed GOC Uttar Bharat Area at [[Bareilly]].<ref name="HT"/>		He has commanded battalions in both [[Jammu and Kashmir State\|Jammu and Kashmir]] and in [[Northeast India]], and has held staff appointments in an armoured brigade and in the military secretariat. He commanded a [[MONUSCO\|UN multi-national]] brigade in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and has served as a military advisor to the [[Seychelles]] government.<ref name="HT"/> He has also commanded a mountain brigade along the India-China border and a mountain division in Assam in 2014.<ref name="TNIE"/> He also served as Director General of operational logistics and strategic movement at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) at New Delhi. After the [[2017 China–India border standoff\|Doklam standoff]], he commanded the [[XXXIII Corps (India)\|XXXIII Corps]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Eastern Army Commander concludes two-day visit to Trishakti Corps formations \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/eastern-army-commander-concludes-two-day-visit-to-trishakti-corps-formations-119071000992_1.html \|website=Business Standard India \|date=10 July 2019}}</ref> in the [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]] and was then appointed GOC Uttar Bharat Area at [[Bareilly]].<ref name="HT"/>

	==Decorations==		==Decorations==

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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = C P Mohanty
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
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| office1 = 42nd [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| term_start1 = 1 February 2021
| term_end1 =
| president1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
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| battles = [[Insurgency in Northeast India]]
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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Chandi Prasad Mohanty''' [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is the current [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] and assumed office on 1 February 2021 following the superannuation of [[Satinder Kumar Saini]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1693853|title= LT GEN CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff|publisher=PIB|date=1 February 2021}}</ref> He was previously the [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]],<ref name="TNIE"/> assuming command on 30 January 2020.<ref name="HT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/lt-gen-cp-mohanty-assumes-command-of-pune-based-southern-command/story-DDUDrdPqYoSF1hGqGauECO.html|title=Lt Gen CP Mohanty assumes command of Pune-based Southern Command|date=2020-01-31|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> He was trained at RIMC Dehradun.

==Early life and education==
Mohanty was born to Jitendra K. Mohanty, a civil servant, and Sarada Mohanty, a professor of Odia at S.V.M. College.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://odishabytes.com/odisha-born-lt-general-chandi-prasad-mohanty-takes-charge-of-southern-command/|title=Odisha-Born Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty Takes Charge Of Southern Command|date=30 January 2020|work=OdishaBytes|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> Following his education at Bagashai U.P. School, he joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], [[Dehradun]]. He subsequently entered the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA). He holds a [[Master of Philosophy|M. Phil]] and a master's in management and has conducted extensive studies of China, South Asia and northeastern India. He is a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]].<ref name="HT"/>

==Career==
Mohanty was commissioned a [[Second lieutenant]] in the [[Rajput Regiment]] in June 1982.
He has commanded battalions in both [[Jammu and Kashmir State|Jammu and Kashmir]] and in [[Northeast India]], and has held staff appointments in an armoured brigade and in the military secretariat. He commanded a [[MONUSCO|UN multi-national]] brigade in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and has served as a military advisor to the [[Seychelles]] government.<ref name="HT"/> He has also commanded a mountain brigade along the Indo-Chinese border and a mountain division in Assam in 2014.<ref name="TNIE"/> He also served as Director General of operational logistics and strategic movement at the Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army) at New Delhi. After the Doklam incident, he commanded the [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Army Commander concludes two-day visit to Trishakti Corps formations |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/eastern-army-commander-concludes-two-day-visit-to-trishakti-corps-formations-119071000992_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=10 July 2019}}</ref> in the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] and was then appointed GOC Uttar Bharat Area at [[Bareilly]].<ref name="HT"/>

==Decorations==
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|
|-
|colspan="4"|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon= Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=MONUC_Medal_bar.gif|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[MONUSCO]]
|}

== Dates of rank ==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 12 June 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1666 |date=29 September 1984|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1984/O-0834-1984-0039-36639.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=652 |date=11 May 1985|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0019-34598.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1987
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1658 |date=18 September 1993|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1993/O-0409-1993-0038-16529.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=18 |date=15 October 2005|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1339 |date=1 September 2007|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2007/W_35_2010_030.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 5 December 2009 (substantive, with seniority from 8 January 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=272 |date=16 February 2013|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_7_2013_196.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 10 January 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 4 June 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1308 |date=21 May 2016|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/169742.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 20 May 2017 (seniority from 1 May)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/197165.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}{{succession box
| title = [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| years = 1 February 2021 - Present
| before = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| after = '''Incumbent'''
}}{{succession box
| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]]
| years = 30 January 2020 - 31 January 2021
| before = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| after = [[Jai Singh Nain]]
| title1 = 42nd [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| years1 = 01 February 2021 -
| before1 = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| after1 = '''Incumbent'''
}}
{{s-end}}

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