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Armed Forces Medical Services officers retiring this year to get extension till Dec: Lt Gen Kanitkar
NEW DELHI: Around 200 Short Service Commission (SSC) officers with the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), due for retirement over the next seven months, will get an extension till December 31 in view of the Covid-19 situation in the country, a senior Army officer said on Sunday.
Lt Gen (Dr) Madhuri Kanitkar, who is part of the medical team under the Chief of Defence Staff, said they will be deployed for Covid-19 management programme initiated by the armed forces.
“Short Service Commission officers of the AFMS who are retiring in the next seven months will be given a unilateral extension. So, we have around 200 such medical officers, who were to retire, we will continue to have their services.
Armed Forces Medical Services officers retiring this year to get extension till December: Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar
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Armed Forces Medical Services officers retiring this year to get extension till December: Lt Gen Madhuri KanitkarPTI
Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 05:11 PM IST
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The orders for implementation of this plan are expected soon as the proposal is in advance stages of approval, said Lt Gen Kanitkar, the third women officer to have reached to the level of three-star general in the armed forces.
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Lt Gen (Dr) Madhuri Kanitkar, who is part of the medical team under the Chief of Defence Staff, said they will be deployed for Covid-19 management programme initiated by the armed forces.