Lt Gen V.M.B. Krishnan will take over as the new General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command in Kolkata on April 1, 2026, replacing Lt Gen Ram Chander Tiwari. Lt Gen Krishnan is currently the Quartermaster General and previously commanded the XVII Corps.
He was commissioned into the Dogra Regiment on 11 June 1988 from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.In a career spanning over three decades, he has undertaken numerous command, staff and instructional appointments. He has commanded an infantry battalion , a brigade in high-altitude areas along India’s northern borders and was General Officer Commanding 28 Infantry Division (Vajr Division) in Jammu & Kashmir.His staff appointments include serving at the Military Secretary’s Branch, Integrated Defence Staff and as Military Attaché at the High Commission of India in London. He also served as the Commandant of the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School.
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he assumed the appointment of Director General Information Technology at the Army headquarters, New Delhi. On 25 June 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding, XVII Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Rajinder Dewan.A year and a half later, on 1 December 2023 he took over as the Quarter Master General of the Indian Army.
