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{{Short description|Former military secretary of the Indian Army}}{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Anil Kumar Bhatt
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = File:Anil Kumar Bhatt XV Corps.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| birth_date =
| death_date =
| birth_place = Khatwar, [[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| death_place =
| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{Army| India}}
| serviceyears = 1981 – 2020
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| servicenumber = IC-40022F
| unit =
[[9 Gorkha Rifles]]
| commands = [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]<br>21 Mountain Division
| awards = [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] <br> [[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Sena Medal]] <br> [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
}}

[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Anil Kumar Bhatt''', [[PVSM]], [[UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] was the [[Military Secretary (India)|Military Secretary]] of the Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-awards-gallantry-awards-to-armed-forces-personnel/articleshow/68483657.cms|title=President awards gallantry awards to armed forces personnel | India News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> Prior to this, he served as the 47th Commander, [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] of the [[Indian Army]] between 1 February 2018 and 7 February 2019. Prior to this he was the [[Director General of Military Operations (India)|Director General of Military operations]] for one year including during the [[2017 China–India border standoff|Doklam crisis]] in 2017. During his tenure as Corps Commander maximum terrorists were neutralized in comparison to the last one decade.<ref name="India 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lt-gen-ak-bhatt-takes-charge-of-chinar-corps-118020101677_1.html|title=Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt takes charge of Chinar Corps|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-02-01|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/military-appoints-lt-gen-a-k-bhatt-as-new-director-general-of-military-ops/story-68lBl62ztnPPZFdNyNgJAI.html|title=Military appoints Lt Gen AK Bhatt as new director general of military ops|date=2016-11-28|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/lt-gen-ak-bhatt-takes-charge-as-goc-15-corps/|title=Lt Gen AK Bhatt takes charge as GOC 15 Corps|date=2018-02-01|work=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Bhatt was born in Khatwaad village of [[Tehri Garhwal district]], in [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221184712/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> He is alumnus of [[St. George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]], [[Mussoorie]]; [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] and [[Staff College, Camberley]], United Kingdom.<ref name="India 2018" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Mussoorie-school-alumnus-is-new-DGMO/articleshow/55692324.cms|title=Mussoorie school alumnus is new DGMO - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref>

== Career ==
Bhatt was commissioned into [[9 Gorkha Rifles]] (Chindits) in 1981. He has served three times in Jammu and Kashmir. He has held several important posts including Commander of 21 Mountain Division ([[Rangiya]]); [[Director General of Military Operations (India)|Director General of Military Operations]] (DGMO); Additional Director General of CAB (Complaint and Advisory Board) at Army HQ and an instructor at Commando School, Belgaum. He is also the Colonel of the Regiment for 9 Gorkha Rifles and has represented India as the deputy Force Provost Marshal in Lebanon.<ref name="India 2018" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-army-promotions-gorkha-rifles-lt-general-commando-2766094/|title=14 officers approved for rank of Lt General, 5 from Gorkha Rifles|date=2016-04-22|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2017/nov01-17/h11.htm|title=h11|website=sainiksamachar.nic.in|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lt-General-AK-Bhatt-appointed-as-new-DGMO/articleshow/55672482.cms|title=Lt General AK Bhatt appointed as new DGMO - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref>

During his career of 36 years, he has been awarded the [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] in 2019 for many successful operations, including elimination of the highest number of militants — 259 — in a year over a decade.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/lt-gen-dhillon-is-15-corps-goc/726341.html|title=Lt Gen Dhillon is 15 Corps GOC }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Information Bureau |url=http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1561454 |website=pib.nic.in}}</ref> [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (2015), [[Sena Medal]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] for his service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2015PR188|title=Press Information Bureau: Government of India news site, PIB Mumbai website, PIB Mumbai, Press Information Bureau, PIB, India's Official media agency, Government of India press releases, PIB photographs, PIB photos, Press Conferences in Mumbai, Union Minister Press Conference, Marathi press releases, PIB features, Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Bharat Nirman Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Indian Government press releases, PIB Western Region|website=pibmumbai.gov.in|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref>

He was made the first Director General of [[Indian Space Association]] inaugurated on October 11, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2021|title=PM Modi launches Indian Space Association, says India to ensure space unites the world|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/indian-space-association-isro-narendra-modi-k-sivan-1863409-2021-10-11|access-date=2021-10-11|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Honours and decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|
|[[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|
|-
|[[File:Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=105}}
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=105}}
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg|width=105}}
|-
|[[File:IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_50th_Anniversary_Independence_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:UNIFIL ribbon bar.svg|105x105px]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="2"|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[UNIFIL]]
|}

== References ==
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{{succession box
| title = General Officer Commanding [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]
| years = 1 February 2018 - 07 February 2019
| before = Jaswinder Singh Sandhu
| after = [[Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon]]
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| title = Director General of Military Operations
| years = 28 November 2016 - 30 January 2018
| before = [[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]]
| after = [[Anil Chauhan]]
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| title = General Officer Commanding 21 Mountain Division
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[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sena Medal]]
[[Category:Indian alumni of Staff College, Camberley]]

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Shubha at 06:41, 31 January 2026