49th Armoured Regiment (India)


49 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

Formation

The regiment was raised on 1 October 1983 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel JPS Nakai at Ahmednagar. It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions. Lieutenant General SS Mahal, VSM is the current Colonel of the Regiment.

President's Standards

The Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande presented the President's Standards to the regiment at Suratgarh military station on 25 March 2023.

Gallantry awards

The regiment has won the following gallantry awards -

Other achievements

Sowar Pradeep Kumar of the regiment won a Silver Medal in the Free Rifle 300 Metres event at the 26th All India GV Mavalankar Shooting Championship.

Regimental insignia

The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons mounted with the Lion Capital of Ashoka, with the numeral "49" inscribed on the crossing of the lances and a scroll at the base with the words "ARMOURED REGIMENT".