Last Updated:
Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given the standard title of Lieutenant Colonel in the year 2011. According to the information, Dhoni has remained on this post since then. Everyone wants to know how much salary is given to this captain, who made India the ICC champion three times, after being reinstated to the post of Lieutenant Colonel.
Players bring glory to the country with their achievements in the field of sports. To honor them, the central government honors players by giving them honorary posts in various forces including police and army. Similarly, players who have brought glory to the country like Sachin, Dhoni are holding honorary posts in the Indian Army.
Former captain M.S., who made the Indian cricket team win tournaments like T20, ODI and Champions Trophy. Dhoni is holding a post in the army. In 2011, he was given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the army.
In 2019, Dhoni served for some time with the army personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also taken special para jumping training and is also a para commando. Dhoni has served in the Para Regiment of the Territorial Army of the Indian Army.
Add News18 as
Preferred Source on Google
Territorial Army is an important part of the Indian Army. This is the reserve force of the Indian Army. This reserve force of part-time volunteers supporting the army is called 'Territorial Army'.
These people work together with the army at the time of any threat to the country or disaster. Dhoni has served in 106 battalion of this division. We give you information about how much salary Dhoni, who is holding a post in the army, gets.
As a Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army, Dhoni's salary can range from Rs 1.21 lakh to Rs 2.12 lakh. Officers of Dhoni's rank in the Indian Army get this much salary. But because of holding an honorary post, Dhoni does not get this salary.
Honorary officers are not service officers. They do not perform any duty for the army, hence they are not given any salary or honorary allowance. The purpose of giving such honorary posts to celebrities is to attract the attention of the general public towards the armed forces.
