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Madhuri Kanitkar becomes third woman to assume rank of lieutenant general

Tribune Web DeskChandigarh, March 3 Major General Madhuri Kanitkar became the third woman officer of the Indian Army to assume the coveted rank of lieutenant general, the second highest post in the force after she was promoted on Saturday. She...
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Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, March 3

Major General Madhuri Kanitkar became the third woman officer of the Indian Army to assume the coveted rank of lieutenant general, the second highest post in the force after she was promoted on Saturday.

She has reportedly served in the Army for 37 years. She was earlier the dean of Armed Forces Medical College Pune and has now been posted to Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in Delhi.

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Her husband is Lt Gen Rajeev Kanitkar (Retd). She and her husband will be the first couple in the armed forces to achieve the rank.

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The first woman to hold the post of lieutenant general was Punita Arora, who was a surgeon vice-admiral and a former 3-star flag officer of the Indian Navy and the Indian Army.

Lieutenant General Padmavathy Bandopadhyay is the second woman to achieve this feat.

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