Lt. General Madhuri Kanitkar is the first lady officer in the history of the Indian armed forces to share the same three-star rank as her husband.

The first woman gallantry award winning Army officer, Lt Col Mitali Madhumita, has been granted permanent commission in the armed forces as sanctioned by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. She was acknowledged and certified as an outstanding officer despite her last minute change of mind for a career.

Defeating stereotypes, about 340 women have managed to get permanent commission as officers in Indian armed forces