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Comment: Resubmitted after previous decline without any attempt to address the issues. The current sources are four tweets and four press releases, where one press release has been used three times (1 press release published in multiple places = 1 source).The draft creator has stated (without making an adequate disclosure per WP:PAID) that they are employed by an agency tasked with creating this article. See this user talk page section. A different account, which had no previous edits to this draft, resubmitted it after the draft creator was asked to properly disclose their status. bonadea contributions talk 16:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
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Comment: Almost none of the information has a source.Twitter and press releases are not reliable independent sources. bonadea contributions talk 07:58, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Tarun Kumar Aich | |
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![]() Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich as DCOAS(Strategy) | |
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) | |
Assumed office 14 March 2023 | |
Chief of the Army Staff | Manoj Pande Upendra Dwivedi |
Preceded by | M. V. Suchindra Kumar |
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps | |
In office 22 October 2021 – 31 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ajai Kumar Singh |
Succeeded by | VPS Kaushik |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Years of service | 14 June 1986 – Present |
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Service number | IC-43710L [1] |
Awards | |
Lieutenant general Tarun Kumar Aich, PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy).[2] He previously held the appointment of Director General of Military Intelligence,[3] prior to that he was General Officer Commanding Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps).[4] He earlier served as the Director General of National Cadet Corps.[5]
Early Life and Education
The general officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla where he graduated with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Army War College, Mhow. He had undergone the Command and General Staff Course (CGSC) at Hamburg, Germany. He is a Postgraduate and holds an M Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Madras University.[6]
Career
He was commissioned into 16th battalion of the Madras Regiment (TRAVANCORE) in June 1986 from the Indian Military Academy.[7] In a distinguished career spanning over 37 years he has served across vivid terrains and has undertaken many staff and instructional appointments. The general has commanded his battalion in the Siachen Glacier and in the intense counter terrorism environment of the Valley Sector in Kashmir. The general officer has held various staff and instructional appointments to include Instructor Class ‘C’ and ‘B’ in the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has held the appointment of a Brigade Major of a Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operations and General Staff Officer-1 in the Military Intelligence Directorate. He has tenanted the appointment of Colonel (General Staff) of an Offensive Formation in the Plains Sector, Colonel General Staff (Planning) of a command headquarters, Deputy Commander of a brigade (new raising) in the Eastern Theatre, Deputy Director General Canteen Services, Brigadier General Staff of the Indian Military Academy, Commandant of the High Altitude Warfare School at Gulmarg. He has also commanded 12 Reorganized Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in the desert sector.[6]
On being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general, he took over as the 33rd Director General of National Cadet Corps on 1 January 2021.[5][8] A year later, on 22 October 202 Lieutenant general Aich took over as the General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps succeeding Lieutenant general Ajai Kumar Singh.[9] After relinquishing the command of Trishakti Corps,[10] he moved to the Army headquarters and assumed the appointment of Director General Military Intelligence.[3] After a short stint as DGMI, on 14 Mar 2023, Lieutenant general TK Aich assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) succeeding Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar upon the latter's elevation as the Vice Chief of Army Staff.[2]
Awards and decorations
He has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024[11] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.[12]The general officer has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation thrice.[6]
Dates of rank
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 14 June 1986[7] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 14 June 1988[13] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 14 June 1991[14] | |
Major | Indian Army | 14 June 1997[15] | |
Lieutenant Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[16] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 1 May 2007[17] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 14 December 2012 (acting)
1 April 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 10 June 2011)[18] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 1 October 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[19] | |
Lieutenant General | Indian Army | 1 January 2021[20] |
References
- ^ https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/jan/doc2024125302501.pdf
- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) of Indian Army. Prior to assuming this key appointment, he was serving as the Director General Military Intelligence". X (formerly twitter). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DGMI visited Military Intelligence Training School & Depot, Pune". X (formerly twitter). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps". Economic Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as Director General, National Cadet Corps". Press Information Bureau. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b c https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1586.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG, NCC". The Statesman. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over the command of Trishakti Corps of Eastern Command from Lt Gen AK Singh". x (formerly twitter). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, AVSM relinquishes command of the Trishakti Corps, laid wreath at the Trishakti War Memorial & paid tribute to the warriors who laid down their lives in the service of the Nation". X (formerly twitter). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "List of Gallantry Awards Winners 26 January 2024 Republic Day". 25 January 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". Press Information Bureau. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 October 1989. p. 1551.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 August 1992. p. 1441.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 1997. p. 1476.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1355.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1386.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2137.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2962.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 4 February 2023. p. 273.