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Lieutenant General
Tarun Kumar Aich
PVSM AVSM
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DCOAS (Strat)
Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich PVSM, AVSM - DCOAS (Strategy)
Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy)
Assumed office
14 March 2023
Chief of the Army StaffManoj Pande
Upendra Dwivedi
Preceded byM. V. Suchindra Kumar
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
In office
22 October 2021 – 31 October 2022
Preceded byAjai Kumar Singh
Succeeded byVPS Kaushik
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service14 June 1986 – Present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit16 Madras Regiment
Commands XXXIII Corps
Service numberIC-43710L[1]
Awards

Lieutenant general Tarun Kumar Aich, PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy).[2][3] He previously held the appointment of Director General of Military Intelligence,[4] prior to that he was General Officer Commanding Trishakti Corps (XXXIII Corps).[5] He earlier served as the Director General of National Cadet Corps.[6][7]

Early Life and Education

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The general officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla where he graduated with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Army War College, Mhow. He had undergone the Command and General Staff Course (CGSC) at Hamburg, Germany. He is a Postgraduate and holds an M Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Madras University.[8]

Career

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He was commissioned into 16th battalion of the Madras Regiment (TRAVANCORE) in June 1986 from the Indian Military Academy.[9] In a distinguished career spanning over 37 years he has served across vivid terrains and has undertaken many staff and instructional appointments. The general has commanded his battalion in the Siachen Glacier and in the intense counter terrorism environment of the Valley Sector in Kashmir. The general officer has held various staff and instructional appointments  to include Instructor Class ‘C’ and ‘B’ in the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has held the appointment of a Brigade Major of a Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operations and General Staff Officer-1 in the Military Intelligence Directorate. He has tenanted the appointment of Colonel (General Staff) of an Offensive Formation in the Plains Sector, Colonel General Staff (Planning) of a command headquarters, Deputy Commander of a brigade (new raising) in the Eastern Theatre, Deputy Director General Canteen Services, Brigadier General Staff of the Indian Military Academy, Commandant of the High Altitude Warfare School at Gulmarg. He has also commanded 12 Reorganized Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) in the desert sector.[8]

On being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general, he took over as the 33rd Director General of National Cadet Corps on 1 January 2021.[7][10][11][12] As DG NCC, he emphasised on compulsory NCC training in schools and colleges. [13][14] During his itinerary to the Northeastern states to take stock of the ongoing drive for expansion plan of the NCC in the region, he visited & met Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi.[15] On Oct 5, 2021 Lt gen Aich relinquished the charge of National Cadet Corps to Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh.[16]

On October 22, 2021 Lieutenant general Aich took over as the General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps succeeding Lieutenant general Ajai Kumar Singh.[17][18] As GOC of Trishakti Corps, he took numerous initiatives such as; On Dec 11, 2021, he set up a 400 litres of oxygen per minute oxygen generation plant, at the base hospital in Bengdubi near Bagdogra in Siliguri[19] On May 16, 2022 Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, the GOC of Trishakti Corps, and Avinash Khare, the VC of Sikkim University signed the MoU for the Tibetology cadre course[20]. The Eastern Command Tibetology cadre course (ECTCC) is a six-week programme conducted at Gangtok under the guidance of the Black Cat division of the Indian Army and gives an insight into various aspects of Tibet such as its history, religion, language, culture, politics, demography and geography. Later on Aug 26, 2022, under the purview of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command General Officer Commanding 33 corps Lt General Tarun Kumar Aich launched the unique civil-military cooperation activities - Eastern Command Trans Theatre Adventure Activities (ECTTAA) 2022, which start from Jongsong Peak in the western extremities to Jelep La in the easternmost part, all along the northern Indo-China borders.[21]

On Sept 20, 2022, he inaugurated The Avalanche Monitoring Radar (TAMR) operational in North Sikkim. It is first of its kind radar in India located at an altitude of 15,000 feet & capable of detecting avalanches within three seconds of their trigger by using a series of short microwave pulses scattered at the target. The radar was installed jointly by the Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE).[22] DGRE rendered the radar operational in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

After relinquishing the command of Trishakti Corps,[23] he moved to the Army headquarters and assumed the appointment of Director General Military Intelligence.[4] After a short stint as DGMI, on 14 March 2023, Lieutenant general TK Aich assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy) succeeding Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar upon the latter's elevation as the Vice Chief of Army Staff.[3]

Awards and decorations

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He has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024[24] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.[25]The general officer has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation thrice.[8]

   
     
       
       
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay 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

Dates of rank

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Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
  Second Lieutenant Indian Army 14 June 1986[9]
  Lieutenant Indian Army 14 June 1988[26]
  Captain Indian Army 14 June 1991[27]
  Major Indian Army 14 June 1997[28]
  Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[29]
  Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2007[30]
  Brigadier Indian Army 14 December 2012 (acting)

1 April 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 10 June 2011)[31]

  Major General Indian Army 1 October 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[32]
  Lieutenant General Indian Army 1 January 2021[33]

References

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  1. ^ "List of Personnel Being Conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards on the Occasion Of Republic Day-2024 / Param Vishisht Seva Medal" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff". Hindusthan Samachar. 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) of Indian Army. Prior to assuming this key appointment, he was serving as the Director General Military Intelligence". X. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich DGMI visited Military Intelligence Training School & Depot, Pune". X (formerly twitter). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes charge of Trishakti Corps". Economic Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG NCC". The Statesman. 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as Director General, National Cadet Corps". Press Information Bureau. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/deputy-chiefs-of-army-staff-leaders-site-main
  9. ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1586.
  10. ^ "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich takes over as DG, NCC". The Statesman. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. ^ Bureau, Ebangla (5 January 2021). "Lt. Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich is NCC Director General". ebangla.in.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ World, Republic (1 July 2021). "Indian Army top brass gets major reshuffle as new year begins; Lt Gen Aich appointed as the new DG NCC to take charge". www.republicworld.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "NCC chief suggests compulsory training in schools and colleges, but not free of cost". www.timesnownews.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ^ "We'd welcome the decision to make the National Cadet Corps compulsory - Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich". ANI, Twitter. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ NEWS, NE NOW (9 February 2021). "Director General of NCC Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich meets Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  16. ^ Arora, Sumit (28 September 2021). "Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh takes charge as DG of NCC". adda247. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich took over the command of Trishakti Corps of Eastern Command from Lt Gen AK Singh". x (formerly twitter). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ Indiablooms. "Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar Aich assumes charge as Corps Commander of Trishakti Corps | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  19. ^ Online, The Telegraph (11 December 2021). "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, GOC of Trishakti Corps inaugurates oxygen generation plant in Siliguri". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ The, Telegraph (16 May 2022). "Indian Army signs MoU with Sikkim University". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Eastern Command Trans Theatre Adventure Activities Set to Take Civil-Military Cooperation to New Heights". News18.com. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Bureau, I. N. (24 September 2022). "India's first avalanche warning radar starts operating in Sikkim". Indianarrative. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich, AVSM relinquishes command of the Trishakti Corps, laid wreath at the Trishakti War Memorial & paid tribute to the warriors who laid down their lives in the service of the Nation". X (formerly twitter). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  24. ^ "List of Gallantry Awards Winners 26 January 2024 Republic Day". 25 January 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  25. ^ "President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". Press Information Bureau. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 October 1989. p. 1551.
  27. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 August 1992. p. 1441.
  28. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 1997. p. 1476.
  29. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1355.
  30. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1386.
  31. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2137.
  32. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2962.
  33. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 4 February 2023. p. 273.


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