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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 on 1 October 1991 at Mhow.

History

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 Indian Army has diverse, intensive and variegated Operational responsibilities. Due to constant change in the complexion of the future battlefield combined with rapid technological advances, a need to restructure and streamline our overall training structure was identified. The aim was to maximize effectiveness of our training and establish a dedicated organization for formulating concepts and doctrines, which are specifically applicable to our operational environment.[2] The requirement was to be met by the establishment of a centralized, independent and high-powered organization, with the requisite infrastructure and resources to meet all aspects of concepts and doctrine development, training policies and institutional training.[2]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.[3] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).[4]

Objectives

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
  • Integrating technology like simulation-based war-gaming into training modules

List of Commanders

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
S.No Rank Name Assumed office Left office Unit of Commission References
1 Lieutenant General A. S. Kalkat Template:Small 1 October 1991 31 July 1992 8th Gorkha Rifles [5]
2 Shankar Roychowdhury Template:SmallTemplate:Ref 1 August 1992 22 November 1994 20th Lancers [6]
3 S. K. Sharma 22 November 1994 31 March 1997 Armoured Corps
4 Vijay Oberoi Template:Small 1 April 1997 15 October 1999 Maratha Light Infantry [7]
5 H. B. Kala Template:Small 15 October 1999 1 April 2001 Jat Regiment [8]
6 Shamsher Singh Mehta Template:Small 1 April 2001 31 October 2002 63rd Cavalry [9]
7 Shantanu Choudhry Template:Small 1 November 2002 31 December 2002 Regiment of Artillery [10]
8 J. J. Singh Template:SmallTemplate:Ref 1 January 2003 30 January 2004 Maratha Light Infantry [11]
9 K. Nagaraj Template:Small 1 February 2004 15 August 2005 Maratha Light Infantry [12]
10 Deepak Kapoor Template:SmallTemplate:Ref 15 August 2005 31 September 2005 Regiment of Artillery [13]
11 K. S. Jamwal Template:Small 1 October 2005 31 December 2006 Regiment of Artillery [14]
12 M. L. Naidu Template:Small 1 January 2007 30 September 2007 Rajput Regiment [15]
13 J. K. Mohanty Template:Small 1 October 2007 31 December 2008 Dogra Regiment [16]
14 B. S. Jaswal Template:Small 1 January 2009 30 September 2009 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [17]
15 Arvinder Singh Lamba Template:Small 1 October 2009 1 December 2010 Regiment of Artillery [18]
16 K. Surendra Nath Template:Small 1 January 2011 30 May 2013 Mechanised Infantry [19]
17 Sanjeev Madhok Template:Small 1 June 2013 30 July 2015 Brigade of Guards [20]
18 P M Hariz Template:Small 1 August 2015 31 August 2016 Mechanized Infantry [21]
19 Dewan Rabindranth Soni Template:Small 17 September 2016 30 November 2017 Central India Horse [22]
20 Manoj Mukund Naravane Template:SmallTemplate:Ref 1 December 2017 30 September 2018 Sikh Light Infantry [23]
21 P C Thimayya Template:Small 1 November 2018 30 April 2020 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [24]
22 Raj Shukla Template:Small 1 May 2020 31 March 2022 Regiment of Artillery [25]
23 Surinder Singh Mahal Template:Small 1 April 2022 30 November 2023 41 Armoured Regiment [26]
24 Manjinder Singh Template:Small 1 December 2023 30 June 2024 Madras Regiment [27]
25 Devendra Sharma Template:Small 1 July 2024 Incumbent 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) [28]

Notes

1.Template:NoteLater became the Chief of Army Staff.

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Army Training Command (ARTRAC). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ In the works for Army Training Command — wings for training, validation & more officers, The Print, 24 Aug 2019.
  4. ↑ Bangalore Military School, Bangalore Military School detailed information, Admission Process for Bangalore Military School. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Sky diving, bike stunts leave spectators spellbound : The Tribune India.
  6. ↑ Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff. India Today(15 December 1994). Template:Subscription
  7. ↑ Army Training Command may be moved from Shimla to Ambala. Hindustan Times(28 January 2019).
  8. ↑ tribuneindia... Himachal.
  9. ↑ Lt. Gen. S. S. Mehta Takes Over Army Training Command. Press Information Bureau of India – Archive(1 April 2001). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Minor reshuffle likely at Army hq.. The Hindu(2002-11-01). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  11. ↑ The colours of Army green. frontline.thehindu.com.
  12. ↑ 'Ganpat' generals going great guns | Chandigarh News – Times of India. The Times of India(9 February 2004).
  13. ↑ Nagalim.NL News. www.nagalim.nl.
  14. ↑ Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds. www.oneindia.com(26 December 2006).
  15. ↑ Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1. Hindustan Times(26 December 2006).
  16. ↑ English Releases. pib.gov.in.
  17. ↑ Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today – Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com.
  18. ↑ Army training command gets new chief. Hindustan Times(1 October 2009).
  19. ↑ LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post(31 December 2010).
  20. ↑ lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training. The Pioneer.
  21. ↑ ..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC. www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  22. ↑ Lt Gen Soni is GOC-in-Chief of ARTRAC. The Tribune India.
  23. ↑ Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief : The Tribune India.
  24. ↑ Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla. The Economic Times(1 November 2018).
  25. ↑ Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC. United News of India(1 May 2020). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  26. ↑ Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal took over the command of ARTRAC today. Hindi Latestly(1 April 2022).
  27. ↑ Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the command of Army Training Command. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  28. ↑ Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new Army training command chief. The Times of India(2024-07-01). Retrieved 2024-07-02.

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