<p class="title">The central government on Monday appointed Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane as the next Vice-Chief of the Army to replace Lt Gen D Anbu, who retires on August 31.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Naravane will be the senior-most officer when Army Chief General Bipin Rawat retires on December 31, making him a strong contender to be the next Army chief.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government also appointed four senior officers as Army commanders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Naravane moving to Delhi, his position at the Eastern Command, Kolkata, would be taken up by Lt Gen Anil Chauhan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the Western Command at Chandimandir, Lt Gen R P Singh would be the commander in place of Lt Gen Surinder Singh, who retires on July 31.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the South-Western Command in Jaipur, Lt Gen A S Kler will be the new commander replacing Lt Gen Cherish Matheson whereas at the Central Command in Lucknow, Lt Gen I S Ghuman will be the new commander replacing Lt Gen Abhay Krishna.</p>
<p class="title">The central government on Monday appointed Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane as the next Vice-Chief of the Army to replace Lt Gen D Anbu, who retires on August 31.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Naravane will be the senior-most officer when Army Chief General Bipin Rawat retires on December 31, making him a strong contender to be the next Army chief.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government also appointed four senior officers as Army commanders.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Naravane moving to Delhi, his position at the Eastern Command, Kolkata, would be taken up by Lt Gen Anil Chauhan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the Western Command at Chandimandir, Lt Gen R P Singh would be the commander in place of Lt Gen Surinder Singh, who retires on July 31.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the South-Western Command in Jaipur, Lt Gen A S Kler will be the new commander replacing Lt Gen Cherish Matheson whereas at the Central Command in Lucknow, Lt Gen I S Ghuman will be the new commander replacing Lt Gen Abhay Krishna.</p>