Ram Chander Tiwari

Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM is a retired general officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC)-in-Chief Eastern Command. He previously served as the GOC Uttar Bharat Area, and before that as GOC III Corps. He earlier held the appointment of Chief of Staff of the South Western Command.

Early life and education Tiwari is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has attended the Defence Services Staff College, Higher Defence Management Course and National Defence College, New Delhi. He is also a graduate of Swiss Army Chemical Warfare School and US Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, USA.

Military career He was commissioned into the 4th battalion of the Kumaon Regiment on 13 June 1987 from the Indian Military Academy. Tiwari served as a Brigade Major of a mountain brigade along Northern Borders. He also served a Rashtriya Rifles battalion as 2IC and commanded his battalion in active counter-insurgency area of Assam (OP RHINO). In March 2022, he took over as the GOC of III Corps in the Eastern Theatre. the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2023, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Sena Medal.

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva MedalAti Vishisht Seva MedalSena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Parakram 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 MONUSCO

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