Permanent Army Commission For Women Soon? Army To Open Six New Branches, Proposal Sent To MoD

Indian Army has planned to open six more branches for the permanent commission of women, and a letter has been sent to Ministry of defence regarding the same.

The government is likely to announce it after the winter session of parliament which begins from 11 December, as reported by New Indian Express.

As of now, women officers are appointed in the legal, medical, education, signals and engineering branches of the Army. New opportunities include image interpreter, cyber and IT, language specialist and service board.

The army’s plan comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Independence Day that more opportunities for women will be created in the Army. “Women officers commissioned in short service will get opportunity for permanent commission like their male counterparts. This is my gift to the women of this country today,” said Modi.

Also, the Army has plans to induct women at the jawan rank. Army chief General Bipin Rawat said that 100 women soldiers would be recruited into the military police as jawans.

Women were inducted into the Army Education Corps and the Judge Advocate General Branch without cabinet or Parliament approval. This time, too, the government will not be required to give its go-ahead, claimed the report.

Currently, women are appointed as the Short Service Commissioned officers from the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. They can serve up to 14 years.