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Tarun Kumar Aich | |
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4th Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) | |
Assumed office 14 March 2023 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Chief of the Army Staff | Manoj Pande |
Preceded by | MV Suchindra Kumar |
General Officer Commanding 33 Corps | |
In office 22 Oct 2021 – 31 Oct 2022 | |
Preceded by | A K Singh |
Succeeded by | VPS Kaushik |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 14 June 1986 – Present |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 16 MADRAS |
Commands | 33 Corps 12 RAPID |
Service number | IC-43710L[1] |
Awards | |
Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich, PVSM, AVSM (born 19 Oct 1964) is a serving three star officer in the Indian Army, who is the 4th and the current Deputy Chief of the Army Staff. He previously served as the Director General of Military Intelligence, General Officer Commanding 33 Corps and also as General Officer Commanding 12 RAPID. He is the first officer from the MADRAS Regiment to become the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy). He took over the duties of DCOAS on 14 Mar 2023.
Early Life and Education
editGeneral Aich has completed his schooling from Frank Anthony Public School, Delhi and High school from Delhi Public School, Delhi. He joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) where he graduated with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts. After graduating from NDA, he joined the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned on 14 Jun 1986.
Career
editGeneral Aich was commissioned into 16 MADRAS (TRAVANCORE) battalion of the MADRAS Regiment in Jul 1986. He attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington and the Command and General Staff Course (CGSC) at Hamburg, Germany. After completing the course, he returned to India and was appointed as General Staff Officer at Military Intelligence Directorate. General Aich has commanded 16 MADRAS at varied locations which includes Mamun, Chumathang, Siachen Glacier, Sasoma and Gurez Sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. He was in command of the Battalion from May 2005 to Aug 2007. He then attended Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow. After the course, he was appointed as Colonel General Staff (Planning) at Headquarter Eastern Command and thereafter served as Deputy Commander of a Infantry Brigade, at Tenga Valley, which was being newly raised. He was then promoted to the rank of Brigadier and given command of 35 Infantry Brigade as part of the Western Theatre. The General officer was also appointed as Deputy Director General Canteen Services. General Aich was then selected to attend the prestigious National Defence College. After completing the course, he was appointed as Brigadier General Staff at the Indian Military Academy.
General Officer
editAfter promotion to the rank of Major General, General Aich took command of 12 RAPID on 01 Oct 2018 which was involved in operations in the Western Borders (Desert Sutav). He then commanded High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg and was thereafter appointed as Director General, National Cadets Corps. On 22 Oct 2021 General Aich took command of the prestigious 33 Corps at Sukna. The Corps is deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the North-East. After about a year of leading 33 Corps, he transitioned to Army HQ and assumed the role of Director General Military Intelligence. On 14 Mar 2023, General Aich was appointed the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy). He assumed the appointment on 14 Mar 2023 from Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar as the 4th Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy).
Personal Life
editGeneral Aich married Saswati on 06 Aug 1989. The couple have a daughter who is married and working as an Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer in San Francisco, USA and a son who is a working professional at San Francisco, USA.
Honours and Decorations
editHe is a recipient of Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. Apart from these, he has been awarded the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Commendation Card, thrice in his service career.
References
edit1. "Director General of NCC in Mysuru". The Hindu. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
2. "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over as the General Officer Commanding of the prestigious Trishakti Corps". Twitter. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps". Economic Times. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, AVSM, assumes charge as Corps Commander Trishakti Corps". UNI India. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. "LT GEN TARUN KUMAR AICH ASSUMES COMMAND OF TRISHAKTI CORPS". Sikkim Express. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
6. "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich was presented AVSM". Twitter. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
7. "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich #DGMI visited Military Intelligence Training School & Depot, #MINTSD, Pune". Twitter. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
8. "Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff #DCOAS (Strategy) of #IndianArmy". Twitter. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
9. "Analysing Leadership Changes within the Indian Army's Strategy Secretariat". Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research (CSCR). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.