Lt Gen Paramajit Singh likely to be first Deputy Chief Strategy
The new office of Army Deputy Chief (Strategy) is being created as a part of restructuring the Army headquarters by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.
Lt Gen Paramjit Singh is currently the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Nagrota based 16 Corps.
Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh is likely to become the first Army Deputy Chief (Strategy) after he takes charge as the new Director General Military Operations (DGMO) from October 15 this year.
Soon after assuming the new post of DGMO, he is expected to be elevated as the first Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) where he would be in charge of both operations and military intelligence.
Lt Gen Paramjit Singh is currently the GOC of Nagrota based 16 Corps.
As DGMO, the officer will look after Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states along the borders with both China and Pakistan.
The new office of Army Deputy Chief (Strategy) is being created as a part of restructuring the Army headquarters by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.
The defence ministry has approved the restructuring of the Indian Army Headquarters under which over 200 officers will be sent out of Army headquarters to field formations, while new offices will be created for strategic communication.
The force is also preparing itself for creating new fighting formations known as integrated battle groups to fight new generation wars.