Rajshree Ramasethu
Rajshree Ramasethu | |
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 Ramasethu as Commandant AFMC | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1983 – 2022 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Armed Forces Medical College Military Hospital, Pune |
Lieutenant General Rajshree Ramasethu is a former general officer of the Indian Army. She is the fifth woman in the Indian Armed Forces and third in the Indian Army to be promoted to a Three-star rank. She last served as the Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
Early life and education[edit]
Ramasethu joined the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in 1979.[1]
Military career[edit]
Ramasethu was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps in December 1983. She did her post-graduation, earning the Doctor of Medicine degree in Internal Medicine. She subsequently underwent super specialisation in Nephrology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[2]
Ramasethu has tenanted appointments of Consultant (medicine and Nephrology) at INHS Asvini, the naval hospital in Mumbai, and the Command Hospital Eastern Command in Kolkata.[3] She has also served as the Commandant of the Military Hospital, Chennai and as the Assistant Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) (ACIDS Med) at HQ IDS.
As a Major General, Ramasethu served as the Senior Consultant (Medicine) in the office of the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) in New Delhi.[4] She then served as Major General Medical at the Southern Command at Pune.[3] On 16 September 2021, Ramasethu assumed the office of Director and Commandant of her alma-mater Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in the rank of Lieutenant General.[5]
Awards and decorations[edit]
Ramasethu has been awarded the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card three times - in 1995, 2011 and 2017.[6]
 
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| Special Service Medal | Sainya Seva Medal | ||
| 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
See also[edit]
- Women in the Indian Armed Forces
- Punita Arora
- Padma Bandopadhyay
- Madhuri Kanitkar
- Sheila S. Mathai
- Arti Sarin
References[edit]
- ^ "Lt Gen Ramasethu is new director-commandant of AFMC, Pune". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Lt General Rajshree Ramasethu takes over as Commandant of AFMC Pune". The Indian Express. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "LT GEN RAJSHREE RAMASETHU". afmc.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Lt Gen Rajshree Ramasethu Takes Over As Commandant Of AFMC Pune". Punekar News. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ @PRODefPune (16 September 2021). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 12 October 2022.