Military Secretary is a senior position in the Army Headquarters of the Indian Army, the post is a headed by a senior officer of the Lieutenant General rank. Military Secretary controls appointments of officers above the rank of Lieutenant except the Medical Corps.
Military Secretary is also responsible for promotions, postings, tenures and for the grant of honorary ranks in Indian Army. The Military Secretary is one of seven Principal Staff Officers of the Indian Army.
Military Secretaries Lt Gen Avadhesh Prakash Lt Gen G. M. Nair, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM. Lt Gen C. R. Sampath Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Colonel of the Regiment - Artillery Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR Lt Gen Shakti Gurung, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, Colonel of the Regiment - Grenadiers. Lt Gen Rajiv Bhalla, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM Lt Gen G. S. Gill Lt Gen JS Sandhu, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM - 5 Gorkha Rifles (FF) Lt Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt LT Gen Rajeev Sirohi, AVSM, VSM Lt Gen P Gopalakrishna Menon, UYSM, AVSM
References ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF INDIAN ARMY