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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]] '''Tarun Kumar Aich,''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] is a serving [[general officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He currently serves as the [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (Strategy).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.hindusthansamachar.in/Encyc/2023/3/14/Lt-Gen-Tarun-Kumar-Aich-appointed-as-Chief-of-Army-Staff.php | title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff |newspaper=Hindusthan Samachar |date=14 March 2023 }}</ref><ref name="X-2023a">{{Cite web |date=14 March 2023 |title=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. |url=https://x.com/adgpi/status/1635554081971339266 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=X }}</ref> He previously held the appointment of Director General of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Military Intelligence]],<ref name="X-2023b">{{Cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DGMI visited Military Intelligence Training School & Depot, Pune. |url=https://x.com/artrac_ia/status/1622624575094935552 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=X (formerly twitter)}}</ref> prior to that he was [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-charge-of-trishakti-corps/87207378 |access-date=22 Oct 2021 |website=Economic Times}}</ref> He earlier served as the Director General of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-dg-ncc-1502944474.html|title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG NCC|date=4 January 2021 |newspaper=The Statesman}}</ref><ref name="Press Information Bureau-2021">{{cite news |date=1 January 2021 |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as Director General, National Cadet Corps |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=218015 |access-date=22 August 2021 |work=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>
[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Tarun Kumar Aich,''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] is a serving [[General Officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He is the 4th and the current Deputy Chief of the Army Staff.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.hindusthansamachar.in/Encyc/2023/3/14/Lt-Gen-Tarun-Kumar-Aich-appointed-as-Chief-of-Army-Staff.php | title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff |newspaper=Hindusthan Samachar |date=14 March 2023 }}</ref> He is the first officer from the Madras Regiment to become the Deputy Chief of Army Staff DCOAS (Strategy), assuming office from Lt Gen [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]] on 14 Mar 2023.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs">https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main</ref>
Previously, he was the Director General of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Military Intelligence]]. Prior to that, he was GOC [[XXXIII Corps (India)|Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-charge-of-trishakti-corps/87207378 |access-date=22 Oct 2021 |website=Economic Times}}</ref> He earlier served as the Director General of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-dg-ncc-1502944474.html|title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG NCC|date=4 January 2021 |newspaper=The Statesman}}</ref><ref name="Press Information Bureau-2021">{{cite news |date=1 January 2021 |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as Director General, National Cadet Corps |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=218015 |access-date=22 August 2021 |work=Press Information Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार ने संभाला एनसीसी के डीजी का पद |url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/lieutenant-general-tarun-kumar-aich-took-charge-of-director-general-of-national-cadet-corps |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Experts |first=Arihant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qNBSEAAAQBAJ&dq=tarun+kumar+aich&pg=PA78 |title=Yuva Current affairs yearly (Budget 2021-22) |date=2021-06-29 |publisher=Arihant Publications India limited |isbn=978-93-257-9126-8 |language=en}}</ref>


== Early Life and Education ==
== Early Life and Education ==
The general officer is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|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|Hamburg, Germany]]. He is a Postgraduate and holds an M Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies from the [[University of Madras|Madras University]].<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs">https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main</ref>
He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|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|Hamburg, Germany]]. He is a Postgraduate and holds an M.Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies from the [[University of Madras|Madras University]].


== Career ==
== Military Career ==


He was commissioned into 16th battalion of the [[Madras Regiment]] (TRAVANCORE) in June 1986 from the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Part I-1988">{{cite news |date=29 October 1988 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0635-1988-0044-28046.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1586}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs" />
He was commissioned into 16th battalion of the [[Madras Regiment]] (Travancore) in June 1986 from the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Part I-1988">{{cite news |date=29 October 1988 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0635-1988-0044-28046.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=1586}}</ref> He has commanded his battalion in the [[Siachen Glacier]] and in the intense counter terrorism environment of the Valley Sector in Kashmir. He has held the appointment of the Brigade Major of a Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operations (CI Ops) and General Staff Officer-1 in the Military Intelligence Directorate. He has assumed command as the Colonel (General Staff) of a forward assault formation in the plains sector, served as Colonel General Staff (Planning) at Command Headquarters, and held the esteemed post of Brigadier General Staff at the prestigious [[Indian Military Academy]], Commandant of the [[High Altitude Warfare School]] at Gulmarg. He also commanded the 12 Reorganized Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in the desert sector.


On being promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]], he took over as the 33rd Director General of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] on 1 January 2021.<ref name="Press Information Bureau-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG, NCC |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-dg-ncc-1502944474.html |access-date=4 Jan 2021 |website=The Statesman|date=4 January 2021 }}</ref> As DG NCC, he emphasised on compulsory NCC training in schools and colleges. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-08 |title=NCC chief suggests compulsory training in schools and colleges, but not free of cost |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/ncc-chief-suggests-compulsory-training-in-schools-and-colleges-but-not-free-of-cost/704780 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=Jan 8, 2021 |title=We'd welcome the decision to make the National Cadet Corps compulsory - Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich |url=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1347506965606371328 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2024 |website=ANI, Twitter}}</ref>
On being promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]], he took over as the 33rd Director General of [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] on 1 January 2021.<ref name="Press Information Bureau-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG, NCC |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-dg-ncc-1502944474.html |access-date=4 Jan 2021 |website=The Statesman|date=4 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Ebangla |date=January 5, 2021 |year=2021 |title=Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich is NCC Director General |url=https://www.ebangla.in/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-is-ncc-director-general/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=ebangla.in}}</ref>


On October 22, 2021 he took over as the GOC [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] succeeding Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2021 |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over the command of Trishakti Corps of Eastern Command from Lt Gen AK Singh. |url=https://www.facebook.com/PBNS.India/posts/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-took-over-the-command-of-trishakti-corps-of-eastern-comm/1056653421751809/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=Prasar Bharti News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Indiablooms |title=Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumes charge as Corps Commander of Trishakti Corps {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/76384/lieutenant-general-tarun-kumar-aich-assumes-charge-as-corps-commander-of-trishakti-corps.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Indiablooms.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich assumes command of Trishakti Corps |url=https://www.sikkimexpress.com/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-assumes-command-of-trishakti-corps |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Sikkimexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETGovernment.com |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps - ET Government |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-takes-charge-of-trishakti-corps/87207378 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=ETGovernment.com |language=en}}</ref> On Dec 11, 2021, he set up a 400 litres of oxygen per minute oxygen generation plant, at the base hospital in Bengdubi near Bagdogra in Siliguri<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=The Telegraph |date=December 11, 2021 |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, GOC of Trishakti Corps inaugurates oxygen generation plant in Siliguri |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/goc-of-trishakti-corps-inaugurates-oxygen-generation-plant-in-siliguri/cid/1842800 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=The Telegraph India}}</ref> On May 16, 2022 Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, the GOC of Trishakti Corps, and Avinash Khare, the [[Chancellor (education)|VC]] of [[Sikkim University]] signed the MoU for the Eastern Command Tibetology cadre course (ECTCC)<ref>{{Cite news |last=The |first=Telegraph |date=16 May 2022 |title=Indian Army signs MoU with Sikkim University |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/indian-army-signs-mou-with-sikkim-university/cid/1865245 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref>. On Sept 20, 2022, he inaugurated The Avalanche Monitoring Radar (TAMR) operational in North Sikkim. It is first of its kind radar in India installed jointly by the Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) located at an altitude of 15,000 feet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=I. N. |date=2022-09-24 |title=India's first avalanche warning radar starts operating in Sikkim |url=https://www.indianarrative.com/science-news/indias-first-avalanche-warning-radar-starts-operating-in-sikkim-53100.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Indianarrative |language=en}}</ref> After relinquishing the command of Trishakti Corps, he moved to the Army headquarters and assumed the appointment of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Director General Military Intelligence]].<br>
A year later, on 22 October 2021 [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]] Aich took over as the [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] succeeding [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]] [[Ajai Kumar Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2021 |title=Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over the command of Trishakti Corps of Eastern Command from Lt Gen AK Singh. |url=https://x.com/easterncomd/status/1451402894981222400 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=x (formerly twitter)}}</ref> After relinquishing the command of [[XXXIII Corps (India)|Trishakti Corps]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2022 |title=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. |url=https://x.com/trishakticorps/status/1587362461241704448 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=X (formerly twitter)}}</ref> he moved to the Army headquarters and assumed the appointment of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Director General Military Intelligence]].<ref name="X-2023b" /> After a short stint as DGMI, on 14 March 2023, [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]] TK Aich assumed the appointment of [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (Strategy) succeeding [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]] upon the latter's elevation as the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]].<ref name="X-2023a" />

On 14 March 2023, he assumed the appointment as the 4th and the current [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (Strategy) succeeding Lt Gen [[M. V. Suchindra Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DESK |first=WEB |title=लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार आइच बने चीफ ऑफ आर्मी स्टाफ (स्ट्रेटजी) |url=https://panchjanya.com/2023/03/14/270603/bharat/lt-gen-tarun-kumar-aich-deputy-chief-of-army-staff-strategy/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=panchjanya.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards and decorations ==
== Awards and decorations ==
He has been awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=List of Gallantry Awards Winners 26 January 2024 Republic Day |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/01/list-of-gallantry-awards-winners-26-january-2024-republic-day.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692363 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>The general officer has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation thrice.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs" />
He has been awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=List of Gallantry Awards Winners 26 January 2024 Republic Day |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/01/list-of-gallantry-awards-winners-26-january-2024-republic-day.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692363 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref> The general officer has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation thrice.<ref name="Deputy_Chiefs" />
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|1 January 2021<ref>{{cite news |date=4 February 2023 |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2023/243429.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=273}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
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Image:DG NCC 2.jpg| The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi presenting the trophy to the winners, at the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally, in New Delhi. The DG, NCC, Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich is also seen, January 28, 2021.
Image:Tarun Kumar Aich receiving AVSM.jpg|President Kovind presents Ati Vishisht Seva Medal to Lt. General Tarun Kumar Aich, The Infantry. November 23, 2021.
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== External links ==
* [https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main www.indianarmy.nic.in/]
* [https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/eventgallery/pm-at-the-national-cadet-corps-ncc-rally-in-new-delhi-january-28-2021/ www.pmindia.gov.in]
* [https://nccorissa.org/old/Aboutus_Messages_Dignitaries.htm www.nccorissa.org]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssI_Ft28yQ President of India presents AVSM to Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich]



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Lieutenant General
Tarun Kumar Aich
PVSM AVSM
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DCOAS (Strat)
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich PVSM, AVSM -
4th DCOAS (Strategy)
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy)
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 March 2023
Chief of the Army StaffManoj Pande
Upendra Dwivedi
Preceded byM. V. Suchindra Kumar
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
In office
22 October 2021 – 31 October 2022
Preceded byAjai Kumar Singh
Succeeded byVPS Kaushik
Military service
Allegiance Indien
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service14 June 1986 – Present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit16 Madras Regiment
Commands XXXIII Corps
Service numberIC-43710L[1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich, PVSM, AVSM is a serving General Officer of the Indian Army. He is the 4th and the current Deputy Chief of the Army Staff.[2][3] He is the first officer from the Madras Regiment to become the Deputy Chief of Army Staff DCOAS (Strategy), assuming office from Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar on 14 Mar 2023.[2] Previously, he was the Director General of Military Intelligence. Prior to that, he was GOC Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps).[4] He earlier served as the Director General of National Cadet Corps.[5][6][7][8]

Early Life and Education

He 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.

Military Career

He was commissioned into 16th battalion of the Madras Regiment (Travancore) in June 1986 from the Indian Military Academy.[9] He has commanded his battalion in the Siachen Glacier and in the intense counter terrorism environment of the Valley Sector in Kashmir. He has held the appointment of the Brigade Major of a Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operations (CI Ops) and General Staff Officer-1 in the Military Intelligence Directorate. He has assumed command as the Colonel (General Staff) of a forward assault formation in the plains sector, served as Colonel General Staff (Planning) at Command Headquarters, and held the esteemed post of Brigadier General Staff at the prestigious Indian Military Academy, Commandant of the High Altitude Warfare School at Gulmarg. He also commanded the 12 Reorganized Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in the desert sector.

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.[6][10][11]

On October 22, 2021 he took over as the GOC XXXIII Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh.[12][13][14][15] On Dec 11, 2021, he set up a 400 litres of oxygen per minute oxygen generation plant, at the base hospital in Bengdubi near Bagdogra in Siliguri[16] On May 16, 2022 Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, the GOC of Trishakti Corps, and Avinash Khare, the VC of Sikkim University signed the MoU for the Eastern Command Tibetology cadre course (ECTCC)[17]. On Sept 20, 2022, he inaugurated The Avalanche Monitoring Radar (TAMR) operational in North Sikkim. It is first of its kind radar in India installed jointly by the Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) located at an altitude of 15,000 feet.[18] After relinquishing the command of Trishakti Corps, he moved to the Army headquarters and assumed the appointment of Director General Military Intelligence.

On 14 March 2023, he assumed the appointment as the 4th and the current Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) succeeding Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar.[19]

Awards and decorations

He has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024[20] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.[21] The general officer has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation thrice.[2]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 14 June 1986[9]
Lieutenant Indian Army 14 June 1988[22]
Captain Indian Army 14 June 1991[23]
Major Indian Army 14 June 1997[24]
Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[25]
Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2007[26]
Brigadier Indian Army 14 December 2012 (acting)

1 April 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 10 June 2011)[27]

Major General Indian Army 1 October 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[28]
Lieutenant General Indian Army 1 January 2021[29]
  • The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi presenting the trophy to the winners, at the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally, in New Delhi. The DG, NCC, Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich is also seen, January 28, 2021.
    The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi presenting the trophy to the winners, at the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally, in New Delhi. The DG, NCC, Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich is also seen, January 28, 2021.
  • President Kovind presents Ati Vishisht Seva Medal to Lt. General Tarun Kumar Aich, The Infantry. November 23, 2021.
    President Kovind presents Ati Vishisht Seva Medal to Lt. General Tarun Kumar Aich, The Infantry. November 23, 2021.

References

  1. ^ "List of Personnel Being Conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards on the Occasion Of Republic Day-2024 / Param Vishisht Seva Medal" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff". Hindusthan Samachar. 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps". Economic Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG NCC". The Statesman. 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार ने संभाला एनसीसी के डीजी का पद". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ Experts, Arihant (29 June 2021). Yuva Current affairs yearly (Budget 2021-22). Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9126-8.
  9. ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1586.
  10. ^ "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG, NCC". The Statesman. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. ^ Bureau, Ebangla (5 January 2021). "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich is NCC Director General". ebangla.in. Retrieved 15 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over the command of Trishakti Corps of Eastern Command from Lt Gen AK Singh". Prasar Bharti News. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  13. ^ Indiablooms. "Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumes charge as Corps Commander of Trishakti Corps | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich assumes command of Trishakti Corps". Sikkimexpress. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  15. ^ www.ETGovernment.com. "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  16. ^ Online, The Telegraph (11 December 2021). "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, GOC of Trishakti Corps inaugurates oxygen generation plant in Siliguri". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. ^ The, Telegraph (16 May 2022). "Indian Army signs MoU with Sikkim University". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Bureau, I. N. (24 September 2022). "India's first avalanche warning radar starts operating in Sikkim". Indianarrative. Retrieved 11 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ DESK, WEB. "लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार आइच बने चीफ ऑफ आर्मी स्टाफ (स्ट्रेटजी)". panchjanya.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  20. ^ "List of Gallantry Awards Winners 26 January 2024 Republic Day". 25 January 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 October 1989. p. 1551.
  23. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 August 1992. p. 1441.
  24. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 1997. p. 1476.
  25. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1355.
  26. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1386.
  27. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2137.
  28. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2962.
  29. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 4 February 2023. p. 273.


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