Thu. Apr 30th, 2026
  • Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair has become the first woman to be appointed as Director General Medical Services (Army).
  • Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair assumed the office on August 01, 2024.
  • Earlier, she was the first woman to hold the post of DG Hospital Services (Armed Forces).
  • Lt Gen Nair graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
  • She is also the first woman Principal Medical Officer of Western Air Command, and Training Command, Indian Air Force (IAF).
  • She was nominated as an expert member of Dr Kasturirangan Committee.
  • This committee was for drafting part of the medical education component of the National Education Policy.

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