CENTRAL COMMAND
CENTRAL COMMAND Central Command came into being on May 1, 1963. Prior to this, Lucknow was the Headquarters of the Eastern Command. After the Chinese aggression in 1962, Eastern Command moved to Kolkata and Central Command was raised at Lucknow. Lt Gen K Bahadur Singh has the distinction of being the first Army Commander. The area of Central Command covers the seven states of Utaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa and is home to 18 Regimental Centres as well as a large number of logistic and training establishments. The process of selecting a formation sign for Central Command began with its inception. Several designs were considered and finally on July 31,1963, the Surya was recommended by the first Army Commander who said “The Sun has special merit for Central Command, as the Sun itself, depicted in a round form, stands for strength and light”. The ethos of Surya represents the most potent source of energy, sust