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Upendra Dwivedi

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi AVSM is the present General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command of the Indian Army. He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi.[3][4] Previously he served as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and GOC of IX Corps of Indian Army.[5]

Lieutenant General

Upendra Dwivedi

AVSM
Lt General Upendra Dwivedi.jpg
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service15 December 1984 – present[1]
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-42298W[2]
Commands heldIA Northern Command.jpg Northern Command
9 Corps
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

CareerEdit

A Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla alumnus, Dwivedi was commissioned into the 18th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on 15 December 1984 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.[2][6] He commanded a battalion at Chowkibal during Operation Rakshak, a sector of the Assam Rifles in Manipur during Operation Rhino, and served in Assam as inspector general, Assam Rifles.[6]

Among his previous appointments were as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, directing staff at the higher command wing in the Army War College, military attaché to the government of Seychelles and as director-general of infantry. He was appointed commander of IX Corps in February 2020, and as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) in April 2021.

Dates of rankEdit

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
  Second Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1984[2]
  Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1986[7]
  Captain Indian Army 15 December 1989[8]
  Major Indian Army 15 December 1995[9]
  Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[10]
  Colonel Indian Army 1 April 2006[11]
  Brigadier Indian Army 13 June 2011 (acting)
17 October 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 30 March 2010)[12]
  Major General Indian Army 1 December 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015)[13]
  Lieutenant-General Indian Army 15 July 2019[14]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 17 December 1988. p. 1854.
  3. ↑ "Govt appoints new commanders for Army's Northern, Eastern commands". ANI. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge of Army's Northern Command". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ↑ NETWORK, GK NEWS. "Lt Gen Dwivedi appointed Northern Commander". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 June 1989. p. 802.
  8. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 January 1991. p. 144.
  9. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 13 April 1996. p. 555.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1910.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 259.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 437.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 759.
  14. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
Military offices
Preceded by
Yogesh Kumar Joshi 		General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
1 February 2021 - 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Amardeep Singh Bhinder 		Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
(Information Systems and Coordination)
10 April 2021–1 February 2022 		Succeeded by
Bansi Ponnappa
Preceded by
Jai Singh Nain 		General Officer Commanding 9 Corps
16 February 2020–26 March 2021 		Succeeded by
P. N. Ananthanarayanan
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