General Upendra Dwivedi Takes Charge as Indian Army Chief
General Upendra Dwivedi Takes Charge as Indian Army Chief Why in News? General Upendra Dwivedi Takes Charge As The 30th Army Chief. First Indian Army Chief: Lieutenant General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa (1899 - 1993) became the first Indian COAS on January 15, 1949, taking over from Bucher. General Sir Robert Lockhart was the first Chief of Army Staff in India. Army Ranks in India: Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs): Subedar Major Subedar Naib Subedar Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs): Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy (Soldier)