The Indian Army's HQ is located in New Delhi and functions under the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), currently General Deepak Kapoor, who is responsible for the command, control & administration as a whole. The Army is divided into six operational commands (field armies) and one training command, each under the command of a Lieutenant General who has an equal status to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), working under the control of Army HQ in New Delhi.

Each Operational Command (Field Army) functions under the leadership of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the rank of Lieutenant General. This senior officer is responsible for the efficient maintenance of the soldiers in the field and for the control & direction of their operation as a whole. He is also the commander of the demarcated geographical area and has both field & static formations under his command.

The Army's Field Formations explained