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The '''Deputy Chiefs of the Army Staff (DCOAS)''' are Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the [[Indian Army]], and are [[three-star rank]] appointments held by [[Lieutenant general (India)|lieutenant-general]]s. Currently the rank of DCOAS has three divisions:- Capability Development and Sustenance, Information Systems & Coordination and Strategy.  
The '''Deputy Chiefs of the Army Staff (DCOAS)''' are Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the [[Indian Army]], and are [[three-star rank]] appointments held by [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]]s. Currently the rank of DCOAS has three divisions:- Capability Development and Sustenance, Information Systems & Coordination and Strategy.


==History==
==History==
The appointment was originally established in 27 January 1959 as the second-in-command of the Indian Army after the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]], and was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C) .<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Senior Army Appointments|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1958-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1958-12-09_230.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 December 1958|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="retires">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1964|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref> [[Mohinder Singh Wadalia|Lt. Gen. M. S. Wadalia]] became the first DCOAS.
The position of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) was first established on 27 January 1959 as the second-in-command of the Indian Army after the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]]. It was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C).<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Senior Army Appointments|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1958-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1958-12-09_230.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 December 1958|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="retires">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1964|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref> [[Mohinder Singh Wadalia|Lt. Gen. M. S. Wadalia]] became the first DCOAS.


In January 1965, the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] replaced the DCOAS in the role of second-in-command, with the DCOAS becoming a PSO appointment,<ref name="candeth">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1965-05-26_283.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 May 1965|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> replacing the former appointment of [[Chief of the General Staff (India)|Chief of the General Staff]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 4: Ministry of Defence |page=140  |date=15 May 1965 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1794-1965-0020-81818.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> The office of DCOAS was later bifurcated into :- Planning and Systems and Training and Coordination. The division of Training and Coordination was later renamed to Information Systems and Training.
In January 1965, the position of [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] replaced the DCOAS in the role of second-in-command, with the DCOAS becoming a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) position,<ref name="candeth">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1965-05-26_283.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 May 1965|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> replacing the former position of [[Chief of the General Staff (India)|Chief of the General Staff]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 4: Ministry of Defence |page=140  |date=15 May 1965 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1794-1965-0020-81818.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  


On April 2021, the rank of deputy chief (Planning and Systems) was amended to deputy chief (Capability Development and Sustenance) and Deputy chief (Information Systems and Training) to deputy chief (Information Systems and Coordination). A third post and new post of DCOAS Strategy was created.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Philip|first=Snehesh Alex|date=2021-04-06|title=Army HQ is in the middle of a makeover, and these are the changes introduced so far|url=https://theprint.in/defence/army-hq-is-in-the-middle-of-a-makeover-and-these-are-the-changes-introduced-so-far/635178/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
The office of DCOAS was later{{When?|date=April 2022}} bifurcated into :- Planning and Systems and Training and Coordination. The division of Training and Coordination was later renamed to Information Systems and Training.
 
In April 2021, the rank of Deputy Chief (Planning and Systems) was amended to Deputy Chief (Capability Development and Sustenance) and Deputy Chief (Information Systems and Training) to Deputy Chief (Information Systems and Coordination). A third post and new post of DCOAS Strategy was created.<ref name="ThePrint">{{Cite web|last=Philip|first=Snehesh Alex|date=2021-04-06|title=Army HQ is in the middle of a makeover, and these are the changes introduced so far|url=https://theprint.in/defence/army-hq-is-in-the-middle-of-a-makeover-and-these-are-the-changes-introduced-so-far/635178/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Order of Precedence==
==Order of Precedence==
The DCOAS rank at No. 24 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with Vice-Admirals of the [[Indian Navy]] and [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshals]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref> Since they should not draw equivalent or more salary than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at [[Indian rupee|₹]]2,24,000.<ref>{{cite web  |title=7th Pay Commission Report|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2015 |date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
The DCOAS rank at No. 24 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with Vice-Admirals of the [[Indian Navy]] and [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshals]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref> Since they should not draw equivalent or more salary than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at [[Indian rupee|₹]]2,24,000.<ref>{{cite web  |title=7th Pay Commission Report|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2015 |date=20 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Current organisation==
Currently, there are three DCOAS at Army HQ:<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=h+MCZxA+OgWxhLHy64PvzQ==&ParentID=3Nn6/btGNpXwUifgQ+IwoNLo6CU22VczKnC6gkMm7MU=&flag=6RqdU/7tVnzD7NSgeuA30A==%22 |website=indianarmy.nic.in |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref>
* Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance)
* Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)
* Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)


== Appointees ==
== Appointees ==
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|16 November 1964
|15 January 1965
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|[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
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=== Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) ===
==Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance)==
This officer takes care of all capital and revenue procurement. The Master General Sustenance (MGS), Director Generals (DG) of Ordnance, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), DG Infantry, DG Armoured, ADG Mechanised Infantry, DG Artillery, DG Air Defence and DG Capability Development report come under this office.<ref name="ThePrint"/>
 
===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems)===
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|[[Sushil Kumar Pillai]]
|D. K. Khanna
|May 1988
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|[[Prakash Mani Tripathi]]
|1992
|September 1993
|[[63rd Cavalry (India)|63rd Cavalry]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=493&lastls=13|title=Members Bioprofile|date=|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
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|September 1996
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|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)]]
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|PVSM
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|Shamsher Singh Mehta
|S. S. Mehta
|March 1998
|March 1998
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|31 March 2001
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|PVSM, AVSM**, VSM
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|Ashok Chaki
|Ashok Chaki
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|1 September 2002
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|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref name=":7">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date=31 January 2006|title=Lt Gen PPS Bhandari retires|work=Press Information Bureau|location=}}</ref>
|<ref name=":7">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date=31 January 2006|title=Lt Gen PPS Bhandari retires|work=Press Information Bureau|location=}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
|26
|Gurditar Singh
|Gurditar Singh
|1 February 2006
|1 February 2006
|
|
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref name=":8">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date=3 February 2006|title=Army gets new Deputy Chief|work=Press Information Bureau|location=}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Zameer Uddin Shah]]
|1 October 2006
|31 August 2008
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|PVSM, SM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1677367&language=en|title=Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah appointed Deputy Chief of Indian Army|date=2006-09-29|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>
|-
|Manbir Singh Dadwal
|August 2008
|
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|PVSM, AVSM**, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1980322&language=en|title=India test fires 290-km range supersonic BrahMos cruise missile|date=2009-03-04|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>
|-
|J.P. Singh
|March 2010
|September 2011
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref name="Narendra">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/lt-gen-narendra-singh-new-dy-chief-of-army-staff/736803|title=Lt Gen Narendra Singh New Dy Chief of Army Staff|date=2011-09-30|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|-
|Narendra Singh
|September 2011
|2013
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref name="Narendra"/>
|
|-
|C.A. Krishnan
|2014
|2015
|[[4th Gorkha Rifles]]
|PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
|
|
|
|
|<ref name=":8">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date=3 February 2006|title=Army gets new Deputy Chief|work=Press Information Bureau|location=}}</ref>
|-
|Subrata Saha
|
|
|31 March 2017
|[[Assam Regiment]]
|PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM*
|<ref name="Twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/847847962398949376|title=Lt Gen S K Patyal, takes over as Deputy Chief Of Army Staff (P&S)  from Lt Gen Subrata Saha|date=2017-03-31|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|-
|[[Shravan Kumar Patyal]]
|31 March 2017
|May 2018
|[[4th Gorkha Rifles]]
|PVSM, UYSM, SM
|<ref name="Twitter"/>
|-
|Sudarshan Srikant Hasabnis
|June 2018
|December 2020
|[[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]
|PVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com/profile/lt-general-ss-hasabni/|title=Lt General S.S. Hasabnis|date=|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|-
|}
|}


===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) (1988-1991)===
===Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance)===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Rank
!Name
!Name
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|-
|-
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Sushil Kumar Pillai
|Shantanu Dayal
|May 1988
|1 January 2021
|1991
|''Incumbent''
|[[Assam Regiment]]
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|
|UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Pillai Takes Over As Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE%20I/PDF/DEF-1988-05-08_122.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 May 1988|accessdate=14 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/01/major-reshuffle-in-army-lt-gen-shantanu-dayal-to-takecharge-as-deputy-chief-of-staff-2244184.html|title=Major reshuffle in Army, Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal to take charge as Deputy Chief of Staff|date=2021-01-01|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)==
The DG Signals, DG Information Systems and DG Staff Duty report to this office.<ref name="ThePrint"/>


===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Training and Coordination)===
===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Training and Coordination)===
{{Expand list|date=June 2021}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Rank
!Rank
!Name
!Name
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Satish Nambiar
|[[Satish Nambiar]]
|1993
|1993
|31 August 1994
|31 August 1994
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|
|-
|-
|
|K.L. D'Souza
|K. L. D'Souza
|1 September 1994
|1 September 1994
|
|
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref name="New_DCOAS"/>
|{{refn|group=nb|General D'Souza served in the artillery for fifteen years before shifting to Infantry in 1974 - initially to [[Maratha Light Infantry]] and subsequently [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]].}}
|-
|M.R. Sharma
|1998
|1999
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|PVSM, VSM
|
|-
|Surinder Kumar Jetley
|February 1999
|May 2000
|[[Central India Horse]]
|PVSM, AVSM, SM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genthimayya.org/lieutenant-general-s-k-jetley/|title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL S. K. JETLEY|date=|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|
|<ref name="New_DCOAS"/>
|-
|R.K. Sawhney
|June 2000
|
|Infantry
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/rsep2001/07092001/r0709200115.html|title=UN MILITARY CONTINGENT JUNIOR OFFICERS TRAINING CAPSULE HELD IN THE CITY|date=2001-09-07|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
|R.S. Kadyan
|2002
|
|
|J. B. S. Yadav
|Infantry
|PVSM, AVSM, VSM
|
|-
|J.B.S. Yadava
|1 September 2002
|1 September 2002
|
|
|[[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
|[[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM
|<ref name="TOI_02"/>
|<ref name="TOI_02"/>
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training)===
===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Rank
!Rank
!Name
!Name
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|
|rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Mohinder Puri
|Mohinder Puri
|
|28 February 2005
|30 April 2006
|30 April 2006
|
|[[3rd Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|PVSM, UYSM
|<ref name="key">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Key Army appointments to three senior posts - Lt Gen S Gupta is New Deputy Chief|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=1 May 2006}}</ref>
|<ref name="key">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Key Army appointments to three senior posts - Lt Gen S Gupta is New Deputy Chief|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=1 May 2022}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
|
|Susheel Gupta
|Susheel Gupta
|1 May 2006
|1 May 2006
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|
|-
|-
|Samer Pal Singh Dhillon
|2008
|2009
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|PVSM, AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Deputy Chief of Army Staff addressed the contingent to represent in united Nations Mission in Congo|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|Virender Singh Tonk
|2010
|
|
|SPS Dhillon
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/tonk-likely-to-become-army-deputy-chief/story-W21VroEYrOnfCvXITwtYtK.html|title=Tonk likely to become Army deputy chief
|date=2010-02-02|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|[[Ramesh Halagali]]
|February 2012
|
|
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|PVSM, AVSM, SM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/226884/lt-gen-halgali-deputy-chief.html|title=Lt. Gen. Halgali is new deputy chief of Indian Army|date=2012-02-13|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|Jai Prakash Nehra
|
|October 2014
|[[Madras Regiment]]
|PVSM, AVSM**
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rashtradefenceacademy.com/read-story-of-lt-gen-jp-nehra-ex-deputy-army-chief-pvsm-retd/÷|title=Read Story of Lt. Gen JP Nehra (Ex-Deputy Army Chief-RETD)|date=2020-01-25|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.)|Gurmit Singh]]
|October 2014
|January 2016
|[[Assam Regiment]]
|PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icsin.org/uploads/2016/06/28/d4c7dc2c675fed0dd091435079b6af57.pdf|title=CURRICULUM VITAE|access-date=2021-07-30}}</ref>
|
|-
|Jagbir Singh Cheema
|1 February 2017
|November 2017
|[[Sikh Regiment]]
|PVSM, AVSM, VSM
|PVSM, AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Deputy Chief of Army Staff addressed the contingent to represent in united Nations Mission in Congo|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=6 November 2008}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Lt General JS Cheema takes over as DCOAS (IS&T) of Indian Army|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|N.P.S. Hira
|14 March 2016
|Jan 2017
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|PVSM, AVSM,SM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2019/oct16-19/h19.htm|title=Appointments|date=2019-10-16|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]]
|Dec 2017
|June 2018
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
| PVSM, AVSM*, YSM, SM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-assumes-northern-command-goc-in-chief-charge/india/news/1248349.html|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh assumes Northern Command GOC-in Chief charge|date=2018-06-01|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Iqroop Singh Ghuman]]
|July 2018
|1 October 2019
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-hira-appointed-deputy-chief-of-indian-army/articleshow/51371349.cms?from=mdr|title=Lt Gen Hira appointed Deputy Chief of Indian Army|date=2018-07-14|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
|-
|Saranjit Singh
|
|
|
|J.S. Cheema
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|1 February 2017
|PVSM, UYSM, YSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/ICRC_nd/status/1224557988632875009/photo/1|title=ICRC tweet|date=2020-02-04|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|
|}
 
===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Amardeep Singh Bhinder]]
|1 September 2020
|31 March 2021
|[[9th Deccan Horse]]
|AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spslandforces.com/story/?id=713&h=Lt-General-AS-Bhinder-has-taken-over-as-Deputy-Chief-of-the-Army-Staff-ISandT|title=Lt General A.S. Bhinder has taken over as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (IS&T)|access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-bhinder-takes-over-as-chief-of-south-western-command/articleshow/81832417.cms|title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Bhinder takes over as chief of South Western Command|date=2021-04-01|access-date=2021-06-19}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|[[Upendra Dwivedi]]
|10 April 2021
|31 January 2022
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|AVSM, VSM
|AVSM
|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Lt General JS Cheema takes over as DCOAS (IS&T) of Indian Army|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=1 February 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1380824962647216129|title=ADG PI tweet-Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS &C)|date=2021-04-10|access-date=2021-06-19}}</ref>  
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Bansi Ponnappa|C.B. Ponnappa]]
|16 February 2021
|31 March 2022
|[[Mahar Regiment]]
|[[AVSM]], VSM
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff(IS & C) of the #IndianArmy.|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1493845120935993345|access-date=2022-02-16|date=2022-02-16|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Ravin Khosla
|5 April 2022
|''Incubent''
|[[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]]
|[[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lieutenant General Ravin Khosla has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (IS & C)|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1511283006358568962|access-date=2022-04-07|date=2022-04-05|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)==
{{reflist}}
The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), DG Military Intelligence, DG Operation Logistics and DG Information Warfare report to this office.<ref name="ThePrint"/>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Paramjit Singh Sangha
|February 2021
|30 June 2021
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
|UYSM, AVSM, SM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/army-gets-new-dgmo-deputy-chief-and-kashmir-corps-commander/608959/|title=Army gets new DGMO, deputy chief and Kashmir Corps Commander |date=2021-02-20|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|{{refn|group=nb|Lt. Gen. Sangha was commissioned into the Indian Army on 12 June 1982 in [[Madras Regiment]]. He later on shifted to the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) in January 1984.}}
|-
|Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
|1 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
|AVSM, YSM
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/lt-gen-sanjeev-kumar-sharma-to-be-deputy-chief-strategic-planning-in-army-121070100033_1.html|title=Lt Gen Sanjeev Kumar Sharma to be deputy chief strategic planning in Army|date=2021-07-01|access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref>
|
|}


==See also==
* [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
* [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Air Staff]]


==Notes==
{{reflist|group=nb}}


==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Indian Army]]
[[Category:Indian military appointments]]
[[Category:Indian military appointments]]
[[Category:Indian Army appointments]]
[[Category:Indian Army appointments]]
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Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
Flag of a Lieutenant-General
 Indian Army
TypePrincipal Staff Officer
AbbreviationDCOAS
Reports toVice Chief of the Army Staff
SeatArmy Headquarters, New Delhi

The Deputy Chiefs of the Army Staff (DCOAS) are Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the Indian Army, and are three-star rank appointments held by Lieutenant-Generals. Currently the rank of DCOAS has three divisions:- Capability Development and Sustenance, Information Systems & Coordination and Strategy.

History[edit | edit source]

The position of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) was first established on 27 January 1959 as the second-in-command of the Indian Army after the Chief of Army Staff. It was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C).[1][2] Lt. Gen. M. S. Wadalia became the first DCOAS.

In January 1965, the position of Vice Chief of the Army Staff replaced the DCOAS in the role of second-in-command, with the DCOAS becoming a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) position,[3] replacing the former position of Chief of the General Staff.[4]

The office of DCOAS was later[when?] bifurcated into :- Planning and Systems and Training and Coordination. The division of Training and Coordination was later renamed to Information Systems and Training.

In April 2021, the rank of Deputy Chief (Planning and Systems) was amended to Deputy Chief (Capability Development and Sustenance) and Deputy Chief (Information Systems and Training) to Deputy Chief (Information Systems and Coordination). A third post and new post of DCOAS Strategy was created.[5]

Order of Precedence[edit | edit source]

The DCOAS rank at No. 24 on the Indian order of precedence, along with Vice-Admirals of the Indian Navy and Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.[6] Since they should not draw equivalent or more salary than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹2,24,000.[7][8]

Current organisation[edit | edit source]

Currently, there are three DCOAS at Army HQ:[9]

  • Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance)
  • Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)
  • Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)

Appointees[edit | edit source]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (1959-65)[edit | edit source]

No. Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
1 Lieutenant General Mohinder Singh Wadalia 27 January 1959 15 November 1964 Kumaon Regiment [10][2]
2 Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam 16 November 1964 15 January 1965 Regiment of Artillery DSO, MBE [11][12]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (1965-1993)[edit | edit source]

No. Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
3 Lieutenant General Moti Sagar 15 January 1965 8 May 1965 4th Gorkha Rifles PVSM [11][13]
4 Kunhiraman Palat Candeth 1 October 1965 6 June 1966 Regiment of Artillery PVSM [14][15] Officiating from 26 May 1965[3]
5 Jagjit Singh Aurora 6 June 1966 27 April 1967 2nd Punjab Regiment PVSM [15]
6 Gopal Gurunath Bewoor 27 April 1967 4 July 1969 10th Baluch Regiment PVSM, PB [16]
7 R. S. Noronha 4 July 1969 5 September 1973 Madras Regiment PVSM, MC [17][18]
8 S. L. Menezes 5 September 1973 20 March 1978 The Grenadiers PVSM, SC [19]
9 K. V. Krishna Rao 20 March 1978 25 May 1979 Mahar Regiment PVSM [20]
10 H. C. Dutta 25 May 1979 23 August 1981 8th Gorkha Rifles PVSM [21]
11 Krishnaswamy Sundarji 23 August 1981 1 January 1983 Mahar Regiment PVSM [22][23]
12 Hriday Kaul 16 January 1983 February 1985 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) PVSM, AVSM [24][25]
13 C.N. Somanna February 1985 1 September 1986 Brigade of the Guards PVSM [26]
14 Anand Sarup 8 September 1986 31 March 1987 8th Gorkha Rifles PVSM, MVC [27][28]
15 Kunwar Mahendra Singh 5 April 1987 30 November 1987 Garhwal Rifles PVSM [29]
16 Lakshman Singh Rawat 30 November 1987 30 November 1988 11th Gorkha Rifles AVSM [30]
17 R.N. Mahajan December 1988 1 August 1991 Kumaon Regiment PVSM, VSM [31][32]
18 R. Sharma 22 August 1991 September 1993 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) AVSM [33]

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance)[edit | edit source]

This officer takes care of all capital and revenue procurement. The Master General Sustenance (MGS), Director Generals (DG) of Ordnance, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), DG Infantry, DG Armoured, ADG Mechanised Infantry, DG Artillery, DG Air Defence and DG Capability Development report come under this office.[5]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems)[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Sushil Kumar Pillai May 1988 Assam Regiment PVSM [34]
Prakash Mani Tripathi 1992 September 1993 63rd Cavalry PVSM, AVSM [35]
D.K. Khanna September 1993 31 August 1994 Kumaon Regiment [36]
S.S. Sethi 1 September 1994 September 1996 Regiment of Artillery AVSM [37]
N.S. Malik September 1996 28 February 1998 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) PVSM [38]
Shamsher Singh Mehta March 1998 31 March 2001 63rd Cavalry PVSM, AVSM**, VSM [39]
Arjun Singh Khanna 1 April 2001 31 August 2002 Regiment of Artillery PVSM, AVSM, VrC [40]
Ashok Chaki 1 September 2002 1 January 2004 4th Gorkha Rifles PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [41]
P.P.S. Bhandari 1 January 2004 31 January 2006 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) PVSM, AVSM [42]
Gurditar Singh 1 February 2006 Armoured Corps PVSM, AVSM [43]
Zameer Uddin Shah 1 October 2006 31 August 2008 Regiment of Artillery PVSM, SM, VSM [44]
Manbir Singh Dadwal August 2008 Dogra Regiment PVSM, AVSM**, VSM [45]
J.P. Singh March 2010 September 2011 Armoured Corps PVSM, AVSM [46]
Narendra Singh September 2011 2013 Maratha Light Infantry PVSM, AVSM [46]
C.A. Krishnan 2014 2015 4th Gorkha Rifles PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
Subrata Saha 31 March 2017 Assam Regiment PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM* [47]
Shravan Kumar Patyal 31 March 2017 May 2018 4th Gorkha Rifles PVSM, UYSM, SM [47]
Sudarshan Srikant Hasabnis June 2018 December 2020 Corps of Engineers PVSM, VSM [48]

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance)[edit | edit source]

Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Shantanu Dayal 1 January 2021 Incumbent Garhwal Rifles UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [49]

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)[edit | edit source]

The DG Signals, DG Information Systems and DG Staff Duty report to this office.[5]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Training and Coordination)[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar 1993 31 August 1994 Maratha Light Infantry PVSM, AVSM, VrC [50]
K.L. D'Souza 1 September 1994 Regiment of Artillery PVSM, AVSM [50] [nb 1]
M.R. Sharma 1998 1999 Dogra Regiment PVSM, VSM
Surinder Kumar Jetley February 1999 May 2000 Central India Horse PVSM, AVSM, SM [51]
R.K. Sawhney June 2000 Infantry PVSM, AVSM [52]
R.S. Kadyan 2002 Infantry PVSM, AVSM, VSM
J.B.S. Yadava 1 September 2002 11th Gorkha Rifles PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM [41]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training)[edit | edit source]

Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Mohinder Puri 28 February 2005 30 April 2006 3rd Gorkha Rifles PVSM, UYSM [53]
Susheel Gupta 1 May 2006 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles AVSM, YSM [53]
Samer Pal Singh Dhillon 2008 2009 Regiment of Artillery PVSM, AVSM, VSM [54]
Virender Singh Tonk 2010 Rajput Regiment PVSM, AVSM [55]
Ramesh Halagali February 2012 Sikh Light Infantry PVSM, AVSM, SM [56]
Jai Prakash Nehra October 2014 Madras Regiment PVSM, AVSM** [57]
Gurmit Singh October 2014 January 2016 Assam Regiment PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM [58]
Jagbir Singh Cheema 1 February 2017 November 2017 Sikh Regiment PVSM, AVSM, VSM [59]
N.P.S. Hira 14 March 2016 Jan 2017 Sikh Light Infantry PVSM, AVSM,SM [60]
Ranbir Singh Dec 2017 June 2018 Dogra Regiment PVSM, AVSM*, YSM, SM [61]
Iqroop Singh Ghuman July 2018 1 October 2019 Brigade of the Guards PVSM, AVSM [62]
Saranjit Singh Sikh Light Infantry PVSM, UYSM, YSM [63]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination)[edit | edit source]

Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder 1 September 2020 31 March 2021 9th Deccan Horse AVSM, VSM [64][65]
Upendra Dwivedi 10 April 2021 31 January 2022 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles AVSM [66]
C.B. Ponnappa 16 February 2021 31 March 2022 Mahar Regiment AVSM, VSM [67]
Ravin Khosla 5 April 2022 Incubent 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [68]

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)[edit | edit source]

The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), DG Military Intelligence, DG Operation Logistics and DG Information Warfare report to this office.[5]

Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh Sangha February 2021 30 June 2021 Parachute Regiment UYSM, AVSM, SM [69] [nb 2]
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma 1 July 2021 Incumbent Rajputana Rifles AVSM, YSM [70]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ General D'Souza served in the artillery for fifteen years before shifting to Infantry in 1974 - initially to Maratha Light Infantry and subsequently Mechanised Infantry.
  2. ↑ Lt. Gen. Sangha was commissioned into the Indian Army on 12 June 1982 in Madras Regiment. He later on shifted to the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) in January 1984.

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