The Appointments Committee of Cabinet approved the extension in servicre of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj C Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC for a period of one month till 30th June 2024, beyond his normal age of superannuation.

General Pande was to retire from service on 31st May 2024.

He was appointed as the COAS on 30 April 2022 and was commissioned in December 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers). He held the appointment of Vice Chief of the Army Staff before taking over as the COAS.