Manoj Kumar Katiyar | |
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| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2023 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Pande Upendra Dwivedi |
| Preceded by | Nav Kumar Khanduri |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 14 June 1986 – present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 23 Rajput Regiment |
| Commands | |
| Service number | IC-43725N [1] |
| Awards | |
Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command.[2] He earlier served as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) at IHQ of MoD (Army),[3] prior to that he was General Officer Commanding I Corps.[4] He is also the Colonel of the Rajput Regiment since 1 February 2022.[5]
- ^ https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/PIB%20Delhi/FINAL%20AWARD%20RD%202021%20TO%20BE%20ANNOUNCED%20ON%2025%20JAN%202021.pdf
- ^ "Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes over as Western Command GOC-in-C". Hindustan Times. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar to be Indian Army's new DGMO". India Today. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Katiyar takes over as GOC 1 Corps". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. CP Mohanty, VCOAS & the colonel of the RAJPUT REGIMENT, handed over the Baton of "Colonel of the Regiment" to Lt. Gen. MK Katiyar, GOC 1 Corps at New Delhi on 31 Jan, 2022". X (formerly twitter). 31 January 2022.