Major General Sanjeev Narain took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area here today.
A recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Major General Narain is a 1982 batch Infantry Officer from The Rajput Regiment.
Before the current assignment, he was Major General General Staff (MGGS) at Headquarters Army Training Command in Shimla.
He has a vast experience of command and administration, having commanded an Operational Infantry Division in Jammu & Kashmir besides having tenanted numerous important Instructor and Staff assignments, an official release said.
It said he has also served as a Military Observer with the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission after the first Gulf War.
Major General Narain took charge from Major General KS Nijjar, the outgoing GOC.
Pointing out that Major General Nijjar had taken over as the GOC on December 5, 2015, the release said and under his stewardship, a number of issues pertaining to welfare of serving and retired Armed Forces personnel had been resolved successfully.
The General has enjoyed excellent relations with the State Governments of both Karnataka & Kerala as a result of which the Civil- Military Co-operation in both the states had been at "an all time high", it added.
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