Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who is also the chancellor of universities in the state, has appointed Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Rajeev Kanitkar as the new Vice Chancellor of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, an official said on Tuesday.

Lt Gen Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM who is serving as the Deputy Chief Integrated Defence Staff (Med) in the Ministry of Defence has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor for a term of 5 years or till attaining the age of 65 years whichever is earlier, from the date she assumes the office of the vice chancellor, the Raj Bhavan official said in a release.