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{{Short description|Indian Army officer (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Tarun Kumar Aich
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|PVSM|AVSM}}
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| image = Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DCOAS (Strat).jpg
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| alt = Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DCOAS (Strat)
| caption = Tarun Kumar Aich with [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] Insignia
| office = [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy)]]
| 1blankname = [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
| 1namedata = [[Manoj Pande]] <br/> [[Upendra Dwivedi]]
| term_start = 14 March 2023
| term_end = 31 October 2024
| predecessor = [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]]
| successor = [[Pratik Sharma]]
| office1 = [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|General Officer Commanding]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]
| term_start1 = 22 October 2021
| term_end1 = 31 October 2022
| predecessor1 = [[Ajai Kumar Singh]]
| successor1 = VPS Kaushik
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| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| service_years = 14 June 1986 – 31 October 2024
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|21px]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
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| unit = [[File:Madras Regiment insignia (India).svg|18px]][[Madras Regiment|16 Madras Regiment]]
| commands = [[File:XXXIII Corps.png|20px]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]<br/> [[12th Infantry Division (India)|12th Infantry Division (RAPID)]]
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* [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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'''Tarun Kumar Aich,''' (born 19 October 1964) is a retired [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He last served as the 4th [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)#Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy)]].<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.hindusthansamachar.in/Encyc/2023/3/14/Lt-Gen-Tarun-Kumar-Aich-appointed-as-Chief-of-Army-Staff.php | title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff |newspaper=Hindusthan Samachar |date=14 March 2023 }}</ref> He is the first officer from the Madras Regiment to become the Deputy Chief of Army Staff DCOAS (Strategy), assuming office from Lt Gen [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]] on 14 March 2023.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs">https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main</ref>
Previously, he was the Director General of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Military Intelligence]]. Prior to that, he was GOC [[XXXIII Corps (India)|Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-charge-of-trishakti-corps/87207378 |access-date=22 Oct 2021 |website=Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/bharat/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-charge-of-trishakti-corps/na20211022152056596 |website=etvbharat.com |date=22 October 2021 |publisher=ETV Bharat |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref> He earlier served as the Director General of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-dg-ncc-1502944474.html|title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG NCC|date=4 January 2021 |newspaper=The Statesman}}</ref><ref name="Press Information Bureau-2021">{{cite news |date=1 January 2021 |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as Director General, National Cadet Corps |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=218015 |access-date=22 August 2021 |work=Press Information Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार ने संभाला एनसीसी के डीजी का पद |url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/lieutenant-general-tarun-kumar-aich-took-charge-of-director-general-of-national-cadet-corps |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Experts |first=Arihant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qNBSEAAAQBAJ&dq=tarun+kumar+aich&pg=PA78 |title=Yuva Current affairs yearly (Budget 2021-22) |date=2021-06-29 |publisher=Arihant Publications India limited |isbn=978-93-257-9126-8 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He has completed his schooling from [[The Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi|The Frank Anthony Public School]], Delhi and High school from Delhi Public School, Delhi. He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla where he graduated with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts and the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. He is also an alumnus of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington and [[Army War College, Mhow]]. He had undergone the Command and General Staff Course (CGSC) at [[Hamburg|Hamburg, Germany]]. He is a Postgraduate and holds an MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies from the [[University of Madras|Madras University]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Shefali |title=A more patriotic and a trained youth: Tarun K. Aich |url=https://goachronicle.com/a-more-patriotic-and-a-trained-youth-national-cadet-corps-ncc/ |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

== Military career ==

He was commissioned into 16th battalion of the [[Madras Regiment]] (Travancore) in June 1986 from the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Part I-1988">{{cite news |date=29 October 1988 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0635-1988-0044-28046.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1586}}</ref> He has commanded his battalion in the [[Siachen Glacier]] and in the intense counter terrorism environment of the Valley Sector in Kashmir. He has held the appointment of the Brigade Major of a Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operations (CI Ops) and General Staff Officer-1 in the Military Intelligence Directorate. He has assumed command as the Colonel (General Staff) of a forward assault formation in the plains sector, served as Colonel General Staff (Planning) at Command Headquarters, and held the esteemed post of Brigadier General Staff at the prestigious [[Indian Military Academy]], Commandant of the [[High Altitude Warfare School]] at Gulmarg. He also commanded the 12 Reorganized Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in the desert sector.{{citation needed|date= August 2024}}

On being promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]], he took over as the 33rd Director General of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] on 1 January 2021.<ref name="Press Information Bureau-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG, NCC |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-dg-ncc-1502944474.html |access-date=4 Jan 2021 |website=The Statesman|date=4 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last= |first=|date=January 5, 2021 |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich is NCC Director General |url=https://www.ebangla.in/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-is-ncc-director-general/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=ebangla.in}}</ref>

On 22 October 2021, he took over as the GOC [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] succeeding Lieutenant General [[Ajai Kumar Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2021 |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over the command of Trishakti Corps of Eastern Command from Lt Gen AK Singh. |url=https://www.facebook.com/PBNS.India/posts/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-took-over-the-command-of-trishakti-corps-of-eastern-comm/1056653421751809/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=Prasar Bharti News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Indiablooms |title=Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumes charge as Corps Commander of Trishakti Corps {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/76384/lieutenant-general-tarun-kumar-aich-assumes-charge-as-corps-commander-of-trishakti-corps.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Indiablooms.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich assumes command of Trishakti Corps |url=https://www.sikkimexpress.com/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-assumes-command-of-trishakti-corps |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Sikkimexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETGovernment.com |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps - ET Government |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-charge-of-trishakti-corps/87207378 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=ETGovernment.com |language=en}}</ref> On 11 December 2021, he set up a 400 litres of oxygen per minute oxygen generation plant, at the base hospital in Bengdubi near Bagdogra in Siliguri<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=The Telegraph |date=December 11, 2021 |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, GOC of Trishakti Corps inaugurates oxygen generation plant in Siliguri |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/goc-of-trishakti-corps-inaugurates-oxygen-generation-plant-in-siliguri/cid/1842800 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=The Telegraph India}}</ref> On 16 May 2022, Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, the GOC of Trishakti Corps, and Avinash Khare, the [[Chancellor (education)|VC]] of [[Sikkim University]] signed the MoU for the Eastern Command Tibetology cadre course (ECTCC).<ref>{{Cite news |last=The |first=Telegraph |date=16 May 2022 |title=Indian Army signs MoU with Sikkim University |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/indian-army-signs-mou-with-sikkim-university/cid/1865245 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> On 20 September 2022, he inaugurated The Avalanche Monitoring Radar (TAMR) operational in North Sikkim. It is first of its kind radar in India installed jointly by the Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) located at an altitude of 15,000 feet.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-24 |title=India's first avalanche warning radar starts operating in Sikkim |url=https://www.indianarrative.com/science-news/indias-first-avalanche-warning-radar-starts-operating-in-sikkim-53100.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=www.indianarrative.com |language=en}}</ref> After relinquishing the command of Trishakti Corps, he moved to the Army headquarters and assumed the appointment of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Director General Military Intelligence]].

On 14 March 2023, he assumed the appointment as the 4th and the current [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (Strategy) succeeding Lt Gen [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=WEB Desk |title=लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार आइच बने चीफ ऑफ आर्मी स्टाफ (स्ट्रेटजी) |url=https://panchjanya.com/2023/03/14/270603/bharat/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-deputy-chief-of-army-staff-strategy/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=panchjanya.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
He supernatuated on 31 October 2024.

== Awards and decorations ==
He has been awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=List of Gallantry Awards Winners 26 January 2024 Republic Day |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/01/list-of-gallantry-awards-winners-26-january-2024-republic-day.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692363 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref> The general officer has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff's Commendation thrice.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs" />
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |[[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]] [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|-
| colspan="4" |[[File:IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]] [[File:IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]] [[File:IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:75yearmedal.svg|105x105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND_50th_Anniversary_Independence_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" |[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| colspan="2" |[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Special Service Medal (India)|Special Service Medal]]
| colspan="2" |[[Siachen Glacier Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|-
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[High Altitude Medal]]
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|-
|[[50th Independence Anniversary 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
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Second_Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Second Lieutenant]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|14 June 1986<ref name="Part I-1988" />
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Lieutenant]]
|Indian Army
|14 June 1988<ref>{{cite news |date=14 October 1989 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0594-1989-0041-25652.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1551}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
|Indian Army
|14 June 1991<ref>{{cite news |date=22 August 1992 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1992/O-0469-1992-0034-18769.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1441}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Major (rank)|Major]]
|Indian Army
|14 June 1997<ref>{{cite news |date=27 September 1997 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1997/O-0207-1997-0039-7688.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1476}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|Indian Army
|16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |date=6 August 2005 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_32_2012_130.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1355}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
|Indian Army
|1 May 2007<ref>{{cite news |date=15 August 2009 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_33_2010_011.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1386}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
|Indian Army
|14 December 2012 (acting)
1 April 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 10 June 2011)<ref>{{cite news |date=15 August 2015 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2015/165120.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=2137}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Major general (India)|Major General]]
|Indian Army
|1 October 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)<ref>{{cite news |date=25 December 2021 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2021/232121.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=2962}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Indian Army
|1 January 2021<ref>{{cite news |date=4 February 2023 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2023/243429.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=273}}</ref>
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow="4">
DG NCC 2.jpg| The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi presenting the trophy to the winners, at the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally, in New Delhi. The DG, NCC, Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich is also seen, January 28, 2021.
Tarun Kumar Aich receiving AVSM.jpg|President Kovind presents Ati Vishisht Seva Medal to Lt. General Tarun Kumar Aich, The Infantry. November 23, 2021.
</gallery>

== References ==

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== External links ==
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* [https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main www.indianarmy.nic.in/]
* [https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/eventgallery/pm-at-the-national-cadet-corps-ncc-rally-in-new-delhi-january-28-2021/ www.pmindia.gov.in]
* [https://nccorissa.org/old/Aboutus_Messages_Dignitaries.htm www.nccorissa.org]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssI_Ft28yQ President of India presents AVSM to Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich]

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[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]

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