Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 31 July 2025.
- The General Officer was tenanting the appointment of Director General Operational Logistics & Strategic Movement at Army Headquarters.
About Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh:
» The General Officer was commissioned into 4th Battalion, The Parachute regiment (Special Forces) in December 1987.
- He is an alumnus of La’ Martiniere College, Lucknow, Lucknow University and the prestigious Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
» During his illustrious career spanning 38 years, the General Officer has held various Command and Staff appointments.
- He commanded a Special Forces Unit in the Kashmir Valley and on the Line of Control.
- He later commanded an Infantry Brigade and a Mountain Division in ‘OP SNOW LEOPARD’ along the Line of Actual Control.
- The General Officer was GOC of a Corps headquartered in Himachal Pradesh and responsible for sensitive Jammu, Samba and Pathankot areas.
- The General Officer has insightful knowledge and deep understanding of operational dynamics on both Western and Northern Borders.
- The General Officer has served in ‘OP PAWAN’, ‘OP MEGHDOOT’, ‘OP ORCHID’ and has had multiple tenures in ‘OP RAKSHAK’.
Awards:
» For his distinguished service to the Nation, the General Officer has been awarded Ati Vishist Seva Medal and Bar to Sena Medal.