Lt. Gen. Chandi Prasad Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of Indian Army
India
Updated: Monday, February 1, 2021, 13:17 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 01: Lt. Gen. Chandi Prasad Mohanty has taken over as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Army.
He was commissioned into the Rajput Regiment in June 1982. He was serving as the General Officer, Commanding in chief of Southern Command. Two weeks back, he was appointed as the 42nd Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Lt. Gen. Chandi Prasad Mohanty
He is the first Odia officer to be appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army, second only to the Army Chief, General M M Naravane.
Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty next Vice Chief of Army Staff
Lt General Mohanty is the first Odia officer to be appointed the Vice Chief of Army, second only to the Chief of Army Staff.
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JAGATSINGHPUR/BHUBANESWAR: Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty, presently serving as General Officer Commanding in chief of Southern Command, has been appointed as 42nd Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Lt Gen Mohanty is the first Odia officer to be appointed the Vice Chief of Army, second only to the Chief of Army Staff.
Born to Jitendra Kishore Mohanty, a retired government employee and Sarada Kumari Mohanty, a former professor in Odia at SVM College, Lt Gen Mohanty studied till Class VI at Bagashai UP School in Jagatsinghpur.