After judicial intervention, the army granted permanent commission to women officers on On an equal footing with their male counterparts. file | Image source: PTI
The army launched the operation for selection of women officers for Leadership Publications in Rank of Colonel who was so far domain of male officers.
According to the sources, women Special Officers No. 3 selection board is made for Promotion from rank of Submitted to the colonel from January 9 to 22. This stems from a Supreme Court ruling in 2021 Upholding a previous ruling granting standing committee as well as leadership positions to women officers in All weapons and services other than combat.
“a total of 244 women The officers are under consideration for Upgrade functional against 108 vacancies, from the batch of 1992 to the batch of 2006, in various Weapons and Services (Engineers, Signals, Army Air Defense, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps and Electrical and Mechanical Engineers), an army source said.
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in peak of Selection Board, 108 women officers who It will be deemed appropriate posted on various leadership appointments. “the first set of Such designations will be made by the end of the year of January 2023, the source said.
vacancies for This #3 Special Selection Board has been released before government to strengthen those affected women officers to ensure gender equality in The source said that the army.
In detail, the source said a total of 60 affected women Officers were called as observers for selection panel to ensure fair behavior and clarify their concerns if any.
After judicial intervention, the army granted permanent commission to women officers on On an equal footing with their male counterparts. “everybody women PC conferred officers are subject special Training and challenging courses military tasks to enable them for higher leadership roles in The source said, adding that the computer to women officers in It was in small batches also started, in that they consider for PC in The tenth year of Services.
to me first time five women Officers have passed the Defense Services Staff Course (DSSC) and the Defense Services Technical Staff Course (DSTSC) exam last year, which is held annually in the month of September. the five women Officers will submit a one-year Of course and give it proper weight while keeping it in mind for Leadership Appointments, Source added.
Army Chief General Manoj Pandey announced last The week that the army will do soon recruit women officers in the Corps of Artillery.
