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]
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 | Rajput Regiment |
| Commands |  Southern Command Uttar Bharat Area XXXIII Corps |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in Northeast India |
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Early life and education edit
Mohanty was born in Jagatsinghpur, Odisha to Jitendra K. Mohanty, a civil servant, and Sarada Mohanty, a professor of Odia at S.V.M. College.[5] Following his education at Bagashai U. P. School, he joined the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun. He subsequently entered the National Defence Academy (NDA). He holds an M. Phil and a Master's in Management and has conducted extensive studies of China, South Asia, and northeastern India. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.[4]
Career edit
Mohanty was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Rajput Regiment in June 1982. He has commanded battalions in both Jammu and Kashmir and in Northeast India, and has held staff appointments in an armoured brigade and in the military secretariat. He commanded a UN multi-national brigade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has served as a military advisor to the Seychelles government.[4] He has also commanded a mountain brigade along the India-China border and a mountain division in Assam in 2014.[1] He also served as Director General of operational logistics and strategic movement at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) at New Delhi. After the Doklam standoff, he commanded the XXXIII Corps[6] in the Eastern Command and was then appointed GOC Uttar Bharat Area at Bareilly.[4]
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Dates of rank edit
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 12 June 1982[7] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 12 June 1984[8] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 12 June 1987 |
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Major | Indian Army | 12 June 1993[9] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[10] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 1 March 2006[11] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 5 December 2009 (substantive, with seniority from 8 January 2009)[12] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 10 January 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 4 June 2012)[13] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 20 May 2017 (seniority from 1 May)[14] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d "Lt Gen CP Mohanty assumes command of Pune-based Southern Command". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Odisha-Born Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty Takes Charge Of Southern Command". OdishaBytes. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Eastern Army Commander concludes two-day visit to Trishakti Corps formations". Business Standard India. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 September 1984. p. 1666.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 11 May 1985. p. 652.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 18 September 1993. p. 1658.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1893.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 September 2007. p. 1339.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 February 2013. p. 272.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 May 2016. p. 1308.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 9 February 2019. p. 393.