It is worth mentioning that Lt Gen Dr Kanitkar has also become the first woman paediatrician to accomplish this achievement. She has now been posted to Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff under the Chief of Defence Staff.
Major General Madhuri Kanitkar has been posted under the Chief of Defence Staff which plays a vital role in ensuring optimum utilisation of allocated budget, ushering in more synergy in procurement, training and operations of the services through joint planning and integration.
However, Dr Kanitkar was once the dean of Armed Forces Medical College Pune and has served in the Army for 37 years. It is to be noted that Lt Gen Dr Kanitkar's husband Rajiv is also a Lieutenant General.
Punita Arora, who was a surgeon vice-admiral, was the first woman to hold the post of Lieutenant General. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay was the second woman to become the Lieutenant General.