Army Training Command

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 in 1991.

Army Training Command
Army Training Command's insignia today
Active	1991 – Present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Command
Role	Training
Garrison/HQ	Shimla
Commanders
GOC-in-C	Lieutenant general Devendra Sharma, AVSM SM
Notable commanders	Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury Gen J. J. Singh Gen Deepak Kapoor Gen M. M. Naravane

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 main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.^[3]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.^[4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).^[5]

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

List of Commanders

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
S.No	Name	Assumed office	Left office	Unit of Commission	References
1	Lieutenant General A. S. Kalkat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM	1 October 1991	31 July 1992	8th Gorkha Rifles	[6]
2	Lieutenant General Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM	1 August 1992	22 November 1994	20th Lancers	[7]
3	Lieutenant General S. K. Sharma	22 November 1994	31 March 1997	Armoured Corps
4	Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 April 1997	15 October 1999	Maratha Light Infantry	[8]
5	Lieutenant General H. B. Kala PVSM, AVSM, SC	15 October 1999	1 April 2001	Jat Regiment	[9]
6	Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 April 2001	31 Octobert 2002	63rd Cavalry	[10]
7	Lieutenant General Shantanu Choudhry PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 November 2002	31 December 2002	Regiment of Artillery	[11]
8	Lieutenant General J. J. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 January 2003	30 January 2004	Maratha Light Infantry	[12]
9	Lieutenant General K. Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM	1 February 2004	15 August 2005	Maratha Light Infantry	[13]
10	Lieutenant General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM	15 August 2005	31 September 2005	Regiment of Artillery	[14]
11	Lieutenant General K. S. Jamwal PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 October 2005	31 December 2006	Regiment of Artillery	[15]
12	Lieutenant General M. L. Naidu PVSM, AVSM, YSM	1 January 2007	30 September 2007	Rajput Regiment	[16]
13	Lieutenant General J. K. Mohanty UYSM, SM, VSM	1 October 2007	30 September 2009	Dogra Regiment	[17]
14	Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 October 2009	1 December 2010	Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	[18]
15	Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM, AVSM	1 October 2009	1 December 2010	Regiment of Artillery	[19]
16	Lieutenant General K. Surendra Nath PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 January 2011	30 May 2013	Mechanised Infantry	[20]
17	Lieutenant General Sanjeev Madhok PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 June 2013	30 July 2015	Brigade of Guards	[21]
18	Lieutenant General P M Hariz PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM	1 August 2015	31 August 2016	Mechanized Infantry	[22]
19	Lieutenant General D R Soni VSM	17 September 2016	30 November 2017	Central India Horse	[23]
20	Lieutenant General M M Naravane AVSM, SM, VSM	1 December 2017	30 September 2018	Sikh Light Infantry	[24]
21	Lieutenant General P C Thimayya PVSM, VSM	1 November 2018	30 April 2020	Mechanised Infantry Regiment	[25]
22	Lieutenant General Raj Shukla PVSM, YSM, SM	1 May 2020	31 March 2022	Regiment of Artillery	[26]
23	Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 April 2022	30 November 2023	41 Armoured Regiment	[27]
24	Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh AVSM, YSM, VSM	1 December 2023	30 June 2024	Madras Regiment	[28]
25	Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma AVSM, SM	1 July 2024	Incumbent	14th Horse (Scinde Horse)	[29]

References

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15. "Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". www.oneindia.com. 26 December 2006.
16. "Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2006.
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19. "Army training command gets new chief". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2009.
20. "LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post". 31 December 2010.
21. Pioneer, The. "lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training". The Pioneer.
22. "..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC". www.indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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24. "Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief : The Tribune India".
25. "Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla". The Economic Times. 1 November 2018.
26. "Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC". United News of India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
27. "Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal took over the command of ARTRAC today". Hindi Latestly. 1 April 2022.
28. "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the command of Army Training Command". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
29. "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new Army training command chief". The Times of India. 1 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

External links

• ARTRAC Army Commanders’ Conclave