Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar has been appointed as the following Director General of Military Operations (DGMO). He could be taking on the brand new workplace on May 1.
Lieutenant General Katiyar is currently the General Officer Commanding of one Corps, a strike formation liable for offensive operations towards each Pakistan and China. He changed into published as Director of General Staff Duties at Army Headquarters.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Katiyar changed into commissioned withinside the twenty third Battalion of the Rajput Regiment in June 1986, which he later commanded alongside the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir in addition to in Arunachal Pradesh.
He additionally commanded an infantry brigade alongside the Western borders and a mountain division. Besides attending the National Defence College, New Delhi, he is likewise a outstanding graduate of the National War College, USA. He served as an teacher withinside the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan and on the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.