Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)

The Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) is a three-star rank medical flag officer in the Indian Armed Forces-of the protocol rank equivalent to Army Commanders/Defence Secretary. As the administrative head of the Armed Forces Medical Services, the DGAFMS is the advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Minister of Defence on the medical requirements of the Armed Forces.
History.
In March 1947, an "Armed Forces Medical Services and Research Integration Committee" was formed by the Government of India. The committee was headed by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, was tasked with examining the integration of medical services and research of the three branches of the Armed Forces. The committee recommended that the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services would have a supreme controller designated 'Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services'.