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Army Training Command
Army Training Command's insignia today
Active1991 – Present
Branch Indian Army
TypeCommand
Garrison/HQShimla
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Raj Shukla, YSM, SM[1]
Notable
commanders		General Shankar Roy Chowdhury

The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is based at Shimla.[2] Lieutenant General Raj Shukla, YSM, SM is the present commander.[1]

History

The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993.[3] The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.[4]

Roles

  • 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

List of Commanders

Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
Lieutenant General A S Kalkat 1 October 1991 31 July 1992 8th Gorkha Rifles [5]
Shankar Roychowdhury 1 August 1992 22 November 1994 20 Lancers [6]
S K Sharma 22 November 1994 31 March 1997 Indian Army Armoured Corps
Vijay Oberoi 1 April 1997 15 October 1999 Maratha Light Infantry [7]
H B Kala 15 October 1999 1 April 2001 4 Jat [8]
S. S. Mehta 1 April 2001 1 January 2003 63 Cavalry [9]
J. J. Singh 1 January 2003 30 January 2004 9 Maratha LI [10]
K Nagaraj 1 February 2004 15 August 2005 Maratha Light Infantry [11]
Deepak Kapoor 15 August 2005 31 September 2005 Regiment of Artillery [12]
K S Jamwal 1 October 2005 31 December 2006 Regiment of Artillery [13]
M L Naidu 1 January 2007 30 September 2007 Rajput Regiment [14]
J K Mohanty 1 October 2007 30 September 2009 15 Dogra [15]
B S Jaswal 1 October 2009 1 December 2010 3 JAK Rifles [16]
A S Lamba 1 October 2009 1 December 2010 Regiment of Artillery [17]
K Surendra Nath 1 January 2011 30 May 2013 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [18]
Sanjeev Madhok 1 June 2013 30 July 2015 15 Guards [19]
P M Hariz 1 August 2015 31 August 2016 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [20]
D R Soni 17 September 2016 30 November 2017 Central India Horse [21]
M M Naravane 1 December 2017 30 September 2018 7 Sikh LI [22]
P C Thimayya 1 November 2018 30 April 2020 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [23]
R Shukla 1 May 2020 Present Regiment of Artillery [24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lt Gen Shukla assumes charge of ARTRAC". The Tribune. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. ^ An introduction Indian Army
  4. ^ John Pike. "Army Training Command (ARTRAC)". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Sky diving, bike stunts leave spectators spellbound".
  6. ^ December 15, india today digital; December 15, india today digital; July 18, india today digital; Ist, india today digital. "Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Army Training Command may be moved from Shimla to Ambala". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Gen Kala takes over as ARTRAC chief".
  9. ^ "Lt. Gen. S. S. Mehta Takes Over Army Training Command" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The colours of Army green". frontline.thehindu.com.
  11. ^ Feb 9, Rahul Singh. "'Ganpat' generals going great guns | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Nagalim.NL News". www.nagalim.nl.
  13. ^ "Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". www.oneindia.com. 26 December 2006.
  14. ^ "Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2006.
  15. ^ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
  16. ^ "Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  17. ^ "Army training command gets new chief". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2009.
  18. ^ "LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post".
  19. ^ Pioneer, The. "lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training". The Pioneer.
  20. ^ "..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC". www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Lt Gen Soni is GOC-in-Chief of ARTRAC".
  22. ^ "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief".
  23. ^ "Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla". The Economic Times. 1 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC". United News of India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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