Lieutenant General Sanjay Mitra, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He is currently serving as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command. He previously served Director General of Operational Logistics & Strategic Movement, prior to that he was General Officer Commanding I Corps. He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Grenadiers since 1 July 2024.
Early life and education He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.
Military career The general officer was commissioned into the Grenadiers on 10 June 1989 from the Indian Military Academy. In a career spanning over three decades, he has held numerous command and staff appointments. He has commanded an Infantry Battalion, an Infantry Brigade and an Infantry Division along the Line of Control in Northern Jammu and Kashmir and the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh. His instructional appointment include a tenure as instructor at Commando School Belgaum and Chief Instructor (Army) at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He also served as a Squadron Commander in National Security Guard and a Colonel General Staff in Faculty of Studies, Army War College.
After getting promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, on 9 June 2023 he took over as the General Officer Commanding I Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Gajendra Joshi and relinquished the command on 17 June 2025. He then moved to the Army headquarters as Director General of Operational Logistics & Strategic Movement taking over from Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh upon his elevation as the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
On 1 October 2026, Lieutenant General Mitra took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command succeeding Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta when the latter superannuated on 30 September 2026.
Awards and decorations The general officer has been awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023 and received the Chief of Army Staff Commendation and Army Commander Commendation.
Ati Vishisht Seva MedalSamanya Seva MedalSpecial Service MedalOperation Vijay StarSiachen Glacier MedalOperation Vijay MedalOperation Parakram MedalSainya Seva MedalHigh Altitude Medal75th Independence Anniversary Medal50th Independence Anniversary Medal30 Years Long Service Medal20 Years Long Service Medal9 Years Long Service Medal
Dates of rank InsigniaRankComponentDate of rankSecond LieutenantIndian Army10 June 1989LieutenantIndian Army10 June 1991CaptainIndian Army10 June 1994MajorIndian Army10 June 2000Lieutenant ColonelIndian Army16 December 2004ColonelIndian Army1 May 2009BrigadierIndian Army1 April 2015 (acting) 22 November 2016 (substantive with seniority from 8 July 2014)Major GeneralIndian Army4 December 2020 (seniority from 19 July 2019)Lieutenant GeneralIndian Army2023
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