INDIAN ARMY

INTRODUCTION
• FOUNDED – 1 Apr 1895 as British Indian Army, 26 Jan 1950 as Indian Army
• ROLE- Land warfare
• Largest Land Component in Indian Armed force.
• STRENGTH – 12,37,117 active personnel, 9,60,000 reserve personnel
out of which 13,600 are officers
• SHORTAGE – 7,308 Officers; 1,08,685 JCO’s and OR’s
• SUPREME COMMANDER – President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu
• PROFESSIONAL HEAD – COAS General Manoj Pande
• VCOAS – Lt. Gen M.V Suchindra Kumar
• HQ – New Delhi
• ARMY DAY – 15th Jan (Lt. Gen. K.M Cariappa (later Field Marshal) took over as
the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from Gen. Francis Roy Bucher,
the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15th Jan 1949)
INSIGNIA FLAG

• MOTTO – Seva Paramo Dharma (Service Before Self)

• COLOURS – Gold, Red, Black
• INSIGNIA – Crossed Swords and National Emblem above
 WORK OF INDIAN ARMY

PRIMARY WORK
- Territorial integrity of nation
- To ensure defense of nation
- Safeguard India from external aggression and maintain security and peace at
border areas with other countries

OTHER WORK
- Internal Security i.e. maintain peace and security within borders
- Conduct rescue operation during natural calamity and disasters
STRUCTURE OF INDIAN ARMY
COMMANDS OF INDIAN ARMY
RANK STRUCTURE
 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
Combat Arms Combat Support Arms Service Arms
• Infantry • Artillery • ASC
• Mechanized Infantry • Army Air Defence • AEC
• Armoured • Army Aviation Corps • AMC
• Corps of Signals • ADC
• AOC
• APS
• EME
• CMP
• Intelligence Corps
• JAG
• TA
• Pioneer Corps
• RVC
• MNS
etc…
GALLANTRY AWARDS
PARAM VIR CHAKRA
Maj. Somnath Sharma (PVC)
4 Kumaon | Badgam, Kashmir | Nov 1947

Major Somnath Sharma was the first person

to receive the Param Vir Chakra Award.
Major Sharma, with a broken arm, staved
off enemy attacking on Badgam aerodrome
and Srinagar. He was personally filling
magazines and issuing them to the light
machine gunners. His death inspired the
fellow soldiers to fight the enemy 7:1 for six
hours.
Naik Jadunath Singh (PVC)
1 Rajput | Taindhara, Naushera, Kashmir|
Feb 1948

Naik Singh was commanding a forward post

when the enemy attacked. We suffered
heavy losses. Eventually, Singh somehow
saved his troops but fell to bullets.
2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane (PVC)
Bombay Engineers | Naushera-Rajouri Road
| Apr 1948

Rane braved machine gun fire, cleared

mines and roadblocks as he laid a path for
tanks. His diligence over days, despite being
wounded, facilitated the advance on
Rajouri. He drove to a roadblock in a tank,
crouched under it, and cleared the mines.
CHM Piru Singh (PVC)
6 Rajputana Rifles | Tithwal sector, J&K |
July 1948

CHM Piru Singh single-handedly occupied

an enemy post and moved to attack
another when a grenade hit him. He still
lobbed grenades and managed to destroy
another bunker before succumbing to
death.
Lance Naik Karam Singh (PVC)
1 Sikh | Tithwal sector, J&K | Oct 1948

Lance Naik Karam Singh commanded a post

when the enemy launched eight strikes. The
Sikhs repulsed each wave but Karam Singh
was wounded. When 2 enemy soldiers
came too close, he bayoneted the intruders
to death.
Capt. Gurbachan Singh Salaria (PVC)
3/1 Gorkha Rifles | Elizabethville, Katanga,
Congo | Dec 1961

Part of the UN Force, Capt. Salaria and his

Gorkhas charged a roadblock, killing 40 and
knocking out two enemy cars. The rest fled.
Salaria died of heavy bullet wounds.
Maj. Dhan Singh Thapa (PVC)
1/8 Gorkha Rifles | Ladakh | Oct 1962

Major Thapa's post in Ladakh came under

Chinese attack. He killed many in hand-to-
hand combat before he was overpowered.
He was presumed dead but it came to light
that he'd been taken PoW. Major Thapa
was later freed.
Subedar Joginder Singh (PVC)
1 Sikh | Tawang, Arunachal | Oct 1962

Holding a position in Tongpeng La area,

Subedar Singh faced repeated attacks by
the Chinese. Despite a wound in the thigh,
he refused evacuation. He manned a light
machine gun and killed a large number of
enemies. Finally better weapons of the
enemy prevailed and Singh was martyred.
Maj. Shaitan Singh (PVC)
13 Kumaon Regiment | Rezang La, Chusul
sector, Ladakh | Nov 1962

Holding a key position, Major Singh's men

came under heavy Chinese attack. Hurt, he
ordered his men to leave him there. They
placed him behind a boulder where he
succumbed to his injuries.
Lt. Col. A B Tatapore (PVC)
17 Poona Horse | Phillora, Sialkot, Pakistan
| Sept 1965

Told to deliver the armoured thrust to

capture Phillora, Lt.Col. Tarapore was at the
helm of the tank battle of 1965 Indo-Pak
war. He led assault on Jassoran & Butur-
Dograndi. He was mortally wounded.
CQMH Abdul Hamid (PVC)
4 Grenadiers | Cheema, Khem Karan | Sept
1965

Havilar moved out with his anti-tank

recoilless rifle mounted on a jeep when Pak
forces attacked Karan sector. Hamid was
mortally wounded.
Lance Naik Albert Ekka (PVC)
14 Guards | Gangasagar, 6 km west of
Agartala | Dec 1971

Ordered to capture a position during the

1971 Indo-Pak War. Ekka charged an enemy
bunker, bayoneted enemy soldiers, silenced
a LMG, hurled a grenade into an enemy
bunker before finally succumbing to
injuries.
Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon (PVC)
No.18 "Flying Bullets“ Squadron | Srinagar |
Dec 1971

Srinagar airfield was attacked by a wave of

6 Sabre aircraft. Flying officer Sekhon
engaged a pair of the attacking Sabres,
succeeded in damaging two of the enemy
aircraft before his plane crashed.
2nd Lt. Arun Khetrapal (PVC)
17 Poona Horse, 47 Infantry Brigade |
Shakargarh sector | Dec 1971

To establish a bridge-head across a river in

the '71 war, he attacked enemy points,
captured soldiers and destroyed tanks.
Later he died when his tank was hit.
Maj. Hoshiar Singh (PVC)
Grenadiers Regiment | Shakargarh sector |
Dec 1971

Facing a wave of counter attacks, Major

Singh, while he was injured, rushed to a
machine-gun pit and manned the gun
himself till the enemy retreated. Singh
refused to be evacuated till the ceasefire.
Naib Subedar Bana Singh (PVC)
J&K Light Infantry | Siachen | 1987

Leading his men through a hazardous route

to rid the area of Pakistani infiltrators in '87,
Naib Subedar Singh lobbed grenades,
charged with a bayonet, and, moving from
trench to trench, cleared the post of all
intruders.
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaram (PVC)
Mahar Regiment | Sri Lanka (Operation
Pawan) | Nov 1987

Parameswaram's column was ambushed.

He encircled the enemy and charged.
Despite getting shot in the chest, he
snatched the rifle from a militant and shot
him in the head. He gave orders till his last
breath.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey (PVC)
1/11 Gorkha Rifles | July 1999

Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey forced back

intruders from Batalik and led his men to
recapture Jaubar Top. In a bid to recapture
Khalubar, the battalion was halted by
enemy fire but Pandey surged ahead
through a hail of bullets, collapsing only
after the last of the enemies had been
killed.
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav (PVC)
18 Grenadiers|July 3-4, 1999

Tasked to capture 3 Tiger Hill bunkers,

Grenadier Yadav, after being hit by three
bullets, climbed the remaining 60 feet to an
enemy bunker at the top and lobbed a
grenade, killing 4 and neutralising enemy
fire.
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar (PVC)
13 J&k Rifles | July 1999

Tasked with capturing a point in Ladakh's

Mushkoh Valley, Rifleman Kumar crawled
alone up the ledge, picked up an enemy
machine gun and killed three enemy
soldiers.
Capt. Vikram Batra (PVC)
13 J&K Rifles | July 1999

During the Kargil war, Captain Batra

engaged three enemy soldiers in close
combat and killed them as his Delta
Company recaptured Point 5140 before
overrunning enemy posts at Point 4750 and
Point 4875. He was killed by enemy fire as
he tried to rescue a fellow officer.
INFANTRY REGIMENTS
PARACHUTE REGIMENT (Red Devils)
MOTTO – Shatrujeet (The Conqueror)
WARCRY – Balidan Param Dharma (Sacrifice Before Duty)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Bengaluru
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Pushpendra Singh

MADRAS REGIMENT
MOTTO – Swadharme Nidhanam Shreyaha (It is a glory
to die doing one’s duty)
WARCRY – Veer Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu!
(O Brave Madrassi, Hit And Kill, Hit And Kill, Hit And Kill!)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Wellington, Tamil Nadu
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Manjinder Singh
PUNJAB REGIMENT
MOTTO – Khushki wa Tari/Sthal wa Jal (By Land and Sea)
WARCRY – Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal (Shout Aloud in
Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Ramgarh Cantt, Jharkhand
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Anindya Sengupta

THE GRENADIERS
MOTTO – Sarvada Shaktishali (Ever Powerful)
WARCRY – Sarvada Shaktishali (Ever Powerful)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. A. Arun
MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY (Ganpats)
MOTTO – Duty, Honour, Courage
WARCRY – Bola Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai
(Hail Victory To King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Belgaum, Karnataka
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Hitesh Bhalla
RAJPUTANA RIFLES (RajRif)
MOTTO – Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (The Brave Shall
Inherit the Earth)
WARCRY – Raja Ramchandra Ki Jai (Hail Lord Raja
Ramachandra)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Delhi Cantt
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Amardeep Singh Aujla
RAJPUT REGIMENT
MOTTO – Sarvatra Vijay (Victory Everywhere)
WARCRY – Bol Bajrang Bali Ki Jai (Victory to Lord
Hanuman)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Manoj Kumar Katiyar

JAT REGIMENT
MOTTO – Sangathan Va Veerta (Unity And Valour)
WARCRY – Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan (The Jat is powerful,
Victory to god!)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. B. S. Raju
SIKH REGIMENT
MOTTO – Nischay Kar Apni Jeet Karon (With
determination, I will be triumphant)
WARCRY – Jo Bole So Nihal Sat Sri Akaal (Shout Aloud in
Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Ramgarh Cantt, Jharkhand
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. P.G.K. Menon
SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY
MOTTO – Deg Teg Fateh (Prosperity in Peace and Victory
in War)
WARCRY – Jo Bole So Nihal Sat Sri Akaal (Shout Aloud in
Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Devendra Pratap Pandey
DOGRA REGIMENT (Gentlemen Warriors)
MOTTO – Kartavyam Anvatma (Duty Before Death)
WARCRY – Jwala Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Goddess Jwala)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. VM Bhuvana Krishnan

GARHWAL RIFLES
MOTTO – Yudhaya Krit Nishchaya (Fight With
Determination)
WARCRY – Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai (Victory to the Sons of
Lord Badrinath)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. N. S. Raja Subramani
KUMAON REGIMENT (Creed of the Man Eaters)
MOTTO – Parakramo Vijayate (Valour Triumphs)
WARCRY – Kalika Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Goddess Kalika)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita

ASSAM REGIMENT (The Rhinos)

MOTTO – Asam Vikram (Unique Valour)
WARCRY – Rhino Charge
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Happy Valley, Shillong,
Meghalaya
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Suchindra Kumar
BIHAR REGIMENT (Veer Biharis)
MOTTO – Karam Hi Dharam (Work is Worship)
WARCRY – Jai Bajrang Bali (Victory to Bajrang Bali)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Danapur Cantt, Patna
COMMANDER – Maj. Gen. Manoj Natrajan

MAHAR REGIMENT (The Rhinos)

MOTTO – Yash Sidhi (Success & Attainment)
WARCRY – Bolo Hindustan Ki Jay (Say Victory to India)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Channira Bansi
JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES
MOTTO – Prashata Ranvirta (Valour in Battle is
Praiseworthy)
WARCRY – Durga Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Maa Durga)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY

MOTTO – Balidanam Vir Lakshanam (Sacrifice is a
characteristic of the Brave)
WARCRY – Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Mother India)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Avantipora, Jammu and Kashmir
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. M.K. Das
NAGA REGIMENT (The Head Hunters)
MOTTO – Parakramo vijayate (Valour triumphs)
WARCRY – Jai Durga Naga (Hail Durga Naga)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Ranikhet, Kumaon, Uttarakhand
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita

RASHTRIYA RIFLES (RR)

MOTTO – Dridhta aur Virta (Courage and Valour)
WARCRY – Bajrangbali ki Jai (Glory to lord Hanuman)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
COMMANDER – Maj. Gen. S.H. Naqvi
RASHTRIYA RIFLES (RR)
MOTTO – Dridhta aur Virta (Courage and Valour)
WARCRY – Bajrangbali ki Jai (Glory to lord Hanuman)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
COMMANDER – Maj. Gen. S.H. Naqvi

LADAKH SCOUTS (Snow Warriors)

MOTTO –
WARCRY – Ki Ki So So Lhargyalo (Victory to God)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Phyang, Leh, Ladakh
COMMANDER –
SIKKIM SCOUTS
MOTTO –
WARCRY –
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
COMMANDER –

ARUNACHAL SCOUTS
MOTTO –
WARCRY –
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Rayang, Pasighat, Arunachal
Pradesh
COMMANDER –
NAGA REGIMENT (The Head Hunters)
MOTTO – Parakramo vijayate (Valour triumphs)
WARCRY – Jai Durga Naga (Hail Durga Naga)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Ranikhet, Kumaon, Uttarakhand
COMMANDER – Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita

RASHTRIYA RIFLES (RR)

MOTTO – Dridhta aur Virta (Courage and Valour)
WARCRY – Bajrangbali ki Jai (Glory to lord Hanuman)
REGIMENTAL CENTRE – Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
COMMANDER – Maj. Gen. S.H. Naqvi