X Corps (India)

X Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It is based in Bathinda and is a part of South Western Command. It was formed around 1976, and 18th Infantry Division was raised at about the same time. The 24th Infantry Division was formed in 1978. (Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, 26)

X Corps
Active1932 - 1947
c.1976-present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
RoleStrike Corps
Part ofSouth Western Command
Garrison/HQBhatinda
Nickname(s)Chetak Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Ajai Singh, AVSM, SM[1]
Indian Army Corps (1947 - Present)
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X Corps had been raised at Bhatinda to reduce XI Corps' load, while the new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan.[2] It has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).

It consists of:

  • 16th Infantry Division headquartered at Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
  • 18th Infantry Division (India) (RAPID) Kota, Rajasthan
  • 24th Infantry Division (India) (RAPID) Bikaner, Rajasthan. In 2001, 24th Artillery Brigade and 180th Armoured Brigade were at Bikaner, 25th Infantry Brigade was at Bathinda,Punjab and 83rd Infantry Brigade was at Lalgarh Jattan.[3]
  • 6th Independent Armoured Brigade Suratgarh, Rajasthan[4]
  • 615th Independent Air Defence Brigade (2 Battalions of Shilka & Tunguska and 1 Battalion of SA-6 and SA-13).

List of Commanders
Name Rank Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
P C Thimayya Lieutenant General 5 July 2017 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [5]
Raj Shukla 5 July 2017 30 July 2019 Regiment of Artillery [6]
Ajai Singh 30 July 2019 Incumbent 81 Armoured Regiment [7]

References
  1. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-gen-thimmaya-assumes-charge-of-chetak-corps/432247.html
  2. http://forum.pakistanidefence.com/lofiversion/index.php/t7640.html
  3. Mandeep Bajwa and Ravi Rikhye, Indian Army RAPID Divisions Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, February 11, 2001
  4. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020730/region.htm
  5. Service, Tribune News. "Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college". Tribuneindia News Service.
  6. Service, Tribune News. "Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college". Tribuneindia News Service.
  7. Service, Tribune News. "Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes charge of Chetak Corps". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 February 2020.


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