New Delhi, June 11: Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi will be the next Chief of the Army Staff succeeding incumbent Gen Manoj Pande, the government announced on Tuesday night.
Lt Gen Dwivedi is presently serving as Vice Chief of the Army Staff.
Gen Pande will retire on June 30.
In appointing Lt Gen Dwivedi, the government followed the seniority principle. (PTI)
