Upendra Dwivedi

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Upendra Dwivedi
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi Vice Chief of Army Staff.jpg
46th Vice Chief of the Army Staff
Assumed office
19 February 2024

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the 46th Vice Chief of Army Staff. [2] He previously held the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, [3] prior to that he served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) and as the General Officer Commanding IX Corps.

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Career

A Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla alumnus, Dwivedi was commissioned into the 18th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on 15 December 1984 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. [4] [5] He commanded a battalion at Chowkibal in Kashmir Valley during Operation Rakshak and the deserts of Rajasthan, a sector of the Assam Rifles in Manipur during Operation Rhino, served in Assam as Inspector General, Assam Rifles and held various other Staff & Command appointments in the North East. [5] General officer has had a unique distinction of balanced exposure of both Northern and Western Theatres.

Among his previous appointments were as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, directing staff at the higher command wing in the Army War College. The Officer’s two overseas tenures include Somalia, as part of HQ UNOSOM II and military attaché to the government of Seychelles. Appointment of Director General Infantry empowered him to steer and fast-track Capital procurement cases of weapons for all the three services, leading to significant & visible capability enhancement for our Armed Forces. He was appointed commander of IX Corps in February 2020, and as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) in April 2021.

Personal life

The General Officer is married to Mrs Sunita Dwivedi, a science graduate, who is a home maker. Mrs Sunita Dwivedi has been associated with Aarushi, an Institute for specially abled children, at Bhopal. The couple are blessed with two daughters. [6]

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg 75yearmedal.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg United Nations Medal, Operation in Somalia ribbon.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNOSOM

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 15 December 1984 [4]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army15 December 1986 [7]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army15 December 1989 [8]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army15 December 1995 [9]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army16 December 2004 [10]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 April 2006 [11]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army13 June 2011 (acting)
17 October 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 30 March 2010) [12]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 December 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015) [13]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army15 July 2019 [14]

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding IX Corps
16 February 2020 – 26 March 2021
Succeeded by
P. N. Ananthanarayanan
Preceded by Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
(Information Systems and Coordination)

10 April 2021 – 31 January 2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
1 February 2022 - 18 February 2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Army Staff
19 February 2024 – present
Incumbent