In A First, 30 Women Take Over Command Roles In Army: More Vacancies To Open?

The women officers who have now acquired command roles in the Indian army will also be considered for promotions to higher ranks going forward.Â
The women officers who have now acquired command roles in the Indian army will also be considered for promotions to higher ranks going forward.Â
“We were in the middle of a war. Not only was I pregnant & mother to a 3-year-old kid, but I was scared for my husbandâs life who was posted in the Drass sector, ” said Yashika
32-year-old Jyoti Nainwal is the first in her late husband’s family of jawans and other non-officer rankers, to hold the rank of an officer.
He said that it is the “first step towards gender equality” in the armed forces. He added, “at least 40 years down the line” a woman officer will be in the same position where he is.Â
The Defence Minister added that the induction process of women in the Military Police had started last year marking a major milestone when women joined in the rank and file of the Army.
“Prima facie it seems it took place due to a family dispute but we are investigating, ” the police said.
Women army officers claim that they have been denied the provision of ‘Permanent Commission’ in the army.
The officers’ petition said that the Indian Army had denied PC to âmeritorious and outstanding womenâ on the basis of âunknown, undisclosed, and surreptitious parametersâ that deviated from those applicable for male officers.
The woman officers have said that the physical test lacked a scientific foundation and due to insufficient training, multiple women could be disqualified.
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