Lt Gen Dimri takes over Army Central Command chief By IANS | Published on Thu, Apr 1 2021 17:21 IST | 3 Views Lt Gen Dimri takes charge of central command.. Image Source: IANS News Lucknow, April 1 : Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri on Thursday took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army's Central Command on Thursday. After assuming charge, he paid tributes at the Smritika War Memorial to all soldiers who lost their lives in operations. He later reviewed a Guard of Honour. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Dimri was awarded the President's Gold Medal at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun for having passed out first in the order of merit. He was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) on December 17, 1983.