Lt Gen MMS Rai to be next Army Vice-Chief

New Delhi, July 13

The Ministry of Defence has cleared three changes at the top in the Army. Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai has been appointed as the next Vice-Chief of the Army. He will take over the charge on July 31 on the superannuation of Lt Gen Philip Campose.

Lt Gen Rai is presently the Eastern Army Commander based at Kolkatta. Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, who is from the 1st Horse (Skinners Horse) Regiment, will replace him.

General Bakshi is tipped to be the next Army Chief when Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag superannuates in 2017. If the government goes by the principle of seniority, Lt Gen Bakshi could very well become the first Chief from the Armoured Corps since General Shankar Roy Chowdhury (retd). The Ministry of Defence has also given nod to the appointment of Lt Gen PM Hariz as the new Commander of Army Training Command, Shimla. He will replace Lt Gen Sanjeev Madhok.— TNS