Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani is set to be the next Vice Chief of Army Staff with the government clearing his appointment to the post, official said.

• The officer, who is presently helming the Army's Central Command, will succeed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi.
• Lt Gen Dwivedi, currently serving as the Vice Chief, will be the next Chief of the Army Staff when incumbent Gen Manoj Pande retires on June 30.
• Lt Gen Subramani has been appointed as the next Vice Chief, military sources