New Delhi: The government has agreed to the appointment of the head of the Eastern Command General Manoj Pande as Deputy Head of the next army, even as a decision about the next defense staff (CD) still awaited.
Lt Gen Pande will replace the LT-General CP Mohanty, which is scheduled to retire on January 31, the source said on Tuesday.
However, there is no official word on the appointment.
Lt of another senior gene, head of North YK Joshi’s command, is also scheduled for retirement later this month.
Kenua Senior Lt Gen, Head of the Army Training Command of Raj Shukla, in turn, will present on March 31.
As a result, LieK Gen Pande, assigned to the corps of engineer (The Bombay Sappers) in December 1982, will be a senior mostly serving General LT if the army head presents General MM Naravane retirement in April 62 in April on schedule.
Infinite deaths of the bipin gene of care, which assumed the cost as the first CD in the country on January 1, 2020, in the accident of the MI-17 V5 helicopter last month, however, had placed a question mark on the succession line in the row in the army.
Although Naravane’s genes are considered a provider for CDS Post, the government has not shown reasons that have not existed in the naming the successor of the treated gene.
While CDs can serve up to the age of 65, soldiers, Navy and IAF serve up to 62 or for three years, which is earlier.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has explained that “unfinished tasks” The treating gene integrates the army, the Navy and the IAF will be taken to his logical conclusion.
Basically it has been done, one of the important tasks for the new CD is to work towards the creation of four new integrated commands: Integrated Maritime Theater Command (MTC), Command Defense (ADC), and two land-based commands for Pakistan and China.
Lt gene pande became the deputy head of the next army
