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Women personnel being appointed onboard warships: Govt in Lok Sabha
Women personnel are being appointed onboard warships and as special naval air operation officers in the Indian Navy, according to Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt. He mentioned that permanent commission is being granted to women officers in various arms and services of the Army. The Indian Air Force's experimental scheme to induct women officers in all combat roles, initiated in 2015, was regularized in 2022 into a permanent one. The move reflects efforts to increase women's participation and roles in the armed forces.
11,414 women serving in three services: Government data
The number of women personnel employed in the three services excluding those in medical, dental and nursing services comes to 4,948.
MoD sanctions transferring 69 acres JNN land, acquisition of 2.18 acres private land for Air Force Station in Jodhpur : Govt
"An MoU was signed on 26.03.2017 between Indian Air Force, Government of Rajasthan, Airport Authority of India, Jodhpur Nagar Nigam (JNN) and Defence Estates Officer (DEO), Jodhpur, for transfer of land for expansion of Jodhpur Civil Airport," Minister of State of Defence Ajay Bhatt said in a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha.
All recruitment to Army Dental Corps will henceforth be gender neutral: Centre tells SC
All recruitment to the Army Dental Corps (ADC) will henceforth be gender neutral and there will be no separate quotas for males and females, the government has told the Supreme court. The apex court had on April 11 frowned upon the recruitment to the ADC where just 10 per cent of vacancies were meant for women, observing it was like "putting the clock in reverse direction".
Over 1.55 lakh posts vacant in three forces, maximum in Army, says govt
The Indian armed forces have a shortage of about 155,000 personnel, with the army accounting for the largest number of vacancies at 136,000, according to Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt. The Navy is lacking 12,428 personnel, while there is a shortage of 7,031 personnel in the Air Force.
Over 7,000 women personnel serving in Army: Govt
Bhatt said employment in the Indian armed forces is gender neutral. "There is no distinction in the deployment and working conditions of male and female soldiers in the arms and services in which they serve," he said.
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Around 1.07 lakh posts lying vacant in armed forces: Government data
In the Indian Navy, the shortage of officers against the sanctioned strength is 1,044 while the number for sailors and other ranks is 12,317, according to data furnished by the minister.
Indian Navy employed the maximum percentage women among three services
In case of the Indian Navy, the percentage of women officers is 6.5. The number of women serving the Navy is 704 while the strength of men in the force is 10,108, according to the details furnished by the minister.
Over 9,100 women officers serving in armed forces, 17,00 females to join as jawans in Army: Defence Ministry
As per the statement, the Indian Army has 12,18,036 men against 6,807 women who constitute 0.56 per cent of the force. The Indian Air Force has 1,46,727 men against 1,607 and form 1.08 per cent of the force. Indian Navy has 704 female officers who constitute 6.5 per cent of the force.
Army to divide troops rejoining work into three categories- green, yellow, red to identify coronavirus cases
All army personnel who are returning from leave, temporary duty and courses will be classified as yellow and made to undergo the quarantine period at their reporting stations.
Granting permanent commission to women officers an operational challenge for Army
It will be a major operational challenge for the Army to grant permanent commission to women officers in ‘combat support arms & services’ because the force has largely restricted it to legal & education branches not involving ‘command & control’ of male troops. Moreover, the force has neither trained women officers for command nor given them the responsibility till now.
White Knight Corps commander visits remote Hil Kaka in JK's Poonch
A defence spokesman said Lt Gen Sangha commemorated the day by laying wreath at the War Memorial at Hil Kaka in Jammu and Kashmir.
In 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose raised a women's regiment to fight British
In 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army raised the all-women Rani of Jhansi regiment to operate as guerilla infantry to fight against the British.
Army facing shortage of over 8,600 officers: Government
In a written reply, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said as against the authorised strength of 49,833 officers, the held strength is 41,162.
Shortage of over 9000 officers in army: Government
There is a shortage of 9,106 officers in the Indian Army and 1,265 officers in the Navy, the government today said.
Military doctors move Supreme Court as Defence Ministry drags feet over pay hike
Members of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) have complained before the top court that the ministry has held their due incentives at ransom.
Government frames policy on permanent commission to women
Antony said that a policy has been laid down for granting permanent commission to women officers in several technical and non-technical cadres.
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