AGARTALA, May 22 (TIWN): Lt Gen M.M.S Rai, currently the GOC-in-chief Eastern Command would arrive in Tripura on May 23(tomorrow) on a day’s visit. According to defense sources, the army commander would visit 21 sector HQ of Assam Rifles where he would be briefed on operational and other aspects. Gen Rai would also interact with state governor Devananda Konwar and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, he is schedule to visit state museum at Ujjayanta palace. Later, Gen Singh will leave for Kolkata.

 Lt Gen M.M.S. Rai, an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, was commissioned from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun into the Corps of Engineers on 15 December 1976. He excelled in academics as well as in the sports arena and was awarded the Bronze Medal for having the distinction of being third in the overall order of merit in the IMA Passing out Parade. 

He possesses rich operational and command experience having commanded an Armoured Engineer Regiment in the plains, a Mountain Brigade in the Northeast and a Rashtriya Rifles Force in Jammu and Kashmir. The general officer commanded a Corps in the Desert Sector of Rajasthan. He is presently posted as Chief of Staff of South Western Command. 

During his military career of over three decades in the army, he has held various prestigious instructional and staff appointments like Directing Staff at the IMA and Defence Service Staff College; Colonel General Staff Operations of a Corps in high altitude; Chief Engineer of a Corps in the Desert Sector; Brigadier General Staff at Army Training Command; Deputy Director General at Military Operations Directorate and Additional Military Secretary at Army Headquarters. For his distinguished contribution to service, the General has been awarded Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) as a Brigadier and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) as GOC of a Rashtriya Rifles Force in Jammu and Kashmir.