Srinagar: Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai assumes command of the strategic Kashmir based Chinar Corps on 15 June 2023, a defense spokesman saoid in a statement issued here today.
He sais that o taking over the command, Ghai paid homage at the Chinar Corps Memorial at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar. The General addressed and interacted with troops of Chinar Corps and exhorted them to continue to work with unflinching dedication and perseverance in ‘Pursuit of Peace and Stability in Kashmir’. He encouraged all ranks to take additional steps required to connect with citizens in order to jointly work towards peace & development.
Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, an alumnus of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, was commissioned in December 1989 into the Kumaon Regiment and has had an illustrious military career spanning 33 years during which he has held varied prestigious command, staff and instructional appointments, the statement said.
It said that Colonel General Staff, Ghai, he has served in the Division deployed for Counter Insurgency Operations in J&K and Brigadier at Military Operations Directorate in Army Headquarters.
In his command tenures, he has commanded a Battalion in the Western Sector followed by command of a Brigade and a Division on the Northern Borders. He is a postgraduate from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Tamil Nadu), Higher Command Course, Army War College, Mhow & National Defence College, New Delhi. Prior to this appointment, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai held an important appointment in Northern Command as Major General General Staff, the spokesman further said.
The spokesman further said that on assuming command, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai conveyed his greetings to the citizens of Kashmir. He reiterated his commitment to closely work with various instruments of civil administration and society to further the cause of peace and prosperity in Kashmir. He expressed hope at the improved security parameters in the Valley and is optimistic that even the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control will further enable improvement of overall security situation, the spokesman said.
