Ram Chander Tiwari

Ram Chander Tiwari
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Assumed office
1 January 2024
Chief of Army StaffManoj Pande
Upendra Dwivedi
Preceded byRana Pratap Kalita
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service13 June 1987 – present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit 4 Kumaon Regiment
Commands Eastern Command
Uttar Bharat Area
III Corps
17th Infantry Division
4 Kumaon Regiment
Service numberIC-44498L [1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari UYSM, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer in the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command.[2] He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita. He previously served as the General officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area [3] and General Officer Commanding III Corps.[4] The general officer is also the Colonel of the KUMAON & NAGA Regiments and KUMAON SCOUTS.[5]

  1. ^ https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2023/jan/doc2023125154901.pdf
  2. ^ "Lieutenant General RC Tiwari appointed as new Eastern Army Commander". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ^ "On assuming command of Uttar Bharat Area, Lt Gen RC Tiwari paid tributes to the brave hearts who sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ^ ANI (2022-03-02). "Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as General Officer Commanding of Spear Corps". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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