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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = C P Mohanty
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}
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| office1 = 42nd [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| term_start1 = 1 February 2021
| term_end1 = 31 January 2022
| president1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| predecessor1 = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| successor1 = [[Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)|Manoj Pande]]
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| birth_place = Jayabada, Jagatsinghpur Sub-Division, [[Cuttack district]] (now [[Jagatsinghpur district]]), [[Odisha]]<ref name="TNIE">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/24/lt-gen-chandi-prasad-mohanty-is-general-officer-commanding-in-chief-of-southern-army-command-2093740.html|title=Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty is General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Army Command|date=26 January 2020|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
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| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
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| serviceyears = June 1982 – 31 January 2022
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
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| unit = [[Rajput Regiment]]
| commands = [[File:IA Southern Command.svg|20px]] [[Southern_Command_(India)|Southern Command]] Uttar Bharat Area [[File:33 Corps formation sign.jpg|25px]] [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]
| battles = [[Insurgency in Northeast India]]
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| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Sena Medal]]
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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Chandi Prasad Mohanty''' {{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}} is a retired [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://odishabytes.com/vice-chief-of-army-staff-lt-gen-cp-mohanty-retires-lays-wreath-at-national-war-memorial/|title=Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen CP Mohanty Retires, Lays Wreath at National War Memorial|date=2022-01-31|author=OB Bureau|work=OdishaBytes}}</ref> He was the 42nd [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] and assumed office on 1 February 2021 following the superannuation of [[Satinder Kumar Saini]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1693853|title= LT GEN CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff|publisher=PIB|date=1 February 2021}}</ref> He was previously the [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]],<ref name="TNIE"/> assuming command on 30 January 2020.<ref name="HT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/lt-gen-cp-mohanty-assumes-command-of-pune-based-southern-command/story-DDUDrdPqYoSF1hGqGauECO.html|title=Lt Gen CP Mohanty assumes command of Pune-based Southern Command|date=2020-01-31|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> He was trained at RIMC Dehradun.

==Early life and education==
Mohanty was born to Jitendra K. Mohanty, a civil servant, and Sarada Mohanty, a professor of Odia at S. V. M. College.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://odishabytes.com/odisha-born-lt-general-chandi-prasad-mohanty-takes-charge-of-southern-command/|title=Odisha-Born Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty Takes Charge Of Southern Command|date=30 January 2020|work=OdishaBytes|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> Following his education at Bagashai U. P. School, he joined the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], [[Dehradun]]. He subsequently entered the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA). He holds an [[Master of Philosophy|M. Phil]] and a master's in management and has conducted extensive studies of China, South Asia and northeastern India. He is a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]].<ref name="HT" />

==Career==
Mohanty was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Rajput Regiment]] in June 1982.
He has commanded battalions in both [[Jammu and Kashmir State|Jammu and Kashmir]] and in [[Northeast India]], and has held staff appointments in an armoured brigade and in the military secretariat. He commanded a [[MONUSCO|UN multi-national]] brigade in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and has served as a military advisor to the [[Seychelles]] government.<ref name="HT"/> He has also commanded a mountain brigade along the India-China border and a mountain division in Assam in 2014.<ref name="TNIE"/> He also served as Director General of operational logistics and strategic movement at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) at New Delhi. After the [[2017 China–India border standoff|Doklam standoff]], he commanded the [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Army Commander concludes two-day visit to Trishakti Corps formations |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/eastern-army-commander-concludes-two-day-visit-to-trishakti-corps-formations-119071000992_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=10 July 2019}}</ref> in the [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] and was then appointed GOC Uttar Bharat Area at [[Bareilly]].<ref name="HT"/>

==Decorations==
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|colspan="4"|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon= Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=MONUC_Medal_bar.gif|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
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|colspan="2"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
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|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
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|[[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]]
|[[MONUSCO]]
|}

== Dates of rank ==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
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|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 12 June 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1666 |date=29 September 1984|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1984/O-0834-1984-0039-36639.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=652 |date=11 May 1985|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0019-34598.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1987
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1658 |date=18 September 1993|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1993/O-0409-1993-0038-16529.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1893 |date=15 October 2005|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1339 |date=1 September 2007|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2007/W_35_2010_030.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 5 December 2009 (substantive, with seniority from 8 January 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=272 |date=16 February 2013|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_7_2013_196.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 10 January 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 4 June 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1308 |date=21 May 2016|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/169742.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 20 May 2017 (seniority from 1 May)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/197165.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}{{succession box
| title = [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| years = 1 February 2021 - 31 January 2022
| before = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| after = [[Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)|Manoj Pande]]
}}{{succession box
| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]]
| years = 30 January 2020 - 31 January 2021
| before = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| after = [[Jai Singh Nain]]
| title1 = 42nd [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| years1 = 01 February 2021 -
| before1 = [[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
| after1 = '''Incumbent'''
}}
{{s-end}}

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[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]

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