Lt Gen CG Muralidharan takes over as Director General of Medical Services (Army)
Lt Gen CG Muralidharan took over as Director General of Medical Services (Army) from Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair, who superannuated on 30 September 2025 (PIB, 18 October 2025).
Summary
Lt Gen CG Muralidharan has taken over as Director General of Medical Services (Army), PIB reported on 18 October 2025. He succeeds Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair, AVSM, VSM, who superannuated on 30 September 2025 after more than four decades of service. An alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, Lt Gen Muralidharan was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in 1987 and is a radiologist who has served in the Northern and Western theatres. His priorities include holistic care for serving personnel, veterans and dependents, and medical preparedness of forward medical establishments. The Army Medical Corps' motto is 'Sarve Santu Niramayah'.
Key facts
- Post
- Director General of Medical Services (Army)
- New incumbent
- Lt Gen CG Muralidharan
- Predecessor
- Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair (superannuated 30 Sep 2025)
- Commissioned
- Army Medical Corps, 1987; AFMC Pune alumnus
- Speciality
- Radiologist
- AMC motto
- Sarve Santu Niramayah
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who took over as Director General of Medical Services (Army) in October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Lt Gen CG Muralidharan
PIB: Lt Gen CG Muralidharan took over as DGMS (Army) from Lt Gen Sadhna S Nair, who superannuated on 30 September 2025.
What is the motto of the Army Medical Corps, as cited in the PIB release on the new DGMS (Army)?
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Correct answer: D — Sarve Santu Niramayah
PIB: the Army Medical Corps upholds its motto 'Sarve Santu Niramayah' — health and wellbeing for all.