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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= X Corps
|image=
|caption=
|dates= 1932 - 1947<br/>c.1976-present
|country= [[India]]
|allegiance=
|branch=[[Indian Army]]
|role= Strike [[Corps]]
|command_structure=[[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]]
|garrison=[[Bathinda]]
|nickname=''Chetak Corps''
|patron=
|motto=
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=
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|current_commander= Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Mago<ref>{{cite web |last1=manoj kumar |first1=mago |title=manoj kumar mago takes over chetak corps |url=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1298606413636280326?s=08}}</ref>
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
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{{Indian Army Corps
|previous=[[IX Corps (India)|IX Corps]]
|next=[[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]]
}}
'''X Corps''' is a [[corps]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It is based in [[Bathinda]] and is a part of [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]]. It was formed around 1976, and 18th Infantry Division was raised at about the same time. The 24th Infantry Division was formed in 1978. (Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, 26)

X Corps had been raised at Bhatinda to reduce [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]]' load, while the new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan.<ref>http://forum.pakistanidefence.com/lofiversion/index.php/t7640.html</ref> It has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).

It consists of:
*[[16th Infantry Division (India)|16th Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Sri Ganganagar]], [[Rajasthan]]
*[[18th Infantry Division (India)]] (RAPID) [[Kota, Rajasthan]]
*[[24th Infantry Division (India)]] (RAPID) [[Bikaner]], Rajasthan. In 2001, 24th Artillery Brigade and 180th Armoured Brigade were at Bikaner, 25th Infantry Brigade was at [[Bathinda]], [[Punjab]] and 83rd Infantry Brigade was at [[Lalgarh Jattan]].<ref>Mandeep Bajwa and Ravi Rikhye, [http://orbat.com/site/toe/toe/india/rapids.html Indian Army RAPID Divisions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128012736/http://orbat.com/site/toe/toe/india/rapids.html |date=28 November 2010 }}, 11 February 2001</ref>
*6th Independent Armoured Brigade [[Suratgarh]], Rajasthan<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020730/region.htm {{fv|reason=text about 6IAB makes no mention of X Corps|date=January 2021}}</ref>
*615th Independent Air Defence Brigade (2 Battalions of Shilka & Tunguska and 1 Battalion of [[SA-6]] and [[SA-13]]).

== List of Commanders ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Rank
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
|[[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya|P C Thimayya]]
|rowspan="6" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|5 July 2017
|5 July 2018
|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |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 News Service |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Raj Shukla]]
|5 July 2018
|30 July 2019
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |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 News Service |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Ajai Singh
|30 July 2019
|25 August 2020
|81 [[Indian Army Armoured Corps ]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lt-gen-ajai-singh-takes-charge-of-chetak-corps-810661|title=Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes charge of Chetak Corps|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
|-
|[[Manoj Kumar Mago]]
|26 August 2020
|Incumbent
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=manoj kumar |first1=mago |title=manoj kumar mago takes over chetak corps |url=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1298606413636280326?s=08}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Military of India}}
{{Active_corps_of_the_Indian_Army}}

[[Category:Corps of India|010]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1976]]

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X Corps (India) - Revision history

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