Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)

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Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
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 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

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

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

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.[5]

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 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]

Appointees

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (1959-65)

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 [9][2]
2 Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam 16 November 1964 15 January 1965 Regiment of Artillery DSO, MBE [10][11]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (1965-1993)

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 [9][2]
2 Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam 16 November 1964 15 January 1965 Regiment of Artillery DSO, MBE [10][11]
3 Moti Sagar 15 January 1965 8 May 1965 [10][12]
4 Kunhiraman Palat Candeth 1 October 1965 6 June 1966 Regiment of Artillery [13][14] Officiating from 26 May 1965[3]
5 Jagjit Singh Aurora 6 June 1966 27 April 1967 2nd Punjab Regiment [14]
6 Gopal Gurunath Bewoor 27 April 1967 4 July 1969 10th Baluch Regiment [15]
7 R. S. Noronha 4 July 1969 5 September 1973 Madras Regiment PVSM, MC [16] [17]
8 S. L. Menezes 5 September 1973 20 March 1978 The Grenadiers PVSM, SC [18]
9 K. V. Krishna Rao 20 March 1978 25 May 1979 Mahar Regiment PVSM [19]
10 H. C. Dutta 25 May 1979 23 August 1981 8th Gorkha Rifles [20]
11 Krishnaswamy Sundarji 23 August 1981 1 January 1983 Mahar Regiment PVSM [21][22]
12 Hriday Kaul 16 January 1983 February 1985 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) PVSM, AVSM [23][24]
13 C. N. Somanna February 1985 1 September 1986 Brigade of the Guards PVSM [25]
14 Anand Sarup 8 September 1986 31 March 1987 Gorkha Rifles PVSM, MVC [26][27]
15 Kunwar Mahendra Singh 5 April 1987 30 November 1987 Garhwal Rifles [28]
16 Laxman Singh Rawat 30 November 1987 30 November 1988 11th Gorkha Rifles AVSM [29]
17 R. N. Mahajan December 1988 1 August 1991 Kumaon Regiment PVSM, VSM [30][31]
18 R. Sharma 22 August 1991 September 1993 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) AVSM [32]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems)

No. Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
19 Lieutenant General D. K. Khanna September 1993 31 August 1994 Kumaon Regiment [33]
20 S. S. Sethi 1 September 1994 September 1996 Regiment of Artillery AVSM [34]
21 N. S. Malik September 1996 28 February 1998 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) [35]
22 S. S. Mehta March 1998 31 March 2001 [36]
23 Arjun Singh Khanna 1 April 2001 31 August 2002 Regiment of Artillery PVSM, AVSM, VrC [37]
24 Ashok Chaki 1 September 2002 1 January 2004 [38]
25 P.P.S. Bhandari 1 January 2004 31 January 2006 [39]
26 Gurditar Singh 1 February 2006 [40]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) (1988-1991)

Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Sushil Kumar Pillai May 1988 1991 Assam Regiment [41]

Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Training and Coordination)

No. 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 [42]
K. L. D'Souza 1 September 1994 Regiment of Artillery [42]
J. B. S. Yadav 1 September 2002 11th Gorkha Rifles [38]


Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training)

No. Rank Name Appointment date Left office Regiment of Commission Decorations References Notes
Lieutenant General Mohinder Puri 30 April 2006 [43]
Susheel Gupta 1 May 2006 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles AVSM, YSM [43]
SPS Dhillon PVSM, AVSM, VSM [44]
J.S. Cheema 1 February 2017 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles AVSM, VSM [45]

References

  1. ↑ "Changes in Senior Army Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 December 1958. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Deputy Army Chief Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 November 1964. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Deputy Army Chief Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 26 May 1965. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Part II-Section 4: Ministry of Defence" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 May 1965. p. 140.
  5. ↑ Philip, Snehesh Alex (2021-04-06). "Army HQ is in the middle of a makeover, and these are the changes introduced so far". ThePrint. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ↑ "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 1979-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  7. ↑ "7th Pay Commission Report" (PDF). 20 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015.
  8. ↑ DelhiJune 29, India Today Web Desk New; June 29, India Today Web Desk New; Ist, India Today Web Desk New. "7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 May 1959. p. 114.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 December 1964. p. 509.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 February 1965. p. 73.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 February 1965. p. 73.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 October 1965. p. 558.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 July 1966. p. 413.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 May 1967. p. 428.
  16. ↑ "Lieutenant General R. S. Noronha Takes Over As Army Deputy Chief" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 July 1969. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 August 1969. p. 805.
  18. ↑ "General Menezes Appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 22 August 1973. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "General KVK Rao Is New Deputy Chief of the Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 20 March 1978. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "General Dutta New Deputy Chief of the Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 May 1979. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "General Sundarji Takes Over As Deputy Chief of the Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 23 August 1981. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  22. ↑ "General Sundarji Appointed GOC-in-C Wester Command" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 December 1982. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "General Kaul Appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 January 1983. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  24. ↑ "New Senior Army Appointments" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 February 1985. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  25. ↑ "Lt Gen Somanna Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 September 1986. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  26. ↑ "Lt Gen Anand Sarup Appointed Deputy Army Chief" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 September 1986. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  27. ↑ "Lt Gen Anand Sarup Deputy Army Chief Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 29 March 1987. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  28. ↑ "Lt Gen K. Mahendra Singh Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 November 1987. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  29. ↑ "Lt Gen LS Rawat Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 November 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  30. ↑ "Lt Gen Mahajan Appointed Deputy Chief of the Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 11 December 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  31. ↑ "Lt Gen Mahajan Deputy Chief of the Army Staff Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 August 1991. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  32. ↑ "Lt Gen R. Sharma Is New Deputy Chief of the Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 22 August 1991. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  33. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 September 1993. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  34. ↑ "Lt Gen SS Sethi Takes Over As Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning and Systems)" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 2 September 1994. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  35. ↑ "Dy Chief of Army Staff Retires on 28 Feb" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 27 February 1998. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  36. ↑ "Army life: A career in the armed forces has been a means of social advancement". India Today. 13 April 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  37. ↑ "Lt Gen A. S. Khanna New Deputy Chief of Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Chaki, Yadav take over as deputy chiefs of Army staff". Times of India. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  39. ↑ "Lt Gen PPS Bhandari retires". Press Information Bureau. 31 January 2006.
  40. ↑ "Army gets new Deputy Chief". Press Information Bureau. 3 February 2006.
  41. ↑ "Lt Gen Pillai Takes Over As Deputy Chief of the Army Staff" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 8 May 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "New DCOAS (T&C) at Army Headquarters" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 August 1994. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Key Army appointments to three senior posts - Lt Gen S Gupta is New Deputy Chief". Press Information Bureau. 1 May 2006.
  44. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Army Staff addressed the contingent to represent in united Nations Mission in Congo". Press Information Bureau. 6 November 2008.
  45. ↑ "Lt General JS Cheema takes over as DCOAS (IS&T) of Indian Army". Press Information Bureau. 1 February 2017.
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