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    • Charter of duties of Director (Medical)

    1. Terms and conditions of service of Permanent and Short Service Commissioned Armed Forces Medical Services Officers and Dental Officers and Military Nurses (except pay & allowances, pension and disciplinary matter.
    2. Promotion and posting to higher ranks and senior appointments.
    3. Resignation and premature release of AFMS (Armed Forces Medical Services) officers
    4. Statutory Complaints or grievances from AFMS Officers/AD(Army Dental)Corps/MNS (Military Nursing Service) except on Disciplinary and Quartering matter.
    5. Deputation of AMC (Army Medical Corps)/ADC(Army Dental Corps)/MNS (Military Nursing Services) Officers abroad for advanced courses of study in various medical subjects.
    6. Deputation and delegations abroad of Medical Officers (MOs).
    7. Grant of Honorary Ranks and Commissions to Civilian Doctors in AMC/ADC.
    8. Deputations to State Governments and Civil Departments etc., of AFMS Officers/Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR).
    9. Grant of permission to AFMS Officers to go abroad or employment after retirement/release.
    10. Provision of Medical and Dental Facilities to Service Personnel& their Families.
    11. Interpretation of the provisions of Regulations for Medical Services.
    12. Provision of Artificial Limbs-individual and Policy cases.
    13. Administration of the scheme of reciprocity of Medical Attendance between the Civil and Military Medical Services.
    14. Re-imbursement of medical expenses for treatment secured under the scheme of assisted Medical Attendance of Services officers posted abroad and recovery of medical expenses from foreign Nationals treated in Military Hospitals except where there is not reciprocal arrangement.
    15. Provision of special medical treatment in India and abroad to Services personnel.
    16. Invalidment out of service of Services Officers on medical grounds-Appeal Cases.
    17. Medical treatment of foreign nationals residing in India or trainees of foreign Government.
    18. Sanction of establishment for the office of the AFMS, Medical Directorate of the Army, Navy and Air Headquarters and Units and installations under them.
    19. Training of foreigners in Medical institutions under DGAFMS.
    20. Policy and Procurement and provisioning of Medical Stores, Drugs and Equipment for Armed Forces Hospitals.
    21. Regularisation of losses of medical stores.
    22. Printing of forms pertaining to Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services(DGAFMS) and Med Dtes (Medical Directorates), Hospital Accommodation and services.
    23. Appointment of Honorary Surgeons to the President.
    24. Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (AFMC Pune)-administration of.
    25. Recognition of private hospital for specialized treatment of Armed Forces personnel and their families.
    26. Individual cases of all civilian employed in the Armed Forces Hospitals relating to their service matters, including court cases and other matters not being dealt by nodal sections of Ministry of Defence.
    27. Medical assistance to State Government and friendly Foreign Nations.
    28. Pulse Polio immunization programme.
    29. Modernization of Armed Forces Hospitals-Release of National Defence Fund.
    30. Matters relating to family welfare organizations under Armed Forces.
    31. Policy on National AIDS prevention Control – Armed Forces.
    32. Review Medical Board-Appeal cases.
    33. Issue of Government sanctions for office equipment, computer, photocopiers, etc. for various Establishments under DGAFMS beyond delegated powers.
    34. Nomination of AMC officer for NDC Course.
    35. Collaborations with other countries in the field of medicine.
    36. Provision of Medical and Dental facilities from Service Hospitals to the personnel and families of other Government organizations like SSB, RAW who are posted in Kashmir Valley.
    37. Provision of Medical Officers to other Para Military Organizations like Assam Rifles, Border Road Development Board, Coast Guard, etc.
    38. Cadre Review of AMC officers.
    39. Issue of equipment and stores of DGAFMS on loan basis.
    40. Issue of Government sanction for hosting of International Conference/Seminar on Medical and dental matters in India.
    41. Extension of Service beyond the age of superannuation of AMC officers.
    42. Service matters relating to promotion/pre-mature retirement/resignation/statutory complaints/grievances of deputationists and civilian employees of Armed Forces Hospital Establishments.
    43. Appointment of honorary consultant/Adviser to AFMS.
    44. Budget Estimates, Appropriation Accounts and Audit Paras relating to above subjects.
    45. Parliament Questions/JCM Matters/Audit-Para/Courts Cases/MP/VIP References pertaining to the above subject.
    46. Matters relating to the delegation of the administrative power.