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Indian Army Commands
A compact, tabular revision of the seven operational and training commands of the Indian Army, the commands of the Navy and Air Force, the tri-service commands and the higher defence structure, for CAPF defence questions
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. The command structure and headquarters are durable static facts; the current commanders rotate, so for any named office-holder verify the latest. The wider defence forces are treated in indian defence forces and modernisation.
| Command |
Headquarters |
| Northern Command |
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Western Command |
Chandimandir (Panchkula) |
| South Western Command |
Jaipur |
| Eastern Command |
Kolkata |
| Central Command |
Lucknow |
| Southern Command |
Pune |
| Army Training Command (ARTRAC) |
Shimla |
The Indian Army has seven commands: six operational and one (ARTRAC) for training.
| Command |
Headquarters |
Note |
| Western Naval Command |
Mumbai |
Operational |
| Eastern Naval Command |
Visakhapatnam |
Operational |
| Southern Naval Command |
Kochi |
Training |
| Command |
Headquarters |
| Western Air Command |
New Delhi |
| Eastern Air Command |
Shillong |
| Central Air Command |
Prayagraj |
| South Western Air Command |
Gandhinagar |
| Southern Air Command |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| Training Command |
Bengaluru |
| Maintenance Command |
Nagpur |
| Command |
Note |
| Andaman and Nicobar Command |
India's first and only joint tri-service command; headquartered at Port Blair |
| Strategic Forces Command |
Manages India's nuclear arsenal and delivery systems |
| Integrated Defence Staff |
Coordinates the three services; supports the Chief of Defence Staff |
| Office / body |
Role |
| Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) |
Single-point military adviser; heads the Department of Military Affairs; post created 2019 |
| Department of Military Affairs |
Within the Ministry of Defence; headed by the CDS |
| Chiefs of Staff Committee |
The three service chiefs collectively |
| Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces |
The President of India |
| Peg |
Recall |
| Number of Army commands |
Seven (six operational, one training) |
| Northern Command HQ |
Udhampur |
| Army training command |
ARTRAC, Shimla |
| Only tri-service command |
Andaman and Nicobar Command |
| Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces |
The President |
| First Chief of Defence Staff |
General Bipin Rawat |