Military proposes pension cut, increase in retirement age of armed forces officers

New Delhi: In a significant move, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has initiated proposals to increase the retirement age of officers and also cut down the pension of officers opting for Pre Mature Retirement (PMR).The issue has evoked severe...

Indian Army starts process to grant permanent commission to women officers

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Tuesday said it has kick started the process to grant Permanent Commission to eligible women officers.Officials said the Army headquarters has invited applications by August 31 for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) to w...

Permanent commission to women in Army: MoD issues formal sanction letter

New Delhi: The ministry of defence has issued the formal government sanction letter for grant of permanent commission (PC) to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles in the organization...