The citation recognises the unit's outstanding performance, devotion to duty, operational efficiency and acts of bravery in the Eastern Ladakh sector along the India-China border.
According to the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI), the top 32 innovations of the Indian Army were showcased during the seminar, and the Vice Chief felicitated the innovators for their contributions.
Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and paid tributes to those who laid down their lives in the line of duty as he assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Army Staff on Friday.
Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, an officer of the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment, on Friday took over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS). Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh will be succeeding Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as the VCOAS.