| Lieutenant general लेफ्टीनेंट जनरल | |
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 Flag of a lieutenant general | |
 Rank insignia of a lieutenant general | |
 Vehicle star plate of lieutenant general | |
| Country |  India |
| Service branch |  Indian Army |
| Abbreviation | Lt Gen |
| Rank group | General officer |
| Rank | Three-star rank |
| NATOrank code | OF 8 |
| Pay grade | Pay level 15,16,17 |
| Next higher rank | General |
| Next lower rank | Major general |
| Equivalent ranks | Vice admiral (Indian Navy) Air marshal (Indian Air Force) |
Lieutenant general is athree-stargeneral officer rank in theIndian Army. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Army. Lieutenant generals rank above thetwo-star rank ofMajor General and below thefour-star rank ofGeneral, which is held by theChief of the Army Staff.
The equivalent rank in theIndian Navy isVice Admiral and in theIndian Air Force isAir Marshal.
Officers in the rank of lieutenant general hold important appointments at the army commands and at the army headquarters.
Senior lieutenant generals who are in the C-in-C grade (army commanders), are considered to be in a grade higher than other lieutenant generals. They hold the most senior appointments like theVice Chief of the Army Staff and the heads of the seven army commands (styledgeneral officer commanding-in-chief). The seven GOC-in-C appointments are:
The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton andAshoka emblem above.[1]
A lieutenant general wearsgorget patches which are crimson patches with three golden stars. Army commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three golden stars.
Officers in the rank of Lieutenant general hold important appointments likegeneral officer commanding acorps. The Indian Army has 14 corps. The general officer commanding areas are also officers of the rank of Lieutenant general. Areas are static formations which consist of sub-areas. At army headquarters, the principal staff officers (PSO) are senior lieutenant generals. The Heads of Combat and Combat Support Arms, Heads of services and directorates (Director General) are officers of the rank of lieutenant general. The chiefs of staff of the seven commands of the Army are also of the rank of lieutenant general.
A lieutenant general in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on theIndian order of precedence, along with vice admirals of theIndian Navy and air marshals of theIndian Air Force in the C-in-C grade. The other lieutenant generals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.[2]
Lieutenant generals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other lieutenant generals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,400.[3][4]
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