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.
Northern Command
HQ in Udhampur,
Jammu & Kashmir
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- XIV {14} Corps - Leh, Ladakh
- XV {15} Corps - Srinagar, Kashmir
- XVI {16} Corps - Nagrota, Jammu
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Western Command
HQ in Chandimandir,
Chandigarh (Punjab)
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- II {2} Corps - Ambala, Haryana (Strike Corps)
- X {10} Corps - Bhatinda, Punjab
- XI {11} Corps - Jalandhar, Punjab
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South Western Command
HQ in Jaipur,
Rajasthan
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- IX {9} Corps - Mamun (Pathankot), Punjab
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Eastern Command
HQ in Kolkota,
West Bengal
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- III {3} Corps - Rangapahar (Dimapur), Nagaland
- IV {4} Corps - Tezpur, Assam
- XXXIII {33} Corps - Siliguri, West Bengal
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Southern Command
HQ in Pune,
Maharashtra
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- XII {12} Corps - Jodhpur, Rajasthan
- XXI {21} Corps - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Strike Corps)
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Central Command
HQ in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh
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- I {1} Corps - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (Strike Corps)
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ARTRAC
(Army Training Command)
HQ in Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh
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FIELD FORMATIONS
- 4 RAPID Divisions
- 18 Infantry Divisions
- 10 Mountain Divisions
- 3 Armoured Divisions
- 2 Artillery Divisions
- 6 Air Defence Brigades + 2 Surface-to-Air Missile Groups
- 5 Independent Armoured Brigades
- 15 Independent Artillery Brigades
- 7 Independent Infantry Brigades
- 1 Parachute Brigade
- 4 Engineer Brigades
- 14 Army Aviation Helicopter Units
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SUB-UNITS
- 63 Tank Regiments
- 7 Airborne Battalions
- 200 Artillery Regiments
- 360 Infantry Battalions + 5 Para (SF) Battalions
- 40 Mechanised Infantry Battalions
- 20 Combat Helicopter Units
- 35+ Air Defence Regiments
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