Maj Gen Sonali Ghosal - New A.D.G Military Nursing Service
Maj Gen Sonali Ghosal assumed the charge of Additional Director General Military Nursing Service on 01 October 2020. She took over the reins after Major General Joyce Gladys Roach relinquished the post on her superannuation on Wednesday after having served the Army for nearly four decades.
After assuming charge Major General Sonali Ghosal said, “the quest for nursing excellence has been my core value right from the formative years in nursing. I believe that nursing profession is upheld by its pure virtue of service, commitment to mankind and dedication”.
ADG MNS Major General Sonali Ghosal
An alumna of School of Nursing, Indian Naval Hospital Ship Asvini, Mumbai, Ghosal was commissioned in 1981.
Before assuming charge of the present post, the General Officer was Principal Matron of Army Hospital, Research & Referral, Delhi Cantonment.
In recognition of her meritorious and distinguished service she was awarded the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card in 2014.
With a service of 38 years in the Military Nursing Service, she has the distinction of serving the wounded soldiers during Operation Blue Star and Operation Sadbhawana.
Ghosal has served in Operation Sadbhavana, a military civic action programme launched by the Army in J&K and North East region.
