Women officers to be granted permanent commission in Army

In sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement regarding grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in the Armed Forces, the government on Tuesday said they will be granted Permanent Commission in the Indian Army in all the ten bra...

In a first, lady officer to lead a contingent on Army Day

For the first time in Indian Army’s history, Lieutenant Bhawna Kasturi, a lady officer, will lead a contingent of 144 personnel in the Army Day Parade on January 15. She will be leading the Indian Army’s Service Corps contingent. The Corps...

Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have been identifi...