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Thursday, 25 January 2007

INDIAN ARMY - ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE


The Indian Army's HQ is located in New Delhi and functions under the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), currently General Joginder Jaswant Singh, who is responsible for the command, control & administration as a whole. The Army is divided into six operational commands (field armies) and one training command, each under the command of a Lieutenant General who has an equal status to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), working under the control of Army HQ in New Delhi.


Northern Command

HQ in Udhampur,
Jammu & Kashmir

• XIV {14} Corps - Leh, Ladakh
XV {15} Corps - Srinagar, Kashmir
XVI {16} Corps - Nagrota, Jammu

Western Command

HQ in Chandimandir,
Chandigarh (Punjab)

• II {2} Corps - Ambala, Haryana (Strike Corps)
X {10} Corps - Bhatinda, Punjab
XI {11} Corps - Jalandhar, Punjab

South Western Command

HQ in Jaipur,
Rajasthan

• IX {9} Corps - Mamun (Pathankot), Punjab


Eastern Command

HQ in Kolkota,
West Bengal

• III {3} Corps - Rangapahar (Dimapur), Nagaland
IV {4} Corps - Tezpur, Assam
XXXIII {33} Corps - Siliguri, West Bengal


Southern Command

HQ in Pune,
Maharashtra

• XII {12} Corps - Jodhpur, Rajasthan
XXI {21} Corps - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Strike Corps)


Central Command

HQ in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh

I {1} Corps - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (Strike Corps)


ARTRAC
(Army Training Command)

HQ in Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh


FIELD FORMATIONS

• 4 RAPID Divisions
• 18 Infantry Divisions
• 10 Mountain Divisions
• 3 Armoured Divisions
• 2 Artillery Divisions

• 6 Air Defence Brigades + 2 Surface-to-Air Missile Groups
• 5 Independent Armoured Brigades
• 15 Independent Artillery Brigades
• 7 Independent Infantry Brigades
• 1 Parachute Brigade
• 4 Engineer Brigades

• 14 Army Aviation Helicopter Units


SUB-UNITS

• 63 Tank Regiments
• 7 Airborne Battalions
• 200 Artillery Regiments
• 360 Infantry Battalions + 5 Para (SF) Battalions
• 40 Mechanised Infantry Battalions
• 20 Combat Helicopter Units
• 35+ Air Defence Regiments

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