New Delhi: Lieutenant General S P Kochar
Thursday took over as the Signal Officer-in-Chief of the Indian Army following the retirement of Lt Gen P Mohapatra on August 31 here.
Lt General Kochar has held several important posts in his
38-year career.
As an Additional Director General (ADG) of Personnel
Services at Army Headquarters, he also headed the Tri-Services
Anomalies Resolution Committee to address anomalies of the
Sixth Central Pay Commission.
The General Officer holds two M.Phil degrees and is an
M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and has
undergone several in-service professional courses including
the National Defence College (NDC) Course and the Army’s
Higher Command Course (HCC).
He is a recipient of with the Ati-Vishisht Seva Medal
(AVSM), Sena Medal (SM) and the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM).
PTI
First Published: Friday, September 02, 2011, 00:05