Chief of the Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande receives one month extension

Chief of the Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande receives one month extension

Committee of Cabinet on May 26 approved one month extension in tenure to Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Manoj Pande beyond his retirement date, upto June 30, 2024. He was due to retire on May 31 on turning 62 years of age. Gen Pande was appointed as the COAS on April 30, 2022. He was commissioned into the Army in December 1982 in the Corps of Engineers.