Rana Pratap Kalita
Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita | |
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Born | Rangiya, Kamrup, Assam, India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 9 June 1984 – present[1] |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | IC-42004X[2] |
Unit | Kumaon Regiment |
Commands held | Eastern Command III Corps[3] Officers Training Academy 71 Infantry Brigade 13 Rastriya Rifle. UNIT - 9 KUMAON. |
Awards | UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM |
Spouse(s) | Nisha Kalita |
Children | 2 |
Rana Pratap Kalita UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is a serving Lieutenant General in the Indian Army.[4] He is currently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command.[5]
Personal life[]
He is Assamese by ethnicity and was born in Rangia of undivied Kamrup District to Renu and Jogendra Kalita. He is an alumunus of Sainik School, Goalpara and National Defence Academy Khadakwasla.[6]
Military career[]
General Kaita was commissioned in 9 Kumaon Regiment on 9 June 1984 from Indian Military Academy Dehradun.[2] He had commanded III Corps [7] and was the Chief of Staff of Eastern Command.[8] He served as Director General - Manpower Planning and Personnel Services at Army Headquarters.[9] General Kalita is a recepeint of UYSM, AVSM, SM and VSM.[10]
He became the first Assamese to hold the charge of General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command. He succeeded Lieutenant General Manoj Pande on his elevation to Vice Chief of the Army Staff.[11]
Awards and decorations[]
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | ||
Sena Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | Samanya Seva Medal | Special Service Medal |
Operation Vijay Star | Siachen Glacier Medal | Operation Vijay Medal | Operation Parakram Medal |
Sainya Seva Medal | High Altitude Service Medal | Videsh Seva Medal | 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal |
30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal | UNAVEM III Medal |
Dates of rank[]
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 9 June 1984[2] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 9 June 1986[12] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 9 June 1989[13] | |
Major | Indian Army | 9 June 1995[14] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[15] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 1 April 2006[16] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 13 June 2011 (acting) 8 August 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 19 March 2010)[17] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 1 March 2017 (seniority from 9 January 2015)[18] | |
Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 10 May 2019[19] |
References[]
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ a b c "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 10 August 1985. p. 1120.
- ^ "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita is new 3 Corps commander - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
- ^ "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Awarded with Uttam Yudh Seva Medal - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ Bureau, Pratidin. "Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Named GOC-In-Chief Of Army's Eastern Command". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "SSG Alumni - Indian Army". Sainik School Goalpara. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Assam: Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita relinquishes command of Spear Corps". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita joined as the COS of the Eastern Command of Indian Army – APN News". www-apnnews-com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Lieutenant General RP Kalita Director General MP & PS and Colonel of the Kumaon & Naga Regiment & Kumaon Scouts felicitated Subedar Major Satish Kumar". 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Today, North East (2021-11-23). "Assam's Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita Receives Uttam Yudh Seva Medal". Northeast Today. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Rana P Kalita Takes Charge as General Officer Commanding in Chief in Kolkata". Sentinel Assam. 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 3 September 1988. p. 1303.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 23 June 1990. p. 1016.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 September 1995. p. 1304.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1900.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 February 2009. p. 258.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 436.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 June 2019. p. 1352.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 October 2020. p. 1670.
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