Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar | |
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Born | 1960 |
Allegiance | India |
Service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1982 – 2021 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired General Officer in the Indian Army. She is the third woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank, after Surgeon Vice Admiral Punita Arora and Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay.[1] She last served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) under the Chief of Defence Staff.[2]
Kanitkar serves on the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).[3] On 6 July 2021, she was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik by the Governor of Maharashtra. She took over this appointment after retiring from the Army in October 2021.[4]