71 Independent Sub Area is part of the Command. The XIV Corps ( Leh), XV Corps ( Srinagar) and XVI Corps ( Nagrota) control the operational units in Northern Command. Headquarters for the command was established at Udhampur, J&K. Bhagat's main activities as Army Commander were the improvement of defence and the living and working condition of his troops. Bhagat was appointed as its GOC-in-C in June 1972. In 1972, the Government of India decided to raise a separate command to oversee operations in the northern borders with Pakistan and China. In 1947, India moved towards partition, with Northern Command HQ at Rawalpindi becoming the Army HQ of the newly formed Pakistan Army (as GHQ, Pakistan), with the rest of commands passing to the Indian Army. The formation reverted to the title Northern Command in November 1945. It controlled the Kohat, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Baluchistan and Waziristan Districts. In April 1942, the Western Independent District was absorbed into the Northern Command which itself was re-designated as North Western Army to guard the borders at North West Frontier during World War II. In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to become the Western Independent District. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again :- Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies: Northern Army and Southern Army. The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a lieutenant general. The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army. Its present commander is Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi. Currently, the XIV Corps ( Leh), XV Corps ( Srinagar), I Corps ( Mathura) and XVI Corps ( Nagrota) are under its control. It was scrapped upon India's independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the British Indian Army in 1908. The Northern Command is a Command of the Indian Army.
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