Lieutenant general (India)
Lieutenant general | |
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Air marshal (Indian Air Force ) |
Equivalent ranks of Indian military
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Indian Navy | Indian Army | Indian Air Force |
Commissioned ranks
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Admiral of the fleet |
Field marshal | Marshal of the Indian Air Force |
Admiral | General | Air chief marshal
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Vice admiral |
Lieutenant general |
Air marshal
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Rear admiral | Major general | Air vice marshal |
Commodore | Brigadier | Air commodore |
Captain | Colonel | Group captain |
Commander | Lieutenant colonel | Wing commander
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Lieutenant commander | Major | Squadron leader |
Lieutenant | Captain | Flight lieutenant |
Sub lieutenant |
Lieutenant | Flying officer |
Junior commissioned ranks
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Master chief petty officer 1st class |
Subedar major[Alt 1] |
Master warrant officer
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Master chief petty officer 2nd class |
Subedar[Alt 2] | Warrant officer |
Chief petty officer |
Naib subedar[Alt 3] |
Junior warrant officer
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Non-commissioned ranks
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Petty officer | Havildar | Sergeant |
Leading seaman | Naik | Corporal |
Seaman 1 | Lance naik | Leading aircraftsman
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Seaman 2 | Sepoy | Aircraftsman
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Footnotes
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Lieutenant general is a
The equivalent rank in the
Officers in the rank of lieutenant general hold important appointments at the army commands and at the army headquarters.
Army commanders (C-in-C grade)
Senior lieutenant generals who are in the C-in-C grade (army commanders), are considered to be in a grade higher than other lieutenant generals. They hold the most senior appointments like the Vice Chief of the Army Staff and the heads of the seven army commands (styled general officer commanding-in-chief). The seven GOC-in-C appointments are:
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
Insignia
The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton and Ashoka emblem above.[1]
A lieutenant general wears gorget patches which are crimson patches with three golden stars. Army commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three golden stars.
Appointments
Officers in the rank of Lieutenant general hold important appointments like
Order of precedence
A lieutenant general in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the
Lieutenant generals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other lieutenant generals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.[3][4]
See also
- List of serving generals of the Indian Army
- Army ranks and insignia of India
- General officer commanding
References
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in.
- ^ "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 1979-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ . 20 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-20.
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