Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Agnipath scheme should be withdrawn with immediate effect. Gandhi referenced to the government had to alter the rules of the scheme and said that it was being imposed on the youth in a hurry.
On June 14, Tuesday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced a short-term defence requirement policy called Agnipath. Candidacy under the Agnipath Scheme will be open to men and women.
National Defence Academy’s (NDA) first batch will admit 19 girl cadets—10 for Army, six for Air Force and three for Navy which begins in June 2022.
At present, the Indian Armed Forces (IAF) have a strength of 1875 women officers. Here are some feats by women in the armed forces.
The order specifies grant of Permanent Commission to SSC women officers in all the ten streams, including Army Air Defence and Aviation.
Women officers have expressed their happiness over the historic judgement. They have told SheThePeople, ” We are not fighting for a job, we are fighting to serve the nation.”
“I felt I should be like him, that’s why I wore this uniform. It was his choice. His first love was this uniform. That’s why I had taken this decision” – Lt Swati Mahadik
From India’s Miss Charming Face to becoming an Army officer, Lieutenant Garima Yadav’s journey is one to reckon with. Yadav, who was the winner of Miss Charming Face Beauty Pageant, 2017, has now got commissioned into the Indian Army. Garima Yadav completed schooling from Army Public School, Shimla and stumbled upon modelling, it was not her […]
Get ready to be dazzled by the Indian Army as India celebrates its 70th Republic Day. Women will take centrestage and kickstart many firsts. We will witness the maximum participation of women officers as they gear up to lead in their respective contingents. The military’s women power will be showcased along with the strength of the […]
This Republic Day will be special for Assam Rifles. This will be the first time that an all-women contingent from the Assam Rifles unit of the Indian Army will salute the President at Rajpath. This all-women contingent, which includes the paramilitary, will create history. The mahila jawans in the contingent have been recruited on compassionate grounds, and are family members […]
