Modi govt extends tenure of Army Chief Gen Pande
New Delhi: India’s Modi government has extended the tenure of Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande for a period of one month. Gen Pande was originally set to retire from service on May 31.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the defense ministry in a statement issued in New Delhi said, “The Appointments Committee of Cabinet on May 26 approved the extension in service of Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj C Pande for a period of one month, beyond his normal age of superannuation (May 31), i.e. up to June 30, under Rule 16 A (4) of the Army Rules 1954”.
Gen Pande was commissioned in December 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers). He previously held the post of Vice Chief of the Army Staff before assuming command of the 1.2 million-strong force in April 2022.
