Manoj Kumar Katiyar

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Lieutenant General
Manoj Kumar Katiyar
PVSM UYSM AVSM
File:Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar.jpg
Official Portrait, 2023
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2023
Chief of Army StaffManoj Pande
Upendra Dwivedi
Preceded byNav Kumar Khanduri
Personal details
SpouseSuchi Katiyar
Alma materSainik School Ghorakhal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/serviceFile:Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
Years of service14 June 1986 – present
RankFile:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Unit23 Rajput Regiment
Commands
Battles/warsOperation Sindoor
Service numberIC-43725N [1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command.[2] He earlier served as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) at IHQ of MoD (Army),[3] prior to that he was General Officer Commanding I Corps.[4] He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Rajput Regiment since 1 February 2022.[5]

Early life and education

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The general officer is an alumnus of Sainik School, Ghorakhal. He then attended the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He has done all important courses to include Defence Services Staff Course, Wellington and National Defence College course. Besides, he is also a Distinguished graduate of National War College, USA.[6]

Military career

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He was commissioned into the 23th battalion of the Rajput Regiment in June 1986 from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. In a distinguished career spanning over 37 years he has served across vivid terrains and has undertaken many staff and instructional appointments. He has served in Siachen Glacier, along LC both in 15 & 16 Corps and along LAC in 3, 14 and 33 Corps. He commanded his battalion twice; in Uri Sect and at Taksing in Western RALP. He commanded an Infantry Brigade along Western Borders, Army HQ Res Mountain Division along Northern Borders. He has been an instructor in Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan and a Directing Staff at Defence Services Staff College. The general officers' staff appointments include a Grade 1 post in Military Operations Directorate, Brigadier General Staff appointments in HQ Corps and in HQ Central Command and Director General of Staff Duties at IHQ of MoD (Army), New Delhi.

On 5 April 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding I Corps from Lieutenant General C. P. Cariappa. After completing his term as I Corps Commander, on 11 May 2022 he assumed the appointment as the Director General of Military Operations.[7]

On 1 July 2023, Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command succeeding Lieutenant General Nav K Khanduri when the latter superannuated from service on 30 June 2023. [8]

Personal life

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He is married to Mrs Shuchi Katiyar, a homemaker, and the couple is blessed with two sons; Achintya Katiyar is working in an IT Company in Bangalore and Kushagra Katiyar is pursuing graduation.[6]

Awards and decorations

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The General officer has been awarded with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal on Republic Day 2025,[9] the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal on Independence Day 2025[10] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.[11]

File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg
File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg File:75yearmedal.svg
File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Parakram 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

Dates of rank

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Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 14 June 1986[12]
File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 14 June 1988[13]
File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 14 June 1991[14]
File:Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 14 June 1997[15]
File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[16]
File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2007[17]
File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 14 December 2012 (acting)
1 April 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 11 June 2011)[18]
File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 October 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[19]
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General Indian Army 1 January 2021[20]

References

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