Lieutenant general (India)


Lieutenant General is a Three Star General Officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Army. 'Lieutenant General' ranks above the Two Star rank of Major General and below the Four Star rank of General, which is held by the Chief of the Army Staff.
The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is Vice Admiral and in the Indian Air Force is Air Marshal.
Officers in the rank of Lieutenant General hold important appointments at the Army Commands and at the Army Headquarters.

Army Commanders (C-in-C grade)

Senior Lieutenant Generals who are in the C-in-C grade, are considered to be in a grade higher than other Lieutenant Generals. They hold the senior-most appointments like the Vice Chief of the Army Staff and the heads of the seven army commands. The seven GOC-in-C appointments are:
The badges of rank have a Crossed sword and baton and Ashoka emblem above.
A Lieutenant General wears Gorget patches which are Crimson patches with Three golden stars. Army Commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three golden stars.

Order of Precedence

A Lieutenant General in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the Indian order of precedence, along with Vice Admirals of the Indian Navy and Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force in the C-in-C grade. The other Lieutenant Generals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.
Lieutenant Generals in the C-in-C grade are at the Apex pay scale, with a monthly pay of ₹225,000. Other Lieutenant Generals, in the HAG+ pay scale draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the renumeration is capped at ₹224,000.