Manoj Pande (general)

Lieutenant General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande[1], AVSM, VSM is a serving General Officer in the Indian Army. He is the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He assumed office on 1 June 2020, succeeding Lt Gen Podali Shankar Rajeshwar.

For civil servant, see Manoj Pande (civil servant).

Lieutenant General

Manoj Pande

AVSM, VSM
Lt Gen Manoj Pande (front, right) with then Lt Gen Naravane as GOC-in-C of Eastern Command in May 2019
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1982 – present
Rank Lieutenant General
Service numberIC-40716F[1]
UnitBombay Sappers
Corps of Engineers
Commands heldAndaman and Nicobar Command
IV Corps
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

Early life and education

Pande was born to Dr. C G Pande, a consulting Psychotherapist who retired as the Head of the Department of Psychology of the Nagpur University, and Prema, an announcer and host with the All India Radio. The family hails from Nagpur.[2]

Career

Pande was commissioned into the Bombay Sappers, one of the regiments in the Corps of Engineers, in December 1982. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. He has also attended the Staff College, Camberley, the Army War College, Mhow and the prestigious National Defence College.[3]

Pande has commanded an Engineer Regiment along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also commanded an Engineer brigade as part of a Strike Corps and an infantry brigade, along the LOC. He also commanded a mountain division in high-altitude operations in western Ladakh.[4]

Pande has served in staff appointments at brigade and division headquarters.[4] As a Lieutenant Colonel, he served as the Chief Engineer at the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.[3] He served a tenure in the Military Operations directorate at Army Headquarters as the Additional Director General (ADG).[4] Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Southern Command.[2] He last served as the Director General at Army HQ dealing with subjects of Discipline, Ceremonial and Welfare.[3]

On 30 December 2018, Pande took command of the IV Corps at Tezpur from Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha.[5][6] The corps is deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as well as in Counter-insurgency operations in the North-East.[3] On 30 April 2020, Pande was appointed the next Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command. He assumed command on 1 June 2020 after the incumbent Lt Gen P S Rajeshwar superannuated on 31 May 2020.[7]

Honours and decorations

He is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal.[8][9] Apart from these, he has been awarded the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Commendation Card and two GOC-in-C commendation cards.[4]

Dates of rank
InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second LieutenantIndian Army24 December 1982[1]
LieutenantIndian Army24 December 1984[10]
CaptainIndian Army24 December 1987[11]
MajorIndian Army24 December 1993[12]
Lieutenant-ColonelIndian Army16 December 2004[13]
ColonelIndian Army1 March 2006[14]
BrigadierIndian Army1 April 2010 (substantive, seniority from 25 January 2009)[15]
Major GeneralIndian Army1 July 2015 (substantive, seniority from 12 June 2012)[16]
Lieutenant-GeneralIndian Army1 September 2017[17]

References
  1. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 3 November 1984. p. 1810.
  2. News, Nagpur. "Nagpurian appointed as Chief of Staff at Southern Command Headquarters". www.nagpurtoday.in.
  3. "Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over as Commander-In-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command Tomorrow;". pib.gov.in.
  4. "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes over as new chief of Southern Command Pune". United News of India. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. India, Press Trust of (30 December 2018). "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of Gajraj Corps". Business Standard India.
  6. Feeds, P. T. I. (30 December 2018). "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of Gajraj Corps". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com.
  7. DelhiApril 30, Manjeet Singh Negi New; April 30, Manjeet Singh Negi New; Ist, Manjeet Singh Negi New. "Lt Gen Manoj Pande appointed chief of Andaman & Nicobar command at Port Blair". India Today.
  8. "h17". www.sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  9. "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in.
  10. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 31 May 1986. p. 887.
  11. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 26 November 1988. p. 1723.
  12. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 14 May 1994. p. 940.
  13. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1895.
  14. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 April 2007. p. 636.
  15. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 February 2013. p. 274.
  16. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 May 2016. p. 1310.
  17. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 February 2019. p. 393.
Military offices
Preceded by
Podali Shankar Rajeshwar		 Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
1 June 2020 - Incumbent		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Gurpal Singh Sangha		 General Officer Commanding IV Corps
December 2018 - December 2019		 Succeeded by
Shantanu Dayal
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