Centre sanctions permanent commission to women officers in Indian Army

The Central government has sanctioned the grant of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army, opening the way to empower them to display larger roles in the organisation, Indian Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand said.
“The order grants permanent commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in all 10 streams of the Indian 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),” Anand said.
Further, He said that their selection board will be scheduled as soon as all affected SSC women officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation.
O July 7, the Supreme Court granted another 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.
In february, the top court held that women should be considered for command roles and that all women officers are entitled to permanent commissions.