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RTI | How many women officers are there in Indian Army?
RTI | How many women officers are there in Indian Army?
Gender equality is a work in progress in the armed forces. An RTI application filed by India Today reveals their current status in the Indian Army.
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UPDATED: March 8, 2021 17:03 IST
Women Lok Rakshak Dal police personnel demonstrate their skills on the occasion of International Women s Day at police stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Only 85 women are permanent commissioned officers in the Indian Army
No women are in the commanding major units of the Indian Army
In his Independence Day address from the Red Fort in 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that women officers recruited under the short service commission in the armed forces would have the option of taking up the permanent commission. ....

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