Lt Gen Subramani to be new vice chief of the army staff , Lt Gen Sengupta new GOC-in-C Central Command

LUCKNOW: After serving for more than 69 weeks, Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal is set to relinquished command of Central Command on Sunday, and further he he would take over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS).
Lt Gen Subramani will be replaced at Central Command by Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, who has been appointed as the new general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C).He is presently the Chief of Staff in Northern Command.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, Lt Gen Subramani was commissioned in Garhwal Rifles in 1985. He is an alumnus of Joint Services Command Staff College, Bracknell (UK) and National Defence College, New Delhi. He holds a Master of Arts Degree from King's College, London and an M Phil in Defence Studies from Madras University.
A day before relinquishing the command, the General paid tribute to the bravehearts at SMRITIKA War Memorial and reviewed a guard of honour.
In his illustrious career spanning over 37 years, he has served across a wide spectrum of conflict and terrain profiles and has tenanted a host of prestigious Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. Having extensive experience in Command and Staff appointments on Western and Northern Borders, the defence ministry says that the General Officer has insightful knowledge and deep understanding of operational dynamics on both frontiers.
The General officer took over the charge of the Central Command on March 1, 2023. During his tenure as Army Commander, he carried forwarded the good work of his predecessors and gave a renewed impetus to transform Central Command in a cohesive war-fighting team, capable of deterring and decisively winning conflicts through synergised joint force operations and self-reliant capability enhancement across multiple domains. Rapid progress was made in development of infrastructure in the Command Theatre, aimed at enhancing overall operational effectiveness and readiness, read the statement issued by the defence PRO office.