Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Western Command Chief of Staff SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 01, 2021, 04:12 PM IST Share Synopsis Lt Gen Singh is an alumnus of the Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He was commissioned into 19 Madras regiment on December 20, 1986, the spokesman said. Agencies Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh took over as the Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Western Command on Thursday, a defence spokesman said here. After arriving at the command headquarters, Singh laid a wreath and paid homage at 'Veer Smriti' War Memorial, the official said in a statement. The command's area of responsibility covers Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Jammu, he said.