X Corps (India)

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X Corps
X Corps Formation Sign
Active1979 - present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
RoleHolding Corps
Part of South Western Command
Garrison/HQBathinda
Nickname(s)Chetak Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Shamsher Singh Virk, Template:Post nominals
Notable
commanders

Template:Military unit sidebar X Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It is based in Bathinda and is a part of the South Western Command.

The X (Chetak) Corps was raised at Bathinda on 1 July 1979 by Lieutenant General ML Tuli,[1] to reduce the load of XI Corps. The new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan.[2]

Organisation[edit | edit source]

The corps has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).

It consists of:

Formation Sign[edit | edit source]

At the time of re-raising, 10 corps adopted the present divisional formation sign. The formation sign was designed by its first General Officer Commanding (GOC) - Lieutenant General ML Tuli. The design consists of the 'red-white-red background' depicting a corps of the Indian Army and a horse with the torso of a man.

Chetak, traditionally the horse ridden by Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati is associated with Rajput chivalry and is symbolic of mobility and manoeuvre. Th horse is poised in a bid to spring into action, which symbolises optimum readiness. The torso of a soldier is depicted in a power packed stance launching a spear at the enemy - which symbolises instant alertness for aggressive action to face any challenge.[7]

List of Commanders[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Rank Name Appointment Date Left office Unit of Commission References
Lieutenant General ML Tuli 1 July 1979 Garhwal Rifles [7]
Himmeth Singh April 1983 Brigade of the Guards [8]
Mathew Thomas April 1983 20 January 1985 Parachute Regiment [9][10]
Lakshman Singh Rawat June 1985 June 1986 11th Gorkha Rifles [11]
Faridoon Noshir Bilimoria October 1987 1989 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [12]
Chandra Shekhar November 1993 4th Gorkha Rifles [13]
Gopal Krishan Duggal 18 January 2001 Maratha Light Infantry [14][15]
Mohinder Puri 19 January 2001 11 March 2004 3rd Gorkha Rifles [16]
OP Nandrajog 12 March 2004 December 2005 Brigade of the Guards [17]
N S Brar 1 April 2006 2007 Regiment of Artillery [18]
R S Sujlana 2007 28 September 2008 Sikh Regiment [19]
D S Chauhan 29 September 2008 Madras Regiment [20]
Kongara Surendra Nath 31 December 2010 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [21]
Sanjiv Chachra January 2011 January 2012 Rajput Regiment [22]
Sanjeev Anand January 2012 2013 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [23]
NS Ghei 2013 June 2014 Parachute Regiment [24]
Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz June 2014 17 June 2015 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [25][26]
Dewan Rabindranath Soni 18 June 2015 16 September 2016 Central India Horse [27]
Ashwani Kumar September 2016 July 2017 Corps of Army Air Defence [28]
P C Thimayya 5 July 2017 5 July 2018 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [29]
Raj Shukla 5 July 2018 30 July 2019 Regiment of Artillery [29]
Ajai Singh 30 July 2019 25 August 2020 81 Armoured Regiment [30]
Manoj Kumar Mago 26 August 2020 28 October 2021 Brigade of the Guards [31]
JB Chaudhari 29 October 2021 6 November 2022 Brigade of the Guards [32]
Sanjiv Rai 7 November 2022 31 December 2023 Sikh Light Infantry [33]
Nagendra Singh 1 January 2024 31 May 2025 Panjab Regiment [34]
Shamsher Singh Virk 1 July 2025 Incumbent Garhwal Rifles [35]

References[edit | edit source]

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  11. ā†‘ "LT GEN LS RAWAT TAKES COMMAND OF A CORPS" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. ā†‘ "Lt Gen F.N. Bilimoria takes over as Corps Commander" (PDF). 21 October 1987. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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  16. ā†‘ "Nandrajog takes over as GOC". 13 March 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. ā†‘ "Lt Gen Nandrajog is new Central Command chief". 3 January 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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  21. ā†‘ "LT Gen K Surendra Nath Takes Charge Of ARTRAC". 31 December 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  22. ā†‘ "Defence ministry rejects Army nominee for military secretary". 2 January 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  23. ā†‘ "Lt.Gen.Sanjeev Anand is GOC of Chetak Corps". 8 January 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  24. ā†‘ "Russia and India seek new types of military cooperation". 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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  28. ā†‘ "Lt-Gen Ashwani Kumar awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal". 31 March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  29. ā†‘ 29.0 29.1 Service, Tribune News. "Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college". Tribuneindia News Service.
  30. ā†‘ Service, Tribune News. "Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes charge of Chetak Corps". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  31. ā†‘ manoj kumar, mago. "manoj kumar mago takes over chetak corps".
  32. ā†‘ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as GOC of White Knight Corps". The Week. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  33. ā†‘ "Lt Gen Rai takes over command of Chetak Corps". 7 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  34. ā†‘ "Lt General Nagendra Singh takes over command of Chetak Corps". ANI News. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  35. ā†‘ Virk, SS. "Lt gen SS Virk takes over 10 corps". The Week.
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