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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] ~~(Retd.)~~		\| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]]
	\| name = Raj Shukla		\| name = Raj Shukla
	\| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishist Seva Medal\|PVSM]],[[Yudh Seva Medal\|YSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishist Seva Medal\|PVSM]],[[Yudh Seva Medal\|YSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]]
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	\| unit = [[Regiment of Artillery]]		\| unit = [[Regiment of Artillery]]
	\| commands = [[~~Army Training Command~~\|~~ARTRAC~~]]~~<br/>~~[[Army ~~War College, Mhow~~]]<br/>[[X Corps (India)\|X Corps]]		\| commands = [[File:IA_Training_Command.jpg\|20px]] [[Army Training Command (India)\|Army Training Command]]<br/>[[X Corps (India)\|X Corps]]
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	[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Raj Shukla''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]],[[Yudh Seva Medal\|YSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a retired [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]] who served as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Army Training Command]] (GOC-in-C ARTRAC). He assumed office on 1 May 2020, succeeding Lt Gen [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya\|P C Thimayya]]. He superannuated on 31 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-sees-several-changes-in-the-top-brass/article65281825.ece\|title=New leaders take command as Army sees series of changes\|date=2022-04-01\|access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lt Gen SS Mahal assumes charge of Army Training Command, Shimla \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-ss-mahal-assumes-charge-of-army-training-command-shimla20220402090106/ \|access-date=2022-04-02 \|website=ANI News \|language=en}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Raj Shukla''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]],[[Yudh Seva Medal\|YSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a retired [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]] who served as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Army Training Command]] (GOC-in-C ARTRAC). He assumed office on 1 May 2020, succeeding Lt Gen [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya\|P C Thimayya]]. He superannuated on 31 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-sees-several-changes-in-the-top-brass/article65281825.ece\|title=New leaders take command as Army sees series of changes\|website=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2022-04-01\|access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lt Gen SS Mahal assumes charge of Army Training Command, Shimla \|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-ss-mahal-assumes-charge-of-army-training-command-shimla20220402090106/ \|access-date=2022-04-02 \|website=ANI News \|language=en}}</ref> He is currently, a member of the [[Union Public Service Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=UPSC \|url=https://www.upsc.gov.in/about-us/commission- \|access-date=26 May 2023 \|website=Union Public Service Commission}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Shukla is an alumnus of Uttar Pradesh [[Sainik School]] Lucknow , [[National_Defence_Academy_(India)\|National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].		Shukla is an alumnus of Uttar Pradesh [[Sainik School]] Lucknow , [[National_Defence_Academy_(India)\|National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].
	Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|last1=Service \|first1=Tribune News \|title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web \|last1=Jammu \|first1=Greater \|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ \|website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref>		Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|last1=Service \|first1=Tribune News \|title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web \|last1=Jammu \|first1=Greater \|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ \|website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	Shukla has been a Research Fellow at the [[Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] and a visiting fellow at the [[Centre for Land Warfare Studies]].<ref name="JLF">{{cite web \|title=Raj Shukla - ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival \|url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/2019/speaker/raj-shukla \|website=jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ \|language=en \|date=17 September 2013}}</ref>		Shukla has been a Research Fellow at the [[Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] and a visiting fellow at the [[Centre for Land Warfare Studies]].<ref name="JLF">{{cite web \|title=Raj Shukla - ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival \|url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/2019/speaker/raj-shukla \|website=jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ \|language=en \|date=17 September 2013}}</ref>

	==Military ~~Awards~~ and ~~Decorations~~==		==Military awards and decorations==
	He is a recipient of the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Yudh Seva Medal]] and the [[Sena Medal]].<ref name="JLF" />		He is a recipient of the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Yudh Seva Medal]] and the [[Sena Medal]].<ref name="JLF" />

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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 24 December 1987<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1723 \|date=26 November 1988\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0635-1988-0048-28050.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 24 December 1987<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1723 \|date=26 November 1988\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0635-1988-0048-28050.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Major]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 24 December 1993<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=939 \|date=14 May 1994\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1994/O-0362-1994-0020-14323.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Major (rank)\|Major]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 24 December 1993<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=939 \|date=14 May 1994\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1994/O-0362-1994-0020-14323.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|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=1895 \|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: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=1895 \|date=15 October 2005\|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\| title = [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Army Training Command]]		{{s-ttl\|title=[[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Army Training Command]]\|years = 1 May 2020 – 31 March 2022}}
	\| years = 1 May 2020 - 31 March 2022		{{s-aft\|after = [[Surinder Singh Mahal]]}}
	~~\| before = [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya\|P C Thimayya]]~~		{{s-ttl\|title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[X Corps (India)\|X Corps]]\|years = June 2018 - July 2019}}
	\| after = [[Surinder Singh Mahal]]		{{s-aft\|after=[[Ajai Singh (general, CINCAN)\|Ajai Singh]]}}
	}}
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	\| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[X Corps (India)\|X Corps]]
	\| years = June 2018 - July 2019
	~~\| before = [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya\|P C Thimayya]]~~
	\| after = [[Ajai Singh (general, CINCAN)\|Ajai Singh]]
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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Shukla is an alumnus of Uttar Pradesh [[Sainik School]] Lucknow , [[National_Defence_Academy_(India)\|National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].		Shukla is an alumnus of Uttar Pradesh [[Sainik School]] Lucknow , [[National_Defence_Academy_(India)\|National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].
	Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|last1=Service \|first1=Tribune News \|title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web \|last1=Jammu \|first1=Greater \|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ \|website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|date=1 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|last1=Service \|first1=Tribune News \|title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web \|last1=Jammu \|first1=Greater \|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ \|website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	On 1 May 2020, Shukla took over as the General Officer Commanding-in Chief Army Training Command from Lt Gen P C Thimayya.<ref name="PIB" />		On 1 May 2020, Shukla took over as the General Officer Commanding-in Chief Army Training Command from Lt Gen P C Thimayya.<ref name="PIB" />

	Shukla has been a Research Fellow at the [[Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] and a visiting fellow at the [[Centre for Land Warfare Studies]].<ref name="JLF">{{cite web \|title=Raj Shukla - ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival \|url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/2019/speaker/raj-shukla \|website=jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ \|language=en \|date=17 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Shukla has been a Research Fellow at the [[Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] and a visiting fellow at the [[Centre for Land Warfare Studies]].<ref name="JLF">{{cite web \|title=Raj Shukla - ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival \|url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/2019/speaker/raj-shukla \|website=jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ \|language=en \|date=17 September 2013}}</ref>

	==Military Awards and Decorations==		==Military Awards and Decorations==

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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|last1=Service \|first1=Tribune News \|title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web \|last1=Jammu \|first1=Greater \|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ \|website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> He is an ex-cadet of Uttar Pradesh Sainik School, Lucknow.		Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|last1=Service \|first1=Tribune News \|title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 \|website=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)\|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web \|last1=Jammu \|first1=Greater \|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ \|website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper \|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> He is an ex-cadet of Uttar Pradesh [[Sainik School]] , Lucknow.

	== Career ==		== Career ==

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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Raj Shukla''', [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] is a serving [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is the current [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command]] (GOC-in-C ARTRAC). He assumed office on 1 May 2020, succeeding Lt Gen [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya|P C Thimayya]].

== Early life and education ==
Shukla was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] in December 1982. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-shukla-assumes-charge-of-artrac-79121 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> He has also attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], the Higher Defence Management Course at the [[College of Defence Management]] and the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]].<ref name="Greater Jammu">{{cite web |last1=Jammu |first1=Greater |title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla, assumes command of the ARTRAC - Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper |url=http://greaterjammu.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/ |website=Greater Jammu {{!}}{{!}} The Daily News Paper |date=1 May 2020}}</ref> He is an ex-cadet of Uttar Pradesh Sainik School, Lucknow.

== Career ==
Shukla has commanded a Medium Regiment in the Eastern theatre as part of a Mountain Division. He later took the regiment to the Desert as part of a Strike Corps.<ref name="IDSA" /> He has also commanded an Infantry brigade in [[Counter-insurgency]] operations and an infantry division in the [[Kashmir Valley]], along the [[Line of Control]].<ref name="PIB" /> He is a qualified aviator and has flown along the borders in [[Sikkim]] and in the [[Northeast India|North–East]].<ref name="IDSA" />

In his staff appointments, Shukla has served as the General Staff Officer, Grade I (GSO-I) of an infantry division as well as two tenures in the Military Operations directorate at Army Headquarters.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web |title=Press Information Bureau |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=202799 |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>He has also served in instructional appointments in the School of Artillery and the [[Indian Military Training Team]] in [[Bhutan]].<ref name="IDSA">{{cite web |title=Background |url=https://idsa.in/profile/rshukla |website=idsa.in}}</ref>

On 5 July 2018, Shukla took command of the X Corps at Bhatinda from Lt Gen P C Thimayya.<ref name="Tribune 2017">{{cite web |title=Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/bathinda/lt-general-pc-thimmaya-moves-to-mhow-war-college-623815 |website=tribuneindia.com}}</ref> After an year's stint at the helm of X Corps, he relinquished command on 30 July 2019, handing over to Lt Gen Ajai Singh. He subsequently took over as the Director General Perspective Planning (DGPP) at Integrated Headquarters of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref name="Tribune 2019">{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes charge of Chetak Corps |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/bathinda/lt-gen-ajai-singh-takes-charge-of-chetak-corps-810661 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

On 1 May 2020, Shukla took over as the General Officer Commanding-in Chief Army Training Command from Lt Gen P C Thimayya.<ref name="PIB" />

Shukla has been a Research Fellow at the [[Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] and a visiting fellow at the [[Centre for Land Warfare Studies]].<ref name="JLF">{{cite web |title=Raj Shukla - ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival |url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/archive/2019/speaker/raj-shukla |website=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ |language=en |date=17 September 2013}}</ref>

==Military Awards and Decorations==
He is a recipient of the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] and the [[Sena Medal]].<ref name="JLF" />

{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|
|[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File: Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|
|-
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay star.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Yudh Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Sena Medal]]
|-
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Operation Vijay Star]]
|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]
|-
|[[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]]
|}

== 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]] || 24 December 1982<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1810 |date=3 November 1984 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 24 December 1984
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 24 December 1987<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1723 |date=26 November 1988 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 24 December 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=939 |date=14 May 1994 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|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=1895 |date=15 October 2005 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=635 |date=21 April 2007 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 7 May 2010 (substantive, seniority from 22 January 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=274 |date=16 February 2013 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 1 June 2015 (substantive, seniority from 10 June 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1310 |date=21 May 2016 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 1 September 2017<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Army Training Command]]
| years = 1 May 2020 - Incumbent
| before = [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya|P C Thimayya]]
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| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[X Corps (India)|X Corps]]
| years = June 2018 - July 2019
| before = [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya|P C Thimayya]]
| after = [[Ajai Singh (general, CINCAN)|Ajai Singh]]
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