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XII Corps (India)

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Military field formation of the Indian Army

XII Corps
Indian Army XII Corps Formation Sign
Active1987–Present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
RoleHoldingCorps
SizeCorps
Part ofSouthern Command
Garrison/HQJodhpur
NicknameKonark Corps (Desert Corps)
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Aditya Vikram Singh Rathee
Notable
commanders		Lt Gen A K Chatterjee
Lt GenPhilip Campose
Lt GenMan Mohan Singh Rai
Military unit
Indian Army Corps (1915 - Present)
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TheXII Corps, or theKonark Corps/Desert Corps, is acorps of theIndian Army and one of the two corps of thePune-basedSouthern Command.

Formation

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With two combat divisions on the order of battle of Southern Command and increasing operational importance of the desert sector, by January 1987, a Corps Headquarters was sanctioned. HQ 12 Corps was raised atJodhpur during the volatile days ofOperation Trident.[1] The corps, which came into existence on the auspicious day ofMaha Shivaratri on February 26, 1987 is charged with protection of the desert sectors of the country falling inRajasthan andGujarat states and was raised under Lieutenant General A K Chatterjee as the first General Officer Commanding (GOC). Also referred to as Desert Corps within the army, the corps adoptedKonark as its formation insignia after theKonark Sun Temple of Puri as a symbolic representation of the radiation of the sun in eight cardinal directions, thereby establishing a spiritual link with the Sun City - Jodhpur.[2]

Order of battle

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Lieutenant General PS Minhas, GOC Konark Corps addressing Officers of 77th DSSC Course at Jodhpur Military Station, 26 September 2021. The formation signs of the corps, divisions and brigades can be seen in the background.

XII corps currently consists of:[1]

Humanitarian assistance

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The corps has been intimately involved in providing succor to citizens of India in times of natural calamities such as earthquakes and floods most noteworthy beingBhuj earthquake, floods in Rajasthan and Gujarat.[8]

List of General Officer Commanding

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This list isincomplete; you can help byadding missing items.(June 2021)
RankNameAppointment DateLeft officeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant GeneralAK ChatterjeeFebruary 1987February 1988Sikh Light Infantry
R NarasimhanApril 1988May 1990Jat Regiment
YN SharmaMay 1990February 1992The Grenadiers
Moti DarMarch 1992December 199217th Horse (Poona Horse)
HM KhannaJanuary 1994August 19964th Gorkha Rifles
PS JoshiSeptember 1996January 19998th Gorkha Rifles
MA GurbaxaniJanuary 1999March 2001Rajput Regiment
Hari PrasadMarch 2001August 2002Maratha Light Infantry
Ram SubramanyamAugust 2002December 2003Corps of Engineers
KS JamwalDecember 2003April 2005Regiment of Artillery[9]
PR GangadharanApril 2006September 2006Maratha Light Infantry[10]
SPS DhillonSeptember 2006January 2008Regiment of Artillery[11]
SN HandaJanuary 2008December 20083rd Gorkha Rifles[12]
AM VermaDecember 2008February 2010Rajput Regiment[13]
Narendra SinghFebruary 2010June 2011Maratha Light Infantry[14]
Philip Campose3 July 2011August 2012Mechanised Infantry Regiment[15]
Man Mohan Singh RaiAugust 2012August 2013Bombay Sappers[16]
GS KatochAugust 20131 September 2014Jammu and Kashmir Rifles[17]
Bobby Mathews1 September 201410 October 2015Kumaon Regiment[18]
VP SinghOctober 2015November 2016Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry[19]
Podali Shankar RajeshwarNovember 2016November 2017Regiment of Artillery[20]
Rajni Kant JaggaNovember 2017November 20181st Horse (Skinner's Horse)[21]
VS Sreenivas19 November 201810 February 2020The Garhwal Rifles[22]
Anil Puri11 February 202013 February 2021Corps of Engineers[23]
PS Minhas14 February 202106 March 2022Central India Horse[24]
Rakesh Kapoor07 March 202208 June 202363rd Cavalry[25][26][27]
Mohit Malhotra09 June 202316 June 2025Armoured Corps[28]
Aditya Vikram Singh Rathee16 June 2025IncumbentBrigade of the Guards[29]

References

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  1. ^ab"12 Corps / XII Corps".
  2. ^"Desert Corps of Army celebrates Raising Day". 27 February 2018. Retrieved22 March 2021.
  3. ^"Army exposition 'Armed Forces for masses' by Bald Eagle Brigade at Bhuj, Gujarat". 14 August 2015. Retrieved3 October 2021.
  4. ^"Indian Army conducts fire power display at Pokhran, showcases proficiency and preparedness".The Economic Times. 22 March 2015. Retrieved2 October 2021.
  5. ^"Army and navy plan to set up a marine brigade". 9 June 2010. Retrieved22 March 2021.
  6. ^"Army transforming its 382 infantry battalions with new weapons & drone platoons".The Times of India. 23 October 2025.ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved24 October 2025.
  7. ^"Indian Army creates 'modern warfare force' with over one lakh drone operatives, new Special Forces Bhairav raised for modern warfare".The Times of India. 4 January 2026.ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved4 January 2026.
  8. ^"KONARK CORPS". Retrieved22 March 2021.
  9. ^"Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". 26 December 2006. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  10. ^"Lieutenant General PR Ganagadharan to take over as new Military Secretary". 29 September 2006. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  11. ^"Book on Customs & Etiquettes in the Services Released". 3 September 2007. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  12. ^"Defence Minister in Forward Areas". 1 March 2008. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  13. ^"Appointments". 1 February 2009. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  14. ^"Lt Gen Campose is 12 Corps Commander". 6 March 2011. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  15. ^"Lt Gen Campose new General Officer Commanding of Konark Corps".The Times of India. 11 May 2011. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  16. ^"Lt Gen MMS Rai takes over as GOC Desert Corps". 9 August 2012. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  17. ^"Joint Forces Expedition Augmenting Synergy". 1 April 2014. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  18. ^"LT GEN BOBBY MATHEWS, AVSM**, VSM". Retrieved9 March 2022.
  19. ^"Konark Corps held Ex-Servicemen Rally at Setrawa (Shergarh) today. GOC of Corps, Lt Gen VP Singh was Chief Guest". 10 September 2016. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  20. ^"Insight to Winds of Change In 12 Corps Dental Unit". 1 March 2017. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  21. ^"Gandhinagar: Army organises special health camp for veterans".The Times of India. 28 January 2018. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  22. ^"ले. जनरल श्रीनिवास कोणार्क कोर के नए कोर कमांडर".Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 November 2018. Retrieved21 September 2019.
  23. ^MoD, PRO Jaipur (11 February 2020)."Lt Gen Anil Puri took over the command of #KonarkCorps #SouthernCommand #IndianArmy today. He took over the reins of Konark Corps from Lt Gen VS Sreenivas. @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @PIBJaipur @PIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/qKQmynThi5".@PRODefRjsthn. Retrieved28 February 2020.
  24. ^"Major reshuffle in Army, Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal to take charge as Deputy Chief of Staff". 1 January 2021.
  25. ^kapoor, rakesh."Lt gen rakesh kapoor takes over 12 corps".
  26. ^"Lt Gen Rakesh Kapoor took over as the General Officer Commanding of Desert Corps". 7 March 2022. Retrieved9 March 2022.
  27. ^"General Rakesh Kapoor - DCAOS (Info Sys & Coord)". Retrieved7 February 2025.
  28. ^"Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra took over as General Officer Commanding of Desert Corps". 9 June 2023. Retrieved9 June 2023.
  29. ^"Lieutenant General AVS Rathee assumes charge of Konark Corps as its 28th GOC". 17 June 2025. Retrieved2 July 2025.
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