Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane is new Army Chief.

New Delhi, Dec 31 (HS): Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane today took over the charge as Chief of Army Staff. Naravane is the 28th Chief of Army.

Gen. Naravane, who was heading the office of Vice Chief of Army Staff since September 1, 2019, succeeded Gen Bipin Rawat who retired today as Army Chief. Gen. Rawat will be appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) tomorrow.

Gen Naravane was commissioned into 7th battalion, the Sikh Light Infantry in June 1980. He has commanded the 2nd Battalion (SikhLi) of Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the 106 Infantry brigade. He has also commanded the Assam Rifles as Inspector General (North) in Kohima, Nagaland.