Rana Pratap Kalita

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Lieutenant General
Rana Pratap Kalita
UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
LtGenRanaPratapKalia.jpg
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Assumed office
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
Chief of Army StaffManoj Mukund Naravane
Manoj Pande
Preceded byManoj Pande
Personal details
BornRangiya, Kamrup, Assam, India
Spouse(s)Nisha Kalita
Children2
AwardsUYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service9 June 1984 – present[1]
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
UnitKumaon Regiment Insignia (India).svg Kumaon Regiment
CommandsIA Eastern Command.jpg Eastern Command
Spear corps.jpg III Corps[2]
Officers Training Academy
71 Infantry Brigade
13 Rastriya Rifle. UNIT - 9 KUMAON.

Rana Pratap Kalita UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is a serving Lieutenant General in the Indian Army.[4] He is currently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command.[5]

Personal life[edit]

He is Assamese by ethnicity and was born in Rangia of Kamrup District to Renu Kalita and Jogendra Kalita. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Goalpara and National Defence Academy Khadakwasla.[6]

Military career[edit]

General Kalita was commissioned in 9 Kumaon Regiment on 9 June 1984 from Indian Military Academy Dehradun.[3] He had commanded III Corps [7] and was the Chief of Staff of Eastern Command.[8] He served as Director General - Manpower Planning and Personnel Services at Army Headquarters.[9] General Kalita is a recepeint of UYSM, AVSM, SM and VSM.[10]

He became the first Assamese to hold the charge of General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command. He succeeded Lieutenant General Manoj Pande on his elevation to Vice Chief of the Army Staff.[11]

Awards and decorations[edit]

Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Operation Vijay star.svg IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNAVEM III Medal

Dates of rank[edit]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 9 June 1984[3]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 9 June 1986[12]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 9 June 1989[13]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 9 June 1995[14]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[15]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 April 2006[16]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 13 June 2011 (acting)
8 August 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 19 March 2010)[17]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 19 October 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015)[18]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 10 May 2019[19]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita is new 3 Corps commander - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 August 1985. p. 1120.
  4. ↑ "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Awarded with Uttam Yudh Seva Medal - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  5. ↑ Bureau, Pratidin. "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Named GOC-In-Chief Of Army's Eastern Command". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  6. ↑ "SSG Alumni - Indian Army". Sainik School Goalpara. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  7. ↑ "Assam: Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita relinquishes command of Spear Corps". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita joined as the COS of the Eastern Command of Indian Army – APN News". www-apnnews-com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. ↑ "Lieutenant General RP Kalita Director General MP & PS and Colonel of the Kumaon & Naga Regiment & Kumaon Scouts felicitated Subedar Major Satish Kumar". 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  10. ↑ Today, North East (2021-11-23). "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Receives Uttam Yudh Seva Medal". Northeast Today. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  11. ↑ "Lt. Gen. Rana P Kalita Takes Charge as General Officer Commanding in Chief in Kolkata". Sentinel Assam. 2022-01-25.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 September 1988. p. 1303.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 23 June 1990. p. 1016.
  14. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 September 1995. p. 1304.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1900.
  16. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 258.
  17. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 436.
  18. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 758.
  19. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
Military offices
Preceded by
Manoj Pande 		General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command
1 February 2022 - Present 		Incumbent


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