Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India) Explained

Post:Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
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Incumbent:Lieutenant General Daljit Singh
Incumbentsince:15 March 2023
Department:Armed Forces Medical Services
Abbreviation:DGAFMS
Formation:1948

The Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) is the head of the Armed Forces Medical Services of the Indian Armed Forces. A three-star rank medical flag officer, the DGAFMS is equivalent to Army Commanders and the Defence Secretary. The DGAFMS is the advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Minister of Defence on the medical requirements of the Armed Forces.[1]

History

In March 1947, an Armed Forces Medical Services and Research Integration Committee was formed by the Government of India. The committee, headed by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, subsequently Chief Minister of West Bengal until 1962, was tasked with examining the integration of medical services and research of the three branches of the Armed Forces. The committee recommended that the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services would have a supreme controller designated Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services in the rank of Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral/Air Marshal.[2]

In September 1948, the medical services of the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Army and the Royal Indian Air Force were integrated into the Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS). The AFMS consists of the Army Medical Corps (AMC), the Army Dental Corps (AD Corps) and the Military Nursing Service (MNS). The Director of Medical Services at Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General K. S. Master, was appointed the first Director General Armed Forces Medical Services to head the service. The DGAFMS would be responsible to the Ministry of Defence for overall medical policy matters related to the Armed Forces.[2]

Appointees

S.No.NameDefence branchAssumed officeLeft officeNotes
1.Lieutenant General K. S. Master September 19481 October 1950[3]
2.1 October 195011 June 1954[4]
3.Lt. Gen. D. N. Chakravarti 12 June 195415 October 1955[5]
4.Lt. Gen. B. Choudhury15 October 195516 October 1959[6]
5.Lt. Gen. B. M. Rao16 October 19591 September 1961[7]
6.Lt. Gen. S. P. Bhatia1 September 19619 October 1962
7.Lt. Gen. C. C. Kapila 9 October 196210 October 1964[8]
8.Lt. Gen. T. R. Pahwa10 October 196425 October 1966[9]
9.Lt. Gen. A. K. Dev 26 October 196615 December 1967[10]
10.Lt. Gen. Jagdish Ram Vaid FRCS15 December 196727 July 1968[11] [12]
11.Lt. Gen. B. Bhattacharjya FRCP, FRCPE31 July 19689 July 1969[13]
12.Lt. Gen. S. N. Chatterjee 9 July 19691 August 1973[14]
13.Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash 2 August 197331 December 1974[15]
14.Air Marshal Ajit Nath1 January 197523 April 1976[16]
15.Lt. Gen. R. S. Hoon 24 April 19761 July 1977[17]
16.Lt. Gen. B. D. P. Rao 1 July 197724 April 1978[18]
17.Lt. Gen. L. N. Budhraja 24 April 197831 October 1979[19] [20]
18.Lt. Gen. D. N. Gupta 1 November 197931 January 1982[21]
19.Lt. Gen. H. S. Seth1 February 198231 July 1982[22]
20.Lt. Gen. V.V.S. Pratapa Rao 1 August 198231 May 1983[23]
21.Lt. Gen. A. R. Subramanian1 June 19831985[24]
22.Lt. Gen. H. C. Puri AVSM, VSM, FRCS, FRCSEOctober 198531 August 1986[25] [26]
23.Lt. Gen. Jagdish Narayan 1 September 198631 December 1987[27]
24.Lt. Gen. K. D. Kapur1 January 1988September 1988[28]
25.Lt. Gen. Jaswant Singh Paul30 September 1988February 1990[29]
26.Lt. Gen. V. K. Tewari16 February 1990March 1991[30]
27.Lieutenant General N. C. Sanyal16 April 1991December 1994[31]
28.Surgeon Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh 18 December 19941 September 1996[32]
29.Lieutenant General D. Raghunath 1 September 19961 September 1997[33]
30.Lieutenant General Ramanand Jayaswal 1 September 19972000[34]
31.Lieutenant General R. K. Jetley 9 October 200031 October 2002[35]
32.1 November 20021 February 2004[36]
33.Lieutenant General J. R. Bhardwaj 1 February 2004May 2005[37] [38]
34.Surgeon Vice-Admiral Vijai Kumar SinghJune 20051 May 2007[39]
35.Surgeon Vice-Admiral Yogendra Singh 1 May 200730 May 2009[40]
36.Lieutenant General Naresh Kumar Parmar 1 June 20091 June 2011[41]
37.Lieutenant General H. L. Kakria 1 June 201130 June 2012[42]
38.Air Marshal D. P. Joshi 1 July 201231 October 2014[43]
39.Lieutenant General B. K. Chopra 1 November 201430 June 2016[44]
40.Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Unni 1 July 20161 November 2017[45]
41.Lieutenant General Bipin Puri 1 November 20171 November 2019[46]
42.Lieutenant General Anup Banerji 1 November 201931 December 2020[47]
43.Surgeon Vice-Admiral Rajat Datta 1 January 202114 March 2023[48]
44. Lieutenant General Daljit Singh 15 March 2023incumbent[49]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES . Ministry of Defence. 31 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120226132633/https://mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services. 26 February 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES Department Of Defence . www.mod.gov.in.
  3. Web site: Defence Services Medical Chief Retires. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 September 1950. 1 January 2021.
  4. Web site: New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 October 1950. 1 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Lt-Gen Chakravarti Takes Over As D.G.A.F.M.S.. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 11 June 1954. 1 January 2021.
  6. Web site: New Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 October 1955. 1 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Maj-Gen B.M. Rao Next Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 July 1959. 1 January 2021.
  8. Web site: General Kapila Takes Over As Director-General Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 October 1962. 1 January 2021.
  9. Web site: New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 October 1964. 1 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Lt Gen A. K. Dev Takes Over as New DG Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 October 1966. 31 December 2020.
  11. Web site: Lt-Gen J R Vaid - New DG AFMS. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 December 1967. 31 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Lt-Gen Vaid Passes Away, Body Cremated With Full Military Honours. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 July 1968. 31 December 2020.
  13. Web site: Lt-Gen B. Bhattacharjya, New Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 July 1968. 31 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Gen Chatterjee Takes Over As Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 July 1969. 31 December 2020.
  15. Web site: Lt Gen Ved Prakash Appointed Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 22 July 1973. 31 December 2020.
  16. Web site: Air Marshal Ajit Nath. IAF - Bharat Rakshak. 31 December 2020.
  17. Web site: Lt. Gen. R. S. Hoon Appointed Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 23 April 1976. 31 December 2020.
  18. Web site: Lt Gen Rao is New DG AFMS. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1977. 31 December 2020.
  19. Web site: Timeless Reflections 1764-2011. Indian Army Medical Corps. 2011. 31 December 2020.
  20. Web site: New Armed Forces Dental Clinic Inaugurated. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 April 1978. 31 December 2020.
  21. Web site: General Gupta New DGAFMS. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 October 1979. 31 December 2020.
  22. Web site: Lt Gen HS Seth New DG AFMS. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 January 1982. 31 December 2020.
  23. Web site: New Director General For Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 July 1982. 31 December 2020.
  24. Web site: General Subramanian to Head Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 May 1983. 31 December 2020.
  25. Web site: Lt Gen H.C. Puri New DG AFMS. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 October 1985. 31 December 2020.
  26. Web site: Lt Gen H.C. Puri Retires. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 August 1986. 31 December 2020.
  27. Web site: Lt Gen Jagdish Narayan Appointed As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 September 1986. 31 December 2020.
  28. Web site: Symposium on Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Inaugurated. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 26 August 1988. 31 December 2020.
  29. Web site: Lt Gen Paul Appointed DG Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 September 1988. 31 December 2020.
  30. Web site: Lt Gen VK Tewari Retires . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 March 1991. 31 December 2020.
  31. Web site: Lt Gen N C Sanyal Is New DG Medical Services . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 April 1991. 31 December 2020.
  32. Web site: Surgeon Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh Takes Over As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 December 1994. 31 December 2020.
  33. Web site: Lt Gen D Raghunath Takes Over As DG AFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 September 1996. 31 December 2020.
  34. Web site: Gen Jayaswal New DG of Armed Forces Medical Services . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 September 1997. 31 December 2020.
  35. Web site: Gen Jetley Takes Over as DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 October 2000. 31 December 2020.
  36. Web site: LT GEN SHAHI TAKES OVER AS NEW DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 February 2004. 31 December 2020.
  37. Web site: Lt Gen JR Bhardwaj takes over as DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 February 2004. 31 December 2020.
  38. News: Singh . Rahul . 3 June 2005 . More legal trouble for the Army. Times of India . 31 December 2020.
  39. News: 1 May 2007 . Vice Adm Yogendra Singh to Take Charge as DGAFMS. OneIndia.com . 31 December 2020.
  40. Web site: Surg. Vice Admiral Yogendra Singh takes over as new DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 May 2007. 31 December 2020.
  41. Web site: Lt Gen Naresh Kumar assumes the charge of DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 June 2009. 31 December 2020.
  42. Web site: Lt. General HL Kakria Takes Over as DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 June 2011. 31 December 2020.
  43. News: 3 July 2012 . Air Marshal Joshi appointed DGAFMS . Indian Express . 31 December 2020.
  44. Web site: LT Gen BK Chopra Takes Over As DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 November 2014. 31 December 2020.
  45. Web site: Lt Gen MK Unni Takes over as the new DGAFMS . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 July 2016. 31 December 2020.
  46. Web site: Lt Gen Bipin Puri, VSM, PHS Director General Armed Forces Medical Service . Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 2017. 31 December 2020.
  47. Web site: Lt Gen Anup Banerji takes charge as DG AFMS. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 November 2019. 31 December 2020.
  48. Web site: Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta takes over as Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 January 2021. 1 January 2021.
  49. Web site: 2023-03-15 . Lt Gen Daljit Singh takes over as military’s top doctor . 2023-08-19 . Hindustan Times . en.

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