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{{Short description|Medical Head of Indian Armed Forces}}
{{Infobox official post
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| post                     = Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
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| incumbent               = Surgeon [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice-Admiral]] Rajat Datta<br>{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|SM|VSM}}}}
| incumbent = [[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]] [[Arti Sarin]]<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}
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| incumbentsince           = 1 January 2021
| incumbentsince = 1 October 2024
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| department = [[Armed Forces Medical Services]] <BR>
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| style = Surgeon Vice Admiral
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* [[File:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
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* [[File:Flag of Chief of Defence Staff (India).svg|20px]] [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]]
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The '''Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS)''' is a [[three-star rank]] medical [[flag officer]] in the [[Indian Armed Forces]]-of the protocol rank equivalent to Army Commanders/Defence Secretary. As the administrative head of the [[Armed Forces Medical Services]], the DGAFMS is the advisor to the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) and the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] on the medical requirements of the Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web| title =DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES | publisher =Ministry of Defence| url =https://mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services | access-date = 31 December 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120226132633/https://mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services| archive-date =31 December 2020| url-status = dead}}</ref>
The '''Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS)''' is the head of the [[Armed Forces Medical Services]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. The DGAFMS is the advisor to the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) and the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] on the medical requirements of the Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web| title =DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES | publisher =Ministry of Defence| url =https://mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services | access-date = 31 December 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120226132633/https://mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services| archive-date =26 February 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref>


==History==
==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 [[Armed Forces Medical Services|Indian Armed Forces Medical Services]] would have a supreme controller designated ''Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services''.<ref>{{cite web |title=DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES {{!}} Department Of Defence |url=https://www.mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services |website=www.mod.gov.in}}</ref>
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 [[Armed Forces Medical Services|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 (India)|lieutenant general]], [[Vice Admiral (India)|vice admiral]], or [[Air Marshal (India)|air marshal]].<ref name="AFMS-MOD">{{cite web |title=DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES {{!}} Department Of Defence |url=https://www.mod.gov.in/dod/directorate-general-armed-force-medical-services |website=www.mod.gov.in}}</ref>
 
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 (India)|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.<ref name="First DGAFMS"/> The DGAFMS would be responsible to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] for overall medical policy matters related to the Armed Forces.<ref name="AFMS-MOD"/>


==Appointees==
==Appointees==
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|1.
|1.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] K. S. Master {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MC}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Kaikhosru Sorabji Master {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MC}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|September 1948
|September 1948
|1 October 1950
|1 October 1950
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Defence Services Medical Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-09-16_254.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 September 1950|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="First DGAFMS">{{cite web|title=Defence Services Medical Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-09-16_254.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026020238/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-09-16_254.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 September 1950|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref>
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|2.
|2.
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|1 October 1950
|1 October 1950
|11 June 1954
|11 June 1954
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-10-14_270.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 October 1950|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Chakravarti"/>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-10-14_270.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801074414/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-10-14_270.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 October 1950|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="Chakravarti"/>
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|3.
|3.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] D. N. Chakravarti {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Devendra Nath Chakravarti {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|12 June 1954
|12 June 1954
|15 October 1955
|15 October 1955
|<ref name="Chakravarti">{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen Chakravarti Takes Over As D.G.A.F.M.S.|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-06-11_154.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 June 1954|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="Chakravarti">{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen Chakravarti Takes Over As D.G.A.F.M.S.|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-06-11_154.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030083413/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-06-11_154.pdf|archive-date=30 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 June 1954|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref>
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|4.
|4.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] B. Choudhury
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Bijeta Chaudhuri {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|15 October 1955
|15 October 1955
|16 October 1959
|16 October 1959
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1955-JULY%20DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1955-10-15_168.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 October 1955|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1955-JULY%20DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1955-10-15_168.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221719/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1955-JULY%20DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1955-10-15_168.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 October 1955|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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|5.
|5.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] B. M. Rao
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Benegal Mukunda Rao
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|16 October 1959
|16 October 1959
|1 September 1961
|1 September 1961
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maj-Gen B.M. Rao Next Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1959-JULY-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1959-07-10_006.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 July 1959|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maj-Gen B.M. Rao Next Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1959-JULY-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1959-07-10_006.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026012457/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1959-JULY-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1959-07-10_006.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=10 July 1959|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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|6.
|6.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] S. P. Bhatia
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Shiv Parshad Bhatia {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 September 1961
|1 September 1961
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|7.
|7.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] C. C. Kapila {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Charu Chandra Kapila {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|9 October 1962
|9 October 1962
|10 October 1964
|10 October 1964
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Kapila Takes Over As Director-General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1963-OCTOBER-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-10-09_156.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 October 1962|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Kapila Takes Over As Director-General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1963-OCTOBER-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-10-09_156.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026014311/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1963-OCTOBER-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-10-09_156.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 October 1962|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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|8.
|8.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] T. R. Pahwa
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Tirath Ram Pahwa  
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|10 October 1964
|10 October 1964
|25 October 1966
|25 October 1966
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-10-09_192.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 October 1964|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-10-09_192.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026011349/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-10-09_192.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 October 1964|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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|9.
|9.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] A. K. Dev {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Amarendra Krishna Dey  {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|26 October 1966
|26 October 1966
|15 December 1967
|15 December 1967
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen A. K. Dev Takes Over as New DG Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENC/PDF/DEF-1966-10-25_127.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 October 1966|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen A. K. Dev Takes Over as New DG Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENC/PDF/DEF-1966-10-25_127.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026020141/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENC/PDF/DEF-1966-10-25_127.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 October 1966|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|10.
|10.
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|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|15 December 1967
|15 December 1967
|27 July 1968
|27 July 1968 {{note label|†|†|†}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen J R Vaid - New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-12-14_195.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 December 1967|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen Vaid Passes Away, Body Cremated With Full Military Honours|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-MAY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-07-28_092.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 July 1968|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen J R Vaid - New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-12-14_195.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026022027/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1967-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1967-12-14_195.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 December 1967|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen Vaid Passes Away, Body Cremated With Full Military Honours|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-MAY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-07-28_092.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917065319/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-MAY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-07-28_092.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 July 1968|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|11.
|11.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] B. Bhattacharjya <small>[[Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]], [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|FRCPE]]</small>
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Bidyapati Bhattacharjya {{small|[[Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]], [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|FRCPE]]}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|31 July 1968
|31 July 1968
|9 July 1969
|9 July 1969
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen B. Bhattacharjya, New Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-MAY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-07-31_096.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 July 1968|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt-Gen B. Bhattacharjya, New Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-MAY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-07-31_096.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917065330/ttps://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1968-MAY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1968-07-31_096.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 July 1968|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|12.
|12.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] S. N. Chatterjee {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MC}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Sailendra Nath Chatterjee {{small|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Military Cross|MC]]}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|9 July 1969
|9 July 1969
|1 August 1973
|1 August 1973
|<ref name="Ved_Prakash"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Chatterjee Takes Over As Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-09_016.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 July 1969|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="Ved_Prakash"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Chatterjee Takes Over As Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-09_016.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026020124/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-09_016.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 July 1969|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|13.
|13.
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|2 August 1973
|2 August 1973
|31 December 1974
|31 December 1974
|<ref name="Ved_Prakash">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Ved Prakash Appointed Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-07-22_035.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 July 1973|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="Ved_Prakash">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Ved Prakash Appointed Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-07-22_035.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026020142/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-07-22_035.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 July 1973|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|14.
|14.
|[[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] Ajit Nath
|[[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] Ajit Nath {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|{{air force|India}}
|{{air force|India}}
|1 January 1975
|1 January 1975
|23 April 1976
|23 April 1976
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Ajit Nath|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/1666|website=IAF - Bharat Rakshak|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Ajit Nath|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/1666|website=IAF - Bharat Rakshak|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|15.
|15.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] R. S. Hoon {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Raghunath Singh Hoon {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|24 April 1976
|24 April 1976
|1 July 1977
|1 July 1977
|<ref name="RS_Hoon">{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. R. S. Hoon Appointed Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-23_105.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 April 1976|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="BDP_Rao"/>
|<ref name="RS_Hoon">{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. R. S. Hoon Appointed Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-23_105.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221719/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-04-23_105.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 April 1976|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="BDP_Rao"/>
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|16.
|16.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] B. D. P. Rao {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MBE}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Biradavolu Durga Prasad Rao {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MBE}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 July 1977
|1 July 1977
|24 April 1978
|24 April 1978
|<ref name="BDP_Rao">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Rao is New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-06-30_175.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 June 1977|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="BDP_Rao">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Rao is New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-06-30_175.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026011943/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-06-30_175.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 June 1977|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|17.
|17.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] L. N. Budhraja {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Lok Nath Budhraja {{small|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|24 April 1978
|24 April 1978
|31 October 1979
|31 October 1979
|<ref name="reflections">{{cite web|title=Timeless Reflections 1764-2011|url=https://deltazuluconsultancy.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/timeless-reflections.pdf|website=Indian Army Medical Corps|date=2011|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Armed Forces Dental Clinic Inaugurated|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-04-24_042.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 April 1978|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="DN_Gupta"/>
|<ref name="reflections">{{cite web|title=Timeless Reflections 1764-2011|url=https://deltazuluconsultancy.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/timeless-reflections.pdf|website=Indian Army Medical Corps|date=2011|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Armed Forces Dental Clinic Inaugurated|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-04-24_042.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026021726/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-04-24_042.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 April 1978|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="DN_Gupta"/>
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|-
|18.
|18.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] D. N. Gupta {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Devendra Nath Gupta {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 November 1979
|1 November 1979
|31 January 1982
|31 January 1982
|<ref name="DN_Gupta">{{cite web|title=General Gupta New DGAFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-10-28_166.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 October 1979|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="HS_Seth"/>
|<ref name="DN_Gupta">{{cite web|title=General Gupta New DGAFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-10-28_166.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026010927/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-10-28_166.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=28 October 1979|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="HS_Seth"/>
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|19.
|19.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] H. S. Seth
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Harnam Singh Seth  
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 February 1982
|1 February 1982
|31 July 1982
|31 July 1982
|<ref name="HS_Seth">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen HS Seth New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-01-03_002.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 January 1982|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="HS_Seth">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen HS Seth New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-01-03_002.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221720/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1982-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1982-01-03_002.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 January 1982|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|20.
|20.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] V.V.S. Pratapa Rao {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Vallury Venkateswara Surya Prataprao  {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 August 1982
|1 August 1982
|31 May 1983
|31 May 1983
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director General For Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-07-25_025.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 July 1982|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Director General For Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-07-25_025.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026013309/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-07-25_025.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 July 1982|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|21.
|21.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] A. R. Subramanian
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Ananta Narayanan Ramasubramaniam {{small|[[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|FRCPE]]}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 June 1983
|1 June 1983
|1985
|1985
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Subramanian to Head Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-05-31_196.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 May 1983|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Subramanian to Head Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-05-31_196.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917065345/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-05-31_196.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 May 1983|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|22.
|22.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] H. C. Puri <small>[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons|FRCS]], [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh|FRCSE]]</small>
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Harish Chandra Puri <small>[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons|FRCS]], [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh|FRCSE]]</small>
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|October 1985
|October 1985
|31 August 1986
|31 August 1986
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen H.C. Puri New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-10-18_298.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 October 1985|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen H.C. Puri Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-08-31_055.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 August 1986|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen H.C. Puri New DG AFMS|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-10-18_298.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917065326/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-10-18_298.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 October 1985|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen H.C. Puri Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-08-31_055.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026020147/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-08-31_055.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 August 1986|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|23.
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|1 September 1986
|1 September 1986
|31 December 1987
|31 December 1987
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Jagdish Narayan Appointed As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-09-06_058.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 September 1986|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Jagdish Narayan Appointed As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-09-06_058.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026015943/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-09-06_058.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 September 1986|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|24.
|24.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] K. D. Kapur
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Krishan Das Kapur
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 January 1988
|1 January 1988
|September 1988
|September 1988
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Symposium on Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Inaugurated|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-08-26_063.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 August 1988|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Symposium on Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Inaugurated|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-08-26_063.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030085359/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-08-26_063.pdf|archive-date=30 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 August 1988|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|25.
|25.
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|30 September 1988
|30 September 1988
|February 1990
|February 1990
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Paul Appointed DG Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-09-30_096.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 September 1988|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Paul Appointed DG Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-09-30_096.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221719/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-09-30_096.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 September 1988|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|26.
|26.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] V. K. Tewari
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Vijay Kishore Tewari
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|16 February 1990
|16 February 1990
|March 1991
|March 1991
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen VK Tewari Retires |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-03-05_084.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 March 1991|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen VK Tewari Retires |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-03-05_084.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026022057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-03-05_084.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=5 March 1991|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|27.
|27.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] N. C. Sanyal
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Nirendra Chandra Sanyal  
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|16 April 1991
|16 April 1991
|December 1994
|December 1994
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen N C Sanyal Is New DG Medical Services |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-04-16_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 April 1991|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen N C Sanyal Is New DG Medical Services |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-04-16_110.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026022027/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-04-16_110.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 April 1991|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|28.
|28.
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|18 December 1994
|18 December 1994
|1 September 1996
|1 September 1996
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh Takes Over As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-12-18_430.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 December 1994|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh Takes Over As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-12-18_430.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026221721/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-12-18_430.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 December 1994|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|29.
|29.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] D. Raghunath {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Dasarathy Raghunath {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 September 1996
|1 September 1996
|1 September 1997
|1 September 1997
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen D Raghunath Takes Over As DG AFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-09-09_087.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 September 1996|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="jayaswal"/>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen D Raghunath Takes Over As DG AFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-09-09_087.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026014311/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-09-09_087.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 September 1996|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="jayaswal"/>
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|30.
|30.
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|1 September 1997
|1 September 1997
|2000
|2000
|<ref name="jayaswal">{{cite web|title=Gen Jayaswal New DG of Armed Forces Medical Services |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/MINISTRY%20OF%20HEALTH/1997-JAN-DEC-MIN-HEALTH-FAMILY-PLANNING-NO-1-31/PDF/HEA-1997-09-01_196.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 September 1997|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="jayaswal">{{cite web|title=Gen Jayaswal New DG of Armed Forces Medical Services |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/MINISTRY%20OF%20HEALTH/1997-JAN-DEC-MIN-HEALTH-FAMILY-PLANNING-NO-1-31/PDF/HEA-1997-09-01_196.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026013636/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/MINISTRY%20OF%20HEALTH/1997-JAN-DEC-MIN-HEALTH-FAMILY-PLANNING-NO-1-31/PDF/HEA-1997-09-01_196.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 September 1997|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|31.
|31.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] R. K. Jetley {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Ravinder Kumar Jetley {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|9 October 2000
|9 October 2000
|31 October 2002
|31 October 2002
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Jetley Takes Over as DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2000-OCT-DEC-MIN-OF-DEC/PDF/DEF-2000-10-09_017.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 October 2000|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Jetley Takes Over as DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2000-OCT-DEC-MIN-OF-DEC/PDF/DEF-2000-10-09_017.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026021606/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2000-OCT-DEC-MIN-OF-DEC/PDF/DEF-2000-10-09_017.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2023|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 October 2000|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|32.
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|1 November 2002
|1 November 2002
|1 February 2004
|1 February 2004
|<ref>{{cite web|title=LT GEN SHAHI TAKES OVER AS NEW DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rnov2002/02112002/r021120021.html|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 February 2004|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=LT GEN SHAHI TAKES OVER AS NEW DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rnov2002/02112002/r021120021.html|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 February 2004|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|33.
|33.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] J. R. Bhardwaj {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Janak Raj Bhardwaj {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 February 2004
|1 February 2004
|May 2005
|May 2005
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen JR Bhardwaj takes over as DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 February 2004|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Rahul |date=3 June 2005 |title=More legal trouble for the Army|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/More-legal-trouble-for-the-Army/articleshow/1131905.cms|work=Times of India |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen JR Bhardwaj takes over as DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 February 2004|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Rahul |date=3 June 2005 |title=More legal trouble for the Army|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/More-legal-trouble-for-the-Army/articleshow/1131905.cms|work=Times of India |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|June 2005
|June 2005
|1 May 2007
|1 May 2007
|<ref>{{cite news |date=1 May 2007 |title=Vice Adm Yogendra Singh to Take Charge as DGAFMS|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/04/30/vice-adm-yogendra-singh-to-take-charge-as-dgafms-1178000307.html |work=OneIndia.com |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |date=1 May 2007 |title=Vice Adm Yogendra Singh to Take Charge as DGAFMS|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/04/30/vice-adm-yogendra-singh-to-take-charge-as-dgafms-1178000307.html |work=OneIndia.com |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|1 May 2007
|1 May 2007
|30 May 2009
|30 May 2009
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Surg. Vice Admiral Yogendra Singh takes over as new DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 May 2007|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Surg. Vice Admiral Yogendra Singh takes over as new DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 May 2007|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|1 June 2009
|1 June 2009
|1 June 2011
|1 June 2011
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Naresh Kumar assumes the charge of DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 June 2009|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Naresh Kumar assumes the charge of DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 June 2009|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|37.
|37.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] H. L. Kakria {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Hira Lal Kakria {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 June 2011
|1 June 2011
|30 June 2012
|30 June 2012
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. General HL Kakria Takes Over as DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 June 2011|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. General HL Kakria Takes Over as DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 June 2011|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|38.
|38.
|[[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] D. P. Joshi {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM,AVSM}}}}
|[[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] Dhananjay Parashuram Joshi {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM,AVSM}}}}
|{{air force|India}}
|{{air force|India}}
|1 July 2012
|1 July 2012
|31 October 2014
|31 October 2014
|<ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 2012 |title=Air Marshal Joshi appointed DGAFMS |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-joshi-appointed-dgafms/969608/ |work=Indian Express |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="chopra"/>
|<ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 2012 |title=Air Marshal Joshi appointed DGAFMS |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/air-marshal-joshi-appointed-dgafms/969608/ |work=Indian Express |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="chopra"/>
|-
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|39.
|39.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] B. K. Chopra {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Bhushan Kumar Chopra {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|{{army|India}}
|1 November 2014
|1 November 2014
|30 June 2016
|30 June 2016
|<ref name="chopra">{{cite web|title=LT Gen BK Chopra Takes Over As DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 November 2014|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="chopra">{{cite web|title=LT Gen BK Chopra Takes Over As DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 November 2014|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|1 July 2016
|1 July 2016
|1 November 2017
|1 November 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen MK Unni Takes over as the new DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 July 2016|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen MK Unni Takes over as the new DGAFMS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 July 2016|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|1 November 2017
|1 November 2017
|1 November 2019
|1 November 2019
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Bipin Puri, VSM, PHS Director General Armed Forces Medical Service |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 November 2017|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Bipin Puri, VSM, PHS Director General Armed Forces Medical Service |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/PrintRelease.aspx|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 November 2017|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|1 November 2019
|1 November 2019
|31 December 2020
|31 December 2020
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Anup Banerji takes charge as DG AFMS|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1589978|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 November 2019|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Anup Banerji takes charge as DG AFMS|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1589978|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 November 2019|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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|1 January 2021
|1 January 2021
|''Incumbent''
|14 March 2023
|<ref name="incumbent">{{cite web|title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta takes over as Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1685414|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 January 2021|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="incumbent">{{cite web|title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta takes over as Director General Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1685414|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 January 2021|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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|44.
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Daljit Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|{{army|India}}
|15 March 2023
|30 September 2024
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-15 |title=Lt Gen Daljit Singh takes over as military’s top doctor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lt-gen-daljit-singh-takes-over-as-military-s-top-doctor-101678895021979.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
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|45.
|[[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]] [[Arti Sarin]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
|{{navy|India}}
|1 October 2024
|''Incumbent''
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin becomes first woman to take over as DG, Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2060559|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 October 2024|access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Number of DGAFMS by branches of service
|-
! Branch !! Count
|-
| {{army|india}}|| 38
|-
| {{navy|india}} || 5
|-
| {{air force|india}}|| 2
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Army Medical Corps (India)]]
* [[Army Medical Corps (India)]]
* [[Armed Forces Medical Services]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:24, 17 February 2026


Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
महानिदेशक सशस्त्र बल चिकित्सा सेवा
Seal of DGAFMS
Flag of Surgeon Vice Admiral
Incumbent
Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin
PVSM AVSM VSM
since 1 October 2024
Armed Forces Medical Services
 Indian Navy
StyleSurgeon Vice Admiral
TypeApex level medical military position
AbbreviationDGAFMS
Reports to
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
Formation1948
First holderLieutenant General K. S. Master, MC
SalaryPay level 17

The Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) is the head of the Armed Forces Medical Services of the Indian Armed Forces. The DGAFMS is the advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Defence Minister on the medical requirements of the Armed Forces.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

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, or 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.[3] The DGAFMS would be responsible to the Ministry of Defence for overall medical policy matters related to the Armed Forces.[2]

Appointees[edit | edit source]

Key
  • † Died in office
S.No. Name Defence branch Assumed office Left office Notes
1. Lieutenant General Kaikhosru Sorabji Master MC  Indian Army September 1948 1 October 1950 [3]
2. Lieutenant General Daya Ram Thapar CIE, OBE  Indian Army 1 October 1950 11 June 1954 [4][5]
3. Lieutenant General Devendra Nath Chakravarti OBE  Indian Army 12 June 1954 15 October 1955 [5]
4. Lieutenant General Bijeta Chaudhuri OBE  Indian Army 15 October 1955 16 October 1959 [6]
5. Lieutenant General Benegal Mukunda Rao  Indian Army 16 October 1959 1 September 1961 [7]
6. Lieutenant General Shiv Parshad Bhatia OBE  Indian Army 1 September 1961 9 October 1962 [8]
7. Lieutenant General Charu Chandra Kapila OBE  Indian Army 9 October 1962 10 October 1964 [9]
8. Lieutenant General Tirath Ram Pahwa  Indian Army 10 October 1964 25 October 1966 [10]
9. Lieutenant General Amarendra Krishna Dey PVSM, AVSM  Indian Army 26 October 1966 15 December 1967 [11]
10. Lieutenant General Jagdish Ram Vaid FRCS  Indian Army 15 December 1967 27 July 1968 † [12][13]
11. Lieutenant General Bidyapati Bhattacharjya FRCP, FRCPE  Indian Army 31 July 1968 9 July 1969 [14]
12. Lieutenant General Sailendra Nath Chatterjee PVSM, MC  Indian Army 9 July 1969 1 August 1973 [15][16]
13. Lieutenant General Ved Prakash PVSM  Indian Army 2 August 1973 31 December 1974 [15]
14. Air Marshal Ajit Nath PVSM  Indian Air Force 1 January 1975 23 April 1976 [17]
15. Lieutenant General Raghunath Singh Hoon PVSM, AVSM  Indian Army 24 April 1976 1 July 1977 [18][19]
16. Lieutenant General Biradavolu Durga Prasad Rao MBE  Indian Army 1 July 1977 24 April 1978 [19]
17. Lieutenant General Lok Nath Budhraja PVSM, AVSM, MBE  Indian Army 24 April 1978 31 October 1979 [8][20][21]
18. Lieutenant General Devendra Nath Gupta PVSM, AVSM  Indian Army 1 November 1979 31 January 1982 [21][22]
19. Lieutenant General Harnam Singh Seth  Indian Army 1 February 1982 31 July 1982 [22]
20. Lieutenant General Vallury Venkateswara Surya Prataprao PVSM  Indian Army 1 August 1982 31 May 1983 [23]
21. Lieutenant General Ananta Narayanan Ramasubramaniam FRCPE  Indian Army 1 June 1983 1985 [24]
22. Lieutenant General Harish Chandra Puri AVSM, VSM, FRCS, FRCSE  Indian Army October 1985 31 August 1986 [25][26]
23. Lieutenant General Jagdish Narayan PVSM  Indian Army 1 September 1986 31 December 1987 [27]
24. Lieutenant General Krishan Das Kapur  Indian Army 1 January 1988 September 1988 [28]
25. Lieutenant General Jaswant Singh Paul  Indian Army 30 September 1988 February 1990 [29]
26. Lieutenant General Vijay Kishore Tewari  Indian Army 16 February 1990 March 1991 [30]
27. Lieutenant General Nirendra Chandra Sanyal  Indian Army 16 April 1991 December 1994 [31]
28. Surgeon Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh  Indian Navy 18 December 1994 1 September 1996 [32]
29. Lieutenant General Dasarathy Raghunath AVSM  Indian Army 1 September 1996 1 September 1997 [33][34]
30. Lieutenant General Ramanand Jayaswal AVSM  Indian Army 1 September 1997 2000 [34]
31. Lieutenant General Ravinder Kumar Jetley PVSM, VSM  Indian Army 9 October 2000 31 October 2002 [35]
32. Lieutenant General Bijoy Nandan Shahi PVSM, AVSM, VSM  Indian Army 1 November 2002 1 February 2004 [36]
33. Lieutenant General Janak Raj Bhardwaj PVSM, AVSM, VSM  Indian Army 1 February 2004 May 2005 [37][38]
34. Surgeon Vice-Admiral Vijai Kumar Singh  Indian Navy June 2005 1 May 2007 [39]
35. Surgeon Vice-Admiral Yogendra Singh VSM  Indian Navy 1 May 2007 30 May 2009 [40]
36. Lieutenant General Naresh Kumar Parmar PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM  Indian Army 1 June 2009 1 June 2011 [41]
37. Lieutenant General Hira Lal Kakria PVSM, AVSM, VSM  Indian Army 1 June 2011 30 June 2012 [42]
38. Air Marshal Dhananjay Parashuram Joshi  Indian Air Force 1 July 2012 31 October 2014 [43][44]
39. Lieutenant General Bhushan Kumar Chopra AVSM  Indian Army 1 November 2014 30 June 2016 [44]
40. Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Unni AVSM, VSM  Indian Army 1 July 2016 1 November 2017 [45]
41. Lieutenant General Bipin Puri VSM  Indian Army 1 November 2017 1 November 2019 [46]
42. Lieutenant General Anup Banerji SM  Indian Army 1 November 2019 31 December 2020 [47]
43. Surgeon Vice-Admiral Rajat Datta AVSM, SM, VSM  Indian Navy 1 January 2021 14 March 2023 [48]
44. Lieutenant General Daljit Singh AVSM, VSM  Indian Army 15 March 2023 30 September 2024 [49]
45. Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin PVSM, AVSM, VSM  Indian Navy 1 October 2024 Incumbent [50]
Number of DGAFMS by branches of service
Branch Count
 Indian Army 38
 Indian Navy 5
 Indian Air Force 2

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "DIRECTORATE GENERAL ARMED FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES | Department Of Defence". www.mod.gov.in.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Defence Services Medical Chief Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 September 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 October 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lt-Gen Chakravarti Takes Over As D.G.A.F.M.S." (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 11 June 1954. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "New Director General Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 October 1955. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Maj-Gen B.M. Rao Next Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 July 1959. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Timeless Reflections 1764-2011" (PDF). Indian Army Medical Corps. 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "General Kapila Takes Over As Director-General Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 October 1962. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 October 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Lt Gen A. K. Dev Takes Over as New DG Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 October 1966. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Lt-Gen J R Vaid - New DG AFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 December 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Lt-Gen Vaid Passes Away, Body Cremated With Full Military Honours" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 July 1968. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Lt-Gen B. Bhattacharjya, New Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 July 1968. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Lt Gen Ved Prakash Appointed Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 22 July 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Gen Chatterjee Takes Over As Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 July 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Air Marshal Ajit Nath". IAF - Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Lt. Gen. R. S. Hoon Appointed Director General Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 23 April 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Lt Gen Rao is New DG AFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "New Armed Forces Dental Clinic Inaugurated" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 April 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "General Gupta New DGAFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 28 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Lt Gen HS Seth New DG AFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 January 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "New Director General For Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 25 July 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "General Subramanian to Head Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 May 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Lt Gen H.C. Puri New DG AFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Lt Gen H.C. Puri Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 August 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Lt Gen Jagdish Narayan Appointed As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 September 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Symposium on Diabetology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Inaugurated" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 26 August 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "Lt Gen Paul Appointed DG Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 September 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  30. ↑ "Lt Gen VK Tewari Retires" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 5 March 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  31. ↑ "Lt Gen N C Sanyal Is New DG Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 16 April 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  32. ↑ "Surgeon Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh Takes Over As Director General Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 18 December 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  33. ↑ "Lt Gen D Raghunath Takes Over As DG AFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 September 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Gen Jayaswal New DG of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 September 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  35. ↑ "Gen Jetley Takes Over as DGAFMS" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 October 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  36. ↑ "LT GEN SHAHI TAKES OVER AS NEW DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  37. ↑ "Lt Gen JR Bhardwaj takes over as DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  38. ↑ Singh, Rahul (3 June 2005). "More legal trouble for the Army". Times of India. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  39. ↑ "Vice Adm Yogendra Singh to Take Charge as DGAFMS". OneIndia.com. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  40. ↑ "Surg. Vice Admiral Yogendra Singh takes over as new DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  41. ↑ "Lt Gen Naresh Kumar assumes the charge of DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  42. ↑ "Lt. General HL Kakria Takes Over as DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  43. ↑ "Air Marshal Joshi appointed DGAFMS". Indian Express. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "LT Gen BK Chopra Takes Over As DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  45. ↑ "Lt Gen MK Unni Takes over as the new DGAFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  46. ↑ "Lt Gen Bipin Puri, VSM, PHS Director General Armed Forces Medical Service". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  47. ↑ "Lt Gen Anup Banerji takes charge as DG AFMS". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  48. ↑ "Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta takes over as Director General Armed Forces Medical Services". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  49. ↑ "Lt Gen Daljit Singh takes over as military's top doctor". Hindustan Times. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  50. ↑ "Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin becomes first woman to take over as DG, Armed Forces Medical Services". Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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