Govt Sanctions Permission for grant of Permanent Commission To Women Officers In Indian Army
The decision of granting permanent commission to the women officers in the Indian Army is a step towards empowering them to carry larger roles in the army
Based on Supreme Courts Judgement, Government of India has finally issued letter for grant of permanent commission to Short Service Woman officers in the following ten streams of the Indian army :
• Army Air Defence (AAD)
• Signals
• Engineers
• Electronics and Mechanical Engineer (EME)
• Army Aviation
• Army Service Corps (ASC)
• Army Ordnance Corps (AOC)
• Intelligence Corps
• Judge and Advocate General (JAG)
• Army Educational Corps (AEC)
The Central government has Iissued the formal sanction letter for the grant of permanent commission to the women officers in the Indian Army. The step now paves the way for empowering them to carry larger roles in the organization.
Indian Army Spokesperson, Colonel Aman Anand informed that the order by the government specifies the grant of permanent commission Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in all the ten streams of the Indian army.
Earlier on July 7, 2020, the Supreme Court had given the central government one month’s time to follow the court’s orders on granting the permanent commission to all the serving SSC women officers in the Indian army.
While making an announcement, the Indian Army spokesperson also cleared that this grant will be through the established procedure of a Selection Board. The selection board will be scheduled as soon as all the affected SSC women officers start exercising their options and complete the requisite documentation.
The decision of granting permanent commission to the women officers in the Indian Army is a step towards empowering women officers in the Indian Army. It will direct the Indian Army to work on its existing policies which will bring an equilibrium in the service conditions for both the female and male officers.
The Combat Arms – Infantry, Armoured and Artillery still remain the final frontier..
