Army Training Command

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Army Training Command

The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is currently based at Shimla.[1] It was established in 1991.

History

The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993.[2] The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.[3]

In 2019, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.[4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).[5]

Objectives

Its roles are to:

  • Formulate concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development stimulating a real-time scenario.
  • Acts as the nodal agency for all institutional training in the Army
  • Evolve joint doctrines in conjunction with other Services

List of Commanders

Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
Lieutenant General
A S Kalkat 1 October 1991 31 July 1992 8th Gorkha Rifles [6]
Shankar Roychowdhury 1 August 1992 22 November 1994 20th Lancers [7]
S K Sharma 22 November 1994 31 March 1997 Armoured Corps
Vijay Oberoi 1 April 1997 15 October 1999 Maratha Light Infantry [8]
H B Kala 15 October 1999 1 April 2001 Jat Regiment [9]
Shamsher Singh Mehta 1 April 2001 63rd Cavalry [10]
Shantanu Choudhry 31 December 2002 Regiment of Artillery [11]
J. J. Singh 1 January 2003 30 January 2004 Maratha Light Infantry [12]
K Nagaraj 1 February 2004 15 August 2005 Maratha Light Infantry [13]
Deepak Kapoor 15 August 2005 31 September 2005 Regiment of Artillery [14]
K S Jamwal 1 October 2005 31 December 2006 Regiment of Artillery [15]
M L Naidu 1 January 2007 30 September 2007 Rajput Regiment [16]
J K Mohanty 1 October 2007 30 September 2009 Dogra Regiment [17]
B S Jaswal 1 October 2009 1 December 2010 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [18]
A S Lamba 1 October 2009 1 December 2010 Regiment of Artillery [19]
K Surendra Nath 1 January 2011 30 May 2013 Mechanised Infantry [20]
Sanjeev Madhok 1 June 2013 30 July 2015
Brigade of Guards
[21]
P M Hariz 1 August 2015 31 August 2016 Mechanized Infantry [22]
D R Soni 17 September 2016 30 November 2017
Central India Horse
[23]
M M Naravane 1 December 2017 30 September 2018 Sikh Light Infantry [24]
P C Thimayya 1 November 2018 30 April 2020 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [25]
Raj Shukla 1 May 2020 31 March 2022 Regiment of Artillery [26]
Surinder Singh Mahal 1 April 2022 30 November 2023 41 Armoured Regiment [27]
Manjinder Singh 1 December 2023 Incumbent Madras Regiment [28]

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ An introduction Indian Army
  3. ^ John Pike. "Army Training Command (ARTRAC)". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. The Print
    , 24 Aug 2019.
  5. ^ "Bangalore Military School, Bangalore Military School detailed information, Admission Process for Bangalore Military School". Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Sky diving, bike stunts leave spectators spellbound : The Tribune India".
  7. ^ December 15, india today digital; December 15, india today digital; July 18, india today digital; Ist, india today digital. "Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Army Training Command may be moved from Shimla to Ambala". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2019.
  9. ^ "tribuneindia... Himachal".
  10. ^ "Lt. Gen. S. S. Mehta Takes Over Army Training Command" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Minor reshuffle likely at Army hq". The Hindu. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. ^ "The colours of Army green". frontline.thehindu.com.
  13. ^ Feb 9, Rahul Singh (9 February 2004). "'Ganpat' generals going great guns | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Nagalim.NL News". www.nagalim.nl.
  15. ^ "Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". www.oneindia.com. 26 December 2006.
  16. ^ "Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2006.
  17. ^ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
  18. ^ "Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  19. ^ "Army training command gets new chief". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2009.
  20. ^ "LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post". 31 December 2010.
  21. ^ Pioneer, The. "lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training". The Pioneer.
  22. ^ "..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC". www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Lt Gen Soni is GOC-in-Chief of ARTRAC". The Tribune India.
  24. ^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief : The Tribune India".
  25. ^ "Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla". The Economic Times. 1 November 2018.
  26. ^ "Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC". United News of India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal took over the command of ARTRAC today". Hindi Latestly. 1 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the command of Army Training Command". Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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