Army Training Command

Active| 1991 – Present
Country|  India
Branch|  Indian Army
Type| Command
Role| Training
Garrison/HQ| Shimla
Commanders
GOC-in-C| Lieutenant general Devendra Sharma, AVSM SM
Notable
commanders| Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Gen J. J. Singh
Gen Deepak Kapoor
Gen M. M. Naravane

Military unit

The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is currently based at Shimla.[1] It was established in 1991.

## History

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The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993.[2] The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.[3]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.[4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).[5]

## Objectives

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Its roles are to:

* Formulate concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development stimulating a real-time scenario.
* Acts as the nodal agency for all institutional training in the Army
* Evolve joint doctrines in conjunction with other Services

## List of Commanders

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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command

S.No  | Name  | Assumed office  | Left office  | Unit of Commission  | References
1  | Lieutenant General A. S. Kalkat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM | 1 October 1991  | 31 July 1992  | 8th Gorkha Rifles | [6]
2  | Lieutenant General Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM | 1 August 1992  | 22 November 1994  | 20th Lancers | [7]
3  | Lieutenant General S. K. Sharma  | 22 November 1994  | 31 March 1997  | Armoured Corps |
4  | Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 1997  | 15 October 1999  | Maratha Light Infantry | [8]
5  | Lieutenant General H. B. Kala PVSM, AVSM, SC | 15 October 1999  | 1 April 2001  | Jat Regiment | [9]
6  | Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 2001  | 31 October 2002  | 63rd Cavalry | [10]
7  | Lieutenant General Shantanu Choudhry PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 November 2002  | 31 December 2002  | Regiment of Artillery | [11]
8  | Lieutenant General J. J. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2003  | 30 January 2004  | Maratha Light Infantry | [12]
9  | Lieutenant General K. Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM | 1 February 2004  | 15 August 2005  | Maratha Light Infantry | [13]
10  | Lieutenant General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | 15 August 2005  | 31 September 2005  | Regiment of Artillery | [14]
11  | Lieutenant General K. S. Jamwal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 October 2005  | 31 December 2006  | Regiment of Artillery | [15]
12  | Lieutenant General M. L. Naidu PVSM, AVSM, YSM | 1 January 2007  | 30 September 2007  | Rajput Regiment | [16]
13  | Lieutenant General J. K. Mohanty UYSM, SM, VSM | 1 October 2007  | 30 September 2009  | Dogra Regiment | [17]
14  | Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 October 2009  | 1 December 2010  | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | [18]
15  | Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM, AVSM | 1 October 2009  | 1 December 2010  | Regiment of Artillery | [19]
16  | Lieutenant General K. Surendra Nath PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2011  | 30 May 2013  | Mechanised Infantry | [20]
17  | Lieutenant General Sanjeev Madhok PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 June 2013  | 30 July 2015  | Brigade of Guards | [21]
18  | Lieutenant General P M Hariz PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | 1 August 2015  | 31 August 2016  | Mechanized Infantry | [22]
19  | Lieutenant General D R Soni VSM | 17 September 2016  | 30 November 2017  | Central India Horse | [23]
20  | Lieutenant General M M Naravane AVSM, SM, VSM | 1 December 2017  | 30 September 2018  | Sikh Light Infantry | [24]
21  | Lieutenant General P C Thimayya PVSM, VSM | 1 November 2018  | 30 April 2020  | Mechanised Infantry Regiment | [25]
22  | Lieutenant General Raj Shukla PVSM, YSM, SM | 1 May 2020  | 31 March 2022  | Regiment of Artillery | [26]
23  | Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 2022  | 30 November 2023  | 41 Armoured Regiment | [27]
24  | Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh AVSM, YSM, VSM | 1 December 2023  | 30 June 2024  | Madras Regiment | [28]
25  | Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma AVSM, SM | 1 July 2024  | Incumbent | 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) | [29]

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. ^ An introduction Indian Army
3. ^ John Pike. "Army Training Command (ARTRAC)". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
4. ^ In the works for Army Training Command — wings for training, validation & more officers, The Print, 24 Aug 2019.
5. ^ "Bangalore Military School, Bangalore Military School detailed information, Admission Process for Bangalore Military School". Retrieved 22 June 2016.
6. ^ "Sky diving, bike stunts leave spectators spellbound : The Tribune India".
7. ^ "Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff". India Today. 15 December 1994. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (subscription required)
8. ^ "Army Training Command may be moved from Shimla to Ambala". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2019.
9. ^ "tribuneindia... Himachal".
10. ^ "Lt. Gen. S. S. Mehta Takes Over Army Training Command" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India – Archive. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
11. ^ "Minor reshuffle likely at Army hq". The Hindu. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
12. ^ "The colours of Army green". frontline.thehindu.com.
13. ^ Feb 9, Rahul Singh (9 February 2004). "'Ganpat' generals going great guns | Chandigarh News – Times of India". The Times of India.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
14. ^ "Nagalim.NL News". www.nagalim.nl.
15. ^ "Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". www.oneindia.com. 26 December 2006.
16. ^ "Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2006.
17. ^ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
18. ^ "Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
19. ^ "Army training command gets new chief". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2009.
20. ^ "LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post". 31 December 2010.
21. ^ Pioneer, The. "lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training". The Pioneer.
22. ^ "..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC". www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
23. ^ "Lt Gen Soni is GOC-in-Chief of ARTRAC". The Tribune India.
24. ^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief : The Tribune India".
25. ^ "Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla". The Economic Times. 1 November 2018.
26. ^ "Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC". United News of India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
27. ^ "Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal took over the command of ARTRAC today". Hindi Latestly. 1 April 2022.
28. ^ "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the command of Army Training Command". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
29. ^ "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new Army training command chief". The Times of India. 1 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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