Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC was the 25th General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2015 after Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai.
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 17 December 1977 - 31 July 2017 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-34760F |
| Unit | Skinner's Horse |
| Commands |  Eastern CommandIX Corps |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal[1] Vishisht Seva Medal |
In December 2016, Bakshi was the front runner for the post of the Chief of the Army Staff. However, keeping aside the trend of seniority being the lone criteria, the Government appointed General Bipin Rawat and he finally retired on 31 July 2017 being succeeded by Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna.[2][3][4]
Prior, he was Chief of Staff of the Northern Command based at Udhampur. He succeeded Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai who was appointed as the Vice Chief of Army Staff at the Headquarter of Indian Army in New Delhi.
Education
editHe is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune. He has also attended the staff college course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; senior command course at Army War College, Mhow and higher command course at National Defence College, New Delhi.[2][5]
Career
editHe was commissioned into the Skinner's Horse regiment on 17 December 1977. He has vast experience headed several formations of Indian Army including an armored brigade in the western sector, a division in Rajasthan and a corps in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. On being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was appointed as the commander of IX Corps (Dharamshala) and later as the Chief of Staff, Northern Command based. He took charge as the GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command on 1 August 2015. He has also served in Tanzania among other places. He was also the Colonel of Skinner's Horse, 18 Cavalry and 57 Armoured Regiment[2][3][5][6][7]
During his career spanning over decades, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2017), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2015) and Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2013) for his service.[8][9][10][11][12]
On 17 December 2016, the Government of India appointed Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff, superseding him and Lt Gen Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz (Southern Army Commander).The appointment made by NDA ruled Government was politically controversial.General Bipin Rawat was accused of nepotism and gratuitously politicising the appointment, by the senior serving and retired military officers.[13][14][15]
Awards
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| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | Special Service Medal |
| Operation Vijay Medal | Operation Parakram Medal | Sainya Seva Medal | Videsh Seva Medal |
| 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
References
edit- ^ "ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL". NET INDIAN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi takes charge of army's Eastern Command". Economic Times. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Army's Eastern Command gets new chief". News X. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna new chief of Eastern Command".
- ^ a b "» Lt General Praveen Bakshi". www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "374 defence personnel decorated, Ashok Chakra posthumously for Neeraj Kumar Singh | NetIndian". netindian.in. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Tewari likely to be new GOC". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Lt Gen Bakshi, Hariz get PVSM medal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards". Press Information Bureau. Govt.. of India. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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- ^ "Army plans succession at highest ranks". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "India Army Gets China Border Experienced General". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ ""Lt Gen Bipin Rawat's appointment by Modi government creates unease: Here's why"". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ ""General Bipin Rawat: A Military Officer Who Was Forthright and Blunt to a Fault"". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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