Jaipur, July 1 -- Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra has assumed the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Command.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the General Officer, commissioned into the 47 Armoured Regiment in June 1989, brings to this appointment over thirty-seven years of distinguished service, spanning command, staff and instructional appointments at every significant level.

Immediately prior to assuming command, he served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Eastern Command, where he made substantial contributions to operational preparedness, organisational effectiveness and institutional cohesion, the ministry further said.

His command experience spans some of the Army's most demanding operat...