New Delhi, April 18
Lt Gen Manoj Pande will be the next Chief of Army Staff, official sources said on Monday.
Lt Gen Pande, who had moved to the Army Headquarters as the new Vice Chief of the Army in February this year, will helm the 1.3 million-strong force on May 1, 2022.
General MM Naravane #COAS & All Ranks of #IndianArmy congratulate Lieutenant General Manoj Pande #VCOAS on being appointed as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff #COAS of the #IndianArmy. Lt Gen Manoj Pande will assume the appointment of #COAS on 01 May 2022.#InStrideWithTheFuture pic.twitter.com/fiUpc29U2A
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) April 18, 2022
