Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi confers Veterans Achievers Award on four veterans

The veterans presented with the award for demonstrating exceptional commitment to social service and nation-building beyond their military careers

Hyderabad: Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi conferred Veterans Achievers Award on four veterans in recognition of their outstanding contributions to society, during a ceremony held at Secunderabad Cantonment here on Wednesday.

The award recipients — Lieutenant Colonel Rajiv Sisaudia (Retd), Major G Shiva Kiran (Retd), Captain Bandi Venu (Retd) and Naik Lingala Jagan Reddy (Retd) — demonstrated exceptional commitment to social service and nation-building beyond their military careers.

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During his visit to the city, the Army Chief also visited the MCEME-Secunderabad, where he was briefed on the institution’s comprehensive training curriculum designed to produce the best battle-ready technicians for the Indian Army.

In another event, General Dwivedi was presented with two books ‘Shooting Straight’ by Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (Retd) and ‘The Army in Me’ by Colonel Bhupinder Singh Chib.