The awards were received by Maj. Gen. TK Saha, Commandant, Command Hospital (SC), Pune, and Maj. Gen. AK Das, Commandant of Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar praised the yeoman service being rendered by the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) over the years both in war and peace.
He complimented AFMS for its excellent work in providing contemporary and comprehensive healthcare.
DG AFMS Lt Gen. BK Chopra, speaking on the occasion, highlighted the modernisation programme of the medical services and assured that the AFMS was fully prepared to meet any challenge.
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