Jaipur : Lieutenant General PS Minhas handed over the reins of Konark Corps to Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor, Vishisht Seva Medal on 07 March 2022. During his tenure of one year, Lieutenant General PS Minhas led the Konark Corps to new heights of professionalism and administrative excellence.
Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor, Vishisht Seva Medal during his service career spanning thirty five years, has held prestigious Command, Staff and Instructional appointments both in India and abroad.The General Officer is a graduate of the US Army War College and has commanded an Armoured Brigade and a Division in the Desert Sector. He has been instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and Army War College, Mhow. His Staff assignments include serving in an Independent Armoured Bngade, frontline Division in Eastern Sector in a Command Headquarter, Strategic Forces Command and Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence. He has also served as an Advisor to the Botswana Defence Forces.
Prior to this, he was the Director General, Capability Development at Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) at New Delhi; responsible for capital acquisition, policy formulation and coordinating capabilities.
On assuming the command of Konark Corps, he exhorted All Ranks to focus on operational preparedness for assured victory in the modern day battle field and combat readiness with realistic training to achieve highest level of professional competence.