Lt Gen Prakash will succeed Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, who will take over as the Military Secretary at the Army headquarters in New Delhi, a defence spokesman said today.
An infantry officer belonging to the Kumaon regiment, Lt Gen Prakash has commanded the Siachen brigade in the Ladakh region and an army division in Rajouri area of Jammu region, the spokesman said.
Outgoing army commander of the 15 Corps, Lt Gen Hasnain had served in Kashmir in the commander's capacity for nearly 19 months.
Lt Gen Hasnain, who promoted the "heart as weapon" policy and travelled extensively across the Kashmir Valley during his tenure, said that the policy will continue even after the change of command.