Sanjay Mitra (general)

Lieutenant General
Sanjay Mitra
AVSM
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service
10 June 1989 – Present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit The Grenadiers
Commands
Service numberIC-48520H[1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Sanjay Mitra, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the Director General of Operational Logistics & Strategic Movement.[2] He previously served as the General Officer Commanding I Corps.[3] He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Grenadiers since 1 July 2024.[4][5]

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.[1] 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.[6]

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.[3][7] 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.[2]

Awards and decorations

The general officer has been awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023[8] and received the Chief of Army Staff Commendation and Army Commander Commendation.

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 10 June 1989[1]
Lieutenant Indian Army 10 June 1991[9]
Captain Indian Army 10 June 1994[10]
Major Indian Army 10 June 2000[11]
Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[12]
Colonel Indian Army 1 May 2009[13]
Brigadier Indian Army 1 April 2015 (acting)

22 November 2016 (substantive with seniority from 8 July 2014)[14]

Major General Indian Army 4 December 2020 (seniority from 19 July 2019)[15]
Lieutenant General Indian Army 2023

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. 17 March 1990. p. 37. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "On the occasion of 50th Raising Day of 18 GRENADIERS, Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra, AVSM, DG(OL&SM) & Col of the Regiment, on behalf of all ranks paid homage to Bravehearts at National War Memorial".
  3. 1 2 PTI (9 June 2023). "Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra takes over as Commander of Strike 1 Corps". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra, AVSM took over as 19th Colonel, The GRENADIERS from Lt Gen A Arun, PVSM, YSM, SM, VSM. On assuming the charge, he paid tribute to Bravehearts at War Memorial, Jabalpur".
  5. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. The Gazette of India. p. 176. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ↑ SERVICE, GK NEWS (9 June 2023). "Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra takes over as Commander of Strike 1 Corps". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Lieutenant General V Hariharan Takes Command of Indian Army's Strike One Corps". 17 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "President approves 412 Gallantry awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". Press Information Bureau. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. 15 May 1993. p. 72. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. 1 October 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. 17 February 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. 24 December 2005. p. 41. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. 30 October 2010. p. 29. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 June 2019. p. 32. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. p. 65. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
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