On 18 OCT 2025, Lt Gen CG Muralidharan assumed office as Director General of Medical Services (Army), succeeding Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair, AVSM, VSM, who retired on 30 September 2025. Lt Gen Muralidharan, an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in 1987. As head of the Army Medical Services, he will focus on ensuring holistic medical care for serving personnel, veterans, and their dependents, strengthening medical preparedness of forward medical establishments in the context of evolving security challenges and technological advancements. The Army Medical Corps will continue providing world-class healthcare to the Armed Forces community, upholding its motto "Sarve Santu Niramayah". (Release ID: 2180769)
Key Entities Referenced
Director General of Medical Services (Army): Position assumed by Lt Gen CG Muralidharan
Ministry of Defence: The ministry under which the appointment is made.
Army Medical Corps: The organization committed to providing healthcare to the Armed Forces community
Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune: Educational institution where Lt Gen Muralidharan is an alumnus
Ministry of Defence
Lt Gen CG Muralidharan Assumes Office as Director
General of Medical Services (Army)
Posted On: 18 OCT 2025 6:46PM by PIB Delhi
Lt Gen CG Muralidharan has taken over as the Director General of Medical Services (Army) from Lt Gen
Sadhna S Nair, AVSM, VSM, who superannuated on 30 September 2025 after rendering more than four
decades of distinguished service to the nation.
An alumnus of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, Lt Gen Muralidharan was
commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in 1987. A renowned radiologist, the General Officer has had an
illustrious career marked by a fine balance of command, staff and instructional appointments. He has served
across various medical echelons in the Northern and Western theatres, gaining rich operational and
administrative experience in diverse environments.
As the head of the Army Medical Services, Lt Gen Muralidharan will focus on ensuring holistic medical care
for serving personnel, veterans and their dependents. Strengthening medical preparedness of forward medical
establishments in the context of evolving security challenges, technological advancements, and the changing
character of modern warfare will be among his key priorities.
Under his leadership, the Army Medical Corps will continue its steadfast commitment to providing world-
class healthcare to the Armed Forces community, upholding its noble motto — “Sarve Santu Niramayah” —
ensuring health and wellbeing for all.
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(Release ID: 2180769)