MoD sanctions for grant of permanent commission to women officers in Indian Army

New Delhi, 23 July: The Ministry of Defence has issued the formal sanction letter for grant of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering them to shoulder larger roles in the organization, Indian Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand said.

 

 

"The order specifies grant of PC to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Women Officers in all ten streams of the Indian Army i.e Army Air Defence (AAD), Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Army Service Corps (ASC), Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), and Intelligence Corps in addition to the existing streams of Judge and Advocate General (JAG) and Army Educational Corps (AEC), Colonel Aman Anand said in a statement

 

In anticipation, the Army Headquarters had set in motion a series of preparatory actions for the conduct of the Permanent Commission Selection Board for affected Women Officers. The board will be scheduled as soon as all affected SSC Women Officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation. Further, he assured that the Indian Army is committed to providing equal opportunities to all personnel including Women Officers to serve the Nation.

 

Earlier on July 7, the Supreme Court granted one more month's time to the Central government to ensure complete compliance with the February verdict that granted permanent commissions and command posts for eligible women officers in the army. The top court had in February held that women should be considered for command roles and that all women officers are entitled to permanent commissions.