Change of Guard: Maj Gen VK Sharma takes over as General Officer Commanding of Golden Katar Division in Gujarat

NE NEWS SERVICE

AHMEDABAD, SEPT 18

Major General VK Sharma has taken over as General Officer Commanding of Golden Katar Division of the Indian Army on Friday. The General Officer has taken over the command from Major General Dinesh Shrivastava, a Defence spokesman said.

In his distinguished career spanning over three decades, Maj Gen Sharma has tenanted important Command and Staff appointments in counter-insurgency areas of Jammu & Kashmir, along northern borders with China and western borders with Pakistan. He had also held key appointments in Strategic Forces Command and Army HQs, besides serving as Military Observer in United Nations Mission in Ethiopia – Eritrea, the release added.

Along with him, Vibhuti Sharma, who is an accomplished educationist with a passion for social service also assumed the charge of Chairperson, Family Welfare Organisation of the Division.