Lieutenant Iqroop Singh Ghuman on Tuesday assumed charge as the Commander of the Central Command of Indian Army here.
"Lieutenant General IS Ghuman assumed the appointment of Army Commander #CentralCommand on 01 October 2019. Wreath-laying ceremony at Smritika War Memorial was held followed by Guard of Honour," read a tweet by the Indian Army.
He has succeeded Lieutenant-General Abhay Krishna who retired on September 30.
Ghuman was earlier serving as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information System and Training) at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence.