Women Officers are serving in numerous operational theatres of the Indian Army. (representational)
New Delhi:
The Indian Army is conducting girls officers Special Selection Board for promotion from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, to deliver them at par with their male counterparts, knowledgeable Indian Army officers.
It is being performed from January 9- 22, 2023.
According to Army officers, a complete of 244 girls officers are being thought of for promotion towards 108 vacancies, from the 1992 batch to the 2006 batch in numerous Arms and Services (Engineers, Signals, Army Air Defence, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps & Electrical & Mechanical Engineers).
The vacancies for this Special No 3 Selection Board have been launched by the federal government to advertise the affected girls officers, to make sure gender parity in Indian Army.
A complete of 60 affected girls officers have been known as as observers for the Selection Board, to make sure truthful conduct and make clear their apprehensions, if any.
On the fruits of the choice board, the 108 girls officers who’re declared FIT, are into consideration to be posted on numerous command assignments. The first set of such postings will likely be issued by the top of January 2023, acknowledged Indian Army officers.
Women Officers are serving in numerous operational theatres of the Indian Army.
With an goal to supply equal alternatives to girls, the Indian Army has granted Permanent Commission (PC) to girls officers at par with their male counterparts. With the grant of PC, girls officers can aspire to realize better glory and shoulder larger ranks and duty.
All girls officers granted PC is present process particular coaching programs and difficult army assignments to empower them for larger management roles within the Indian Army. PC to Women Officers in junior batches has additionally commenced, wherein they’re thought of for PC of their tenth 12 months of service, knowledgeable Indian Army officers.
With a grant of PC, girls officers are transcending into an period of gender parity and are gearing as much as assume difficult management roles, akin to their male counterparts.
For the primary time, 5 Women Officers (WOs) have cleared the celebrated Defence Services Staff Course (DSSC) and Defence Services Technical Staff Course (DSTSC) Exam, which is held yearly within the month of September. The 5 WOs will endure a one-year course and provides them satisfactory weightage whereas being thought of for command appointments.
Women Combat Aviators have joined their counterparts at numerous Aviation models. Women Officers as a part of the Engineers, Army Air Defence, and Signals are already making a mark within the ahead areas of deployment. Women will quickly be inducted into the Corps of Artillery. Recently, a girls officer has been deployed to a publish within the Saichen Glacier.
The Indian Army is the primary among the many three Services to open its soldier ranks to girls within the Corps of Military Police and our Women Military Police troopers have made each the organisation and the nation proud by performing their duties in essentially the most skilled and proficient method. Some have additionally represented the nation at worldwide army meets and UN missions. Women troopers forming a part of the Corps of Military Police will likely be inducted by way of the ‘Agnipath Scheme’ as effectively.
In one other initiative to advertise “Nari Shakti”, we now have to date recruited six meritorious sportswomen into the Corps of Military Police below our Mission Olympic Programme.
“We have considerably stepped up the role of our women soldiers in various UN Peacekeeping missions. In consonance with the United Nations’ Gender Parity drive, we recently deployed an Enhanced Female Engagement Team comprising two Officers and 25 Women Soldiers to the strive in Abeyi region of Africa to provide relief and assistance to women and children in one of the most challenging operational and terrain conditions under the UN flag,” stated officers.
While girls officers are already a part of numerous journey actions and a part of airborne formations for operational employment, latest sky-diving exercise by three girls troopers is a brand new starting and Indian Army is planning to conduct extra such actions to inspire the feminine youth to affix the Indian Army.
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