C P Mohanty | |
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| 42nd Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2022 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Mukund Naravane |
| Preceded by | Satinder Kumar Saini |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Pande |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command | |
| In office 30 January 2020 – 31 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Satinder Kumar Saini |
| Succeeded by | Jai Singh Nain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jayabada, Jagatsinghpur Sub-Division, Cuttack district (now Jagatsinghpur district), Odisha[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | June 1982 – 31 January 2022 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 6 Rajput Regiment |
| Commands |  Southern Command Uttar Bharat Area XXXIII Corps |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in Northeast India |
| Service number | IC-40314K |
| Awards | |
Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty PVSM AVSM SM VSM is a retired General Officer in the Indian Army.[2] He was the 42nd Vice Chief of the Army Staff and assumed office on 1 February 2021, following the retirement of Satinder Kumar Saini.[3] He was previously the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Southern Command,[1] assuming command on 30 January 2020.[4] He was trained at RIMC Dehradun.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty is General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Army Command". The New Indian Express. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ OB Bureau (31 January 2022). "Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen CP Mohanty Retires, Lays Wreath at National War Memorial". OdishaBytes.
- ^ "LT GEN CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff". PIB. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen CP Mohanty assumes command of Pune-based Southern Command". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.