Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty appointed as new Army Vice-Chief, succeeding Lt Gen SK Saini
- Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty has been appointed as the new Vice-chief of Army staff.
- He would assume the office on February 1, 2021 from Lt General SK Saini, who is superannuating on 31 January 2021.
- Lt Gen Mohanty is a June 1982 batch Infantry Officer from the Rajput Regiment and is presently the Southern Army Commander.