Rana Pratap Kalita

Rana Pratap Kalita
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
In office
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) – 31 December 2023 (2023-12-31)
Chief of Army StaffManoj Mukund Naravane
Manoj Pande
Preceded byManoj Pande
Succeeded byRam Chander Tiwari
Personal details
BornRangiya, Kamrup, Assam, India
SpouseNisha Kalita
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service9 June 1984 – 31 December 2023[2]
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit Kumaon Regiment
Commands Eastern Command
III Corps[3]
Officers Training Academy
19th Infantry Division
71 Infantry Brigade
13 Rashtriya Rifles
Service numberIC-42004X[1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is a former general officer in the Indian Army.[4] He served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command. He previously commanded the III Corps at Dimapur.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference commission was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita is new 3 Corps commander - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
  4. ^ "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Awarded with Uttam Yudh Seva Medal - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ Bureau, Pratidin (25 January 2022). "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Named GOC-In-Chief Of Army's Eastern Command". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)