Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Odisha-born Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on being appointed as the next Vice- Chief of Indian Army.
“Congratulate Odisha born Army Officer Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on being appointed as the next Vice- Chief of Indian Army. Indeed a proud moment for Odisha. Wish the very best for the new responsibility”, Naveen tweeted.
Congratulate #Odisha born Army Officer Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on being appointed as the next Vice- Chief of #IndianArmy. Indeed a proud moment for #Odisha. Wish the very best for the new responsibility.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 19, 2021
Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty, presently serving as General Officer Commanding in chief of Southern Command, has been appointed as 42nd Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Lt Gen Mohanty is the first Odia officer to be appointed the Vice Chief of Army, second only to the Chief of Army Staff.
Born to Jitendra Kishore Mohanty, a retired government employee and Sarada Kumari Mohanty, a former professor in Odia at SVM College, Lt Gen Mohanty studied till Class VI at Bagashai UP School in Jagatsinghpur.