lt Gen SP Kochhar, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Signal Officer-in-Chief arrived at Mhow on a farewell visit to his alma mater, Military College of Telecommunication Engineering on 12th August.
True to tradition and ethos of the Corps of Signals the College has lined up a slew of events in his honour during the next two days. The General is accompanied by his wife Deepti Kochhar.
General Kochhar has had an illustrious career in uniform spanning almost four decades. An erudite officer with enviable qualifications from many a prestigious institution like IIT Delhi, College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, National Defence College, MDI Gurgaon, he has been an inspiration for many officers.
He has published a number of papers on topical subjects and represented the country in international conferences on interoperability at Hawaii. His international exposure include visits to the US, Europe, Africa, and SAARC Countries.
He has been the Signal Officer-in-Chief since September 2011.Prior to this, he had been Additional Director General of Personnel Services where he left a mark with yeoman contribution in the HR aspects of the Indian Army.
During this assignment he undertook several innovative measures to empower the entire cadre of the Indian Army so as to facilitate a second career post retirement and to utilise their skills in the civil nation building process. Project ‘Kshmata’ with Microsoft, Project ‘Gyandeep’ with IGNOU, are some of his major contributions towards this goal. The first ever compendium of HR Policies and Court Cases was also produced under his tutelage, which is now often consulted in all Armed Forces Tribunals.