Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja Appointed Director General Armed Forces Medical Services

2 August 2026National

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja as Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), effective 31 August 2026. He was serving as Director General Medical Services (Air) of the Indian Air Force and will succeed Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, who was the first woman DGAFMS, following her retirement. The DGAFMS heads the integrated medical services of all three armed forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) and reports to the Ministry of Defence, overseeing command hospitals and military medical establishments.

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DGAFMS heads the tri-services medical services (Army, Navy, Air Force) | First woman DGAFMS: Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin | DGAFMS reports to the Ministry of Defence

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Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja was appointed DGAFMS (effective 31 August 2026), succeeding the first woman DGAFMS, Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin.

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