Organization structure of Indian Army
Indian Army is the land based arm and the largest component of Indian Armed Forces, with 1.23 million active troops, 9.60 lac reserve personnels and almost 296 manned aircraft. Indian Army stands to be 4th largest Army in the world.
Let's understand organizational structure of Indian Army
Army Headquarter
Indian Army headquarters located in south block, New Delhi.Chief of Army Staff ( officers of rank General ) assisted by six officers ( officer of ranks Lt Gen ) preside in Army Hq.
Commands
The Army operates seven commands, out of which six commands are operational and one training command. Each command is headed by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief officer of rank Lieutenant General. Each command directly reports to the Army Headquarter.
Operational Commands
Central Command - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Southern Command - Pune, Maharashtra
Western Command - Chandimandir, Haryana
South Western Command - Jaipur, Rajasthan
Easter Command - Kolkata, West Bengal
Northen Command - Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
Training Command
Army Training Command - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Corps
The Indian Army has has 14 corps, each commanded by General Officer Commanding ( also known as GOC ) officers of rank Lieutenant General. Each corps consists of three to four divisions. The corps HQ is the highest field formation in the army.
Division
The Indian Army has has 40 divisions, each commanded by Division Commanding ( also known as DC ) officers of rank Major General. Including four RAPIDs (Re-organised Army Plains Infantry Division), 18 Infantry Divisions, 12 Mountain Divisions, three Armoured Divisions and three Artillery Divisions. Each division consists of three to four brigades.
Brigades
The Indian Army has five Independent Armoured Brigades, 15 Independent Artillery Brigades, seven Independent Infantry Brigades, one Independent Parachute Brigade, three Independent Air Defence Brigades, two Independent Air Defence Groups and four Independent Engineer Brigades, each commanded by Brigade Commander officers of rank Brigadier. Each corps consists of three to four divisions. An infantry Brigade consists of 3 to 4 infantry battalions with some supporting elements. Brigades operates directly under corps.
Infantry Battalion
Battalion is main fighting unit of Indian Army, commanded by Battalion Commanding Officer ( also known as CO ) officer of rank Colonel. Battalion consists of four companies and one Ghatak Platoon.
Company
Company consists of three platoons commanded by Company Commander, officer of ranks lieutenant colonel or major.
Platoons
Platoon consists of three sections commanded by Section Commander who Junior Commissioned Officer ( JCO ) of rank Subhedar Major.
Battery
Consists of 3 to 4 sections, mainly in Artillery and Air Defence units. Every battery has two officers, senior one is battery Commander
Sections
Section is smallest component of the Indian Army consists of ten soldiers commanded by Section Commander of rank Havaldar.
Arms and Services in the army
There are two categories in army Combat Arms and Services.
Combat arms further divided into Infantry Regiments and Combat Corps.
Infantry Regiments
Infantry regiments are main and frontline fighting force of the Indian Army. It also provides battalions and well trained personnels to field. Most regiments were raised by British Army and they are still serving in the Indian army, some regiments raised after independence. There are total twenty-nine infantry regiments in the Indian Army.
Infantry regiments and Fighting arms are ....
Madras Regiment
Rajputana Rifles
Rajput Regiment
Dogra Regiment
Sikh Regiment
Jat Regiment
Parachute Regiment
Punjab Regiment
The Grenadiers
Sikh Light Infantry
Maratha Light Infantry
The Garhwal Rifles
Kumaon Regiment
Assam Regiment
Bihar Regiment
Mahar Regiment
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
Naga Regiment
1 Gorkha Rifles
3 Gorkha Rifles
4 Gorkha Rifles
5 Gorkha Rifles
8 Gorkha Rifles
9 Gorkha Rifles
11 Gorkha Rifles
Arunachal Scouts
Sikkim Scouts
Ladakh Scouts
Combat Corps
Combat corps helps infantry regiments in time of war. Combat Corps performs various in war as per their assigned duties.
Combat Corps are
The Armoured Corps
Artillery ( also known as Gunners )
Army Aviation Corps
The Corps of Engineers
The Corps of Signals
Army Air Defence
Mechanised Infantry
Services
Army service corps (ASC)
Army medical corps
Army ordinance corps (AOC)
corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) Army Education Corps
Army Dental Corps
Remount and Veterinary Corps
Pioneer Corps
Corps of Military Police
Military Farms Service
Army Postal Service Corps
Territorial Army
Defence Service Corps
Intelligence Corps
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Military Nursing Service
Various training institutions of Indian Army
National Defence Academy ( NDA ), Pune ( Tri Service )
Indian Military Academy ( IMA ), Dehradun
Officers Training Academy ( OTA ), Chennai
Officers Training Academy ( OTA ), Gaya
Army War College, Mhow
Infantry School, Mhow
College of Military Engineering ( CME ), Pune
Armed Forces Medical College ( AFMC ), Pune
Military College of Telecommunication engineering
( MCTE ), Mhow
High Altitude Warfare School ( HAWS ), Gulmarg
School of Artillery, Deolali ( Nashik )
Combat Army Aviation Training School, Nashik
Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (EME) School, Vadodara
Military College of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME), Secunderabad
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