Lieutenant General
Upendra Dwivedi
PVSM, AVSM
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
In office
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) – 14 February 2024
Chief of Army StaffManoj Pande
Preceded byYogesh Kumar Joshi
Succeeded byM. V. Suchindra Kumar
Personal details
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service15 December 1984 – present[1]
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands Northern Command
9 Corps

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command. He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi.[3][4] He previously served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) and as the General officer commanding IX Corps.[5]

Career

A Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla alumnus, Dwivedi was commissioned into the 18th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on 15 December 1984 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.[2][6] He commanded a battalion at Chowkibal during Operation Rakshak, a sector of the Assam Rifles in Manipur during Operation Rhino, and served in Assam as Inspector General, Assam Rifles.[6]

Among his previous appointments were as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, directing staff at the higher command wing in the Army War College, military attaché to the government of Seychelles and as director-general of infantry. He was appointed commander of IX Corps in February 2020, and as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) in April 2021.

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNOSOM

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1984[2]
Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1986[7]
Captain Indian Army 15 December 1989[8]
Major Indian Army 15 December 1995[9]
Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[10]
Colonel Indian Army 1 April 2006[11]
Brigadier Indian Army 13 June 2011 (acting)
17 October 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 30 March 2010)[12]
Major General Indian Army 1 December 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015)[13]
Lieutenant-General Indian Army 15 July 2019[14]

References

  1. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 17 December 1988. p. 1854.
  3. ^ "Govt appoints new commanders for Army's Northern, Eastern commands". ANI. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge of Army's Northern Command". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ NETWORK, GK NEWS. "Lt Gen Dwivedi appointed Northern Commander". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 June 1989. p. 802.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 January 1991. p. 144.
  9. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 13 April 1996. p. 555.
  10. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1910.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 259.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 437.
  13. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 759.
  14. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
Military offices Preceded byJai Singh Nain General Officer Commanding IX Corps 16 February 2020 – 26 March 2021 Succeeded byP. N. Ananthanarayanan Preceded byAmardeep Singh Bhinder Deputy Chief of the Army Staff(Information Systems and Coordination) 10 April 2021 – 1 February 2022 Succeeded byBansi Ponnappa Preceded byYogesh Kumar Joshi General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command 1 February 2022 - present Incumbent
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