Upendra Dwivedi

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the 46th Vice Chief of Army Staff. On 11 June 2024, the Government of India appointed Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi as the next Chief of Army Staff. He will assume the charge of Chief of Army Staff effective June 30, 2024 when General Manoj Pande demits office upon superannuation. He was previously tenanting the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, prior to that he served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff and as the General Officer Commanding IX Corps.