Lieutenant general (India)

Lieutenant general
Flag of a lieutenant general
Rank insignia of a lieutenant general
Country	India
Service branch	Indian Army
Abbreviation	Lt Gen
Rank	Three-star rank
Next higher rank	General
Next lower rank	Major general
Equivalent ranks	Vice admiral (Indian Navy) Air marshal (Indian Air Force)

Equivalent ranks of Indian military

Commission	Indian Navy	Indian Army	Indian Air Force
Commissioned	Admiral of the fleet	Field marshal	Marshal of the Indian Air Force
	Admiral	General	Air chief marshal
	Vice admiral	Lieutenant general	Air marshal
	Rear admiral	Major general	Air vice marshal
	Commodore	Brigadier	Air commodore
	Captain	Colonel	Group captain
	Commander	Lieutenant colonel	Wing commander
	Lieutenant commander	Major	Squadron leader
	Lieutenant	Captain	Flight lieutenant
	Sub lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying officer
Junior commissioned	Master chief petty officer 1st class	Subedar major	Master warrant officer
	Master chief petty officer 2nd class	Subedar	Warrant officer
	Chief petty officer	Naib subedar	Junior warrant officer
Non-commissioned	Petty officer	Havildar/Daffadar	Sergeant
	Leading seaman	Naik/Lance daffadar	Corporal
	Seaman 1	Lance naik/Acting Lance-Daffadar	Leading aircraftsman
	Seaman 2	Sepoy/Sowar	Aircraftsman

Lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Army. Lieutenant generals rank above the two-star rank of Major General and below the four-star rank of General, which is held by the Chief of the Army Staff.

The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is Vice Admiral and in the Indian Air Force is Air Marshal.

Officers in the rank of lieutenant general hold important appointments at the army commands and at the army headquarters.

Army commanders (C-in-C grade)

Lieutenant General Y K Joshi in uniform

Senior lieutenant generals who are in the C-in-C grade (army commanders), are considered to be in a grade higher than other lieutenant generals. They hold the most senior appointments like the Vice Chief of the Army Staff and the heads of the seven army commands (styled general officer commanding-in-chief). The seven GOC-in-C appointments are:

• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command
• General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command

Insignia

The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton and Ashoka emblem above.

A lieutenant general wears gorget patches which are crimson patches with three golden stars. Army commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three golden stars.

Order of precedence

A lieutenant general in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the Indian order of precedence, along with vice admirals of the Indian Navy and air marshals of the Indian Air Force in the C-in-C grade. The other lieutenant generals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.

Lieutenant generals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other lieutenant generals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.

See also

• List of serving generals of the Indian Army
• Army ranks and insignia of India
• General officer commanding