Lt Gen BS Raju appointed as Vice Chief of Indian Army

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Category : Defense Published on: May 02 2022

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Lt Gen BS Raju has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Army Staff.
He will take over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on May 1, 2022.
Lt Gen BS Raju will replace Lt Gen Manoj Pande who was appointed the 29th Chief of the Army Staff on April 18.
Lt Gen BS Raju is an alumnus of Sainik School Bijapur and National Defence Academy. He was commissioned in the Jat Regiment on December 15, 1984.
Lt Gen Manoj Pande's term will also begin on May 1. Pande will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff.

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Lt Gen BS Raju appointed as Vice Chief of Indian Army