For the civil servant, see Manoj Pande (civil servant).
General
Manoj Pande
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Official portrait, 2022
31st Chief of the Army Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 April 2022
President
Ram Nath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Preceded by
Manoj Mukund Naravane
43rd Vice Chief of the Army Staff
In office 1 February 2022 – 30 April 2022
Chief of Army Staff
Manoj Mukund Naravane
Preceded by
Chandi Prasad Mohanty
Succeeded by
B. S. Raju
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
In office 1 June 2021 (2021-06-01) – 31 January 2022 (2022-01-31)
Preceded by
Anil Chauhan
Succeeded by
Rana Pratap Kalita
Personal details
Born
(1962-05-06) 6 May 1962 (age 61)[1] Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Awards
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance
India
Branch/service
Indian Army
Years of service
December 1982 – May 2024
Rank
General
Unit
Bombay Sappers Corps of Engineers
Commands
Eastern Command Andaman and Nicobar Command IV Corps 8 Mountain Division 52 Infantry Brigade 117 Engineer Regiment
Service number
IC-40716F[2]
General Manoj Pande,[2]PVSM AVSM VSM ADC (born 6 May 1962) is a serving four star officer in the Indian Army, who is the 31st[3] and the current Chief of the Army Staff.[4] He previously served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command and also as the Commander-in-Chief (CINCAN) of Andman and Nicobar Command.[5] He is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers and also first from non infantry/armoured corps to become the Army Chief.[1][6]
As the COAS, he took over as the Honorary Colonel of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on 11 May 2022 and as the Colonel of the Regiment of the 61st Cavalry on 17 May 2022. He became the 23rd COAS to take over Colonelcy of the mounted Cavalry Regiment.
^ ab"Government appoints Lt Gen Manoj C Pande as next Chief of Army Staff". Press Information Bureau. 18 April 2022.
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^"Gen Manoj Pande takes charge as 31st Army Chief". The Indian Express. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^"Lt Gen Manoj Pande is new army chief, succeeds Gen MM Naravane". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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^"Army Chief: Lt Gen Manoj Pande becomes first engineer to be appointed as Army chief - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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Global Information
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
India
Indian Army
General
Eastern Command
IV Corps