Eastern Command gets new chief on New Year

Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai today assumed charge as the army commander of the Eastern Command here.
His predecessor Lt Gen Dalbir Singh, expected to be the next Army chief, is assuming charge as the Vic-chief of Army Staff in Delhi.
Lt Gen Rai becomes the first 'Corps of Engineer' officer to head one of the leading operational commands whose area of operation includes the seven north-eastern states, West Bengal and Sikkim.
After assuming charge Rai paid homage and laid a wreath at the 'Vijay Smarak' on his arrival at Fort William, the headquarters of Eastern Command.
Prior to this, he was serving as the Chief of Staff, South Western Command in Jaipur.

An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Rai was commissioned from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun on December 15, 1976.
Rai was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) as a Brigadier and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) as GOC of a Rashtriya Rifles Force in Jammu and Kashmir for his devotion to duty and distinguished service.