Army approves first batch of Women Officers for Permanent Commission

New Delhi, Nov 20 : Indian Army has declared the results of the first-ever board held for granting Permanent Commission to Women officers. According to the resent decision, around 49% women officers would continue to serve in the force. The number counts around 320 women officers, who would now retire after 20 years of pensionable service.

 

The number of women initially considered by the selection board for Permanent Commission was 615, out of which only 320 lady officers have been finalized for PC. According to the board, 57 officers who were found fit for permanent commission have chose not to take it and other sixty-eight women officers who have not been granted permanent commission will now be released from service with pension.

 

Following the order of the SC in February, which directed the Army to induct all eligible women short service commissioned (SSC) officers in permanent commission, the army proceeded the decision by constituting Number 5 Selection Board for the systematic screening of the officers to find out the eligible ones.

 

The women officers who have been selected for permanent commission belong to various branches of the army such as Engineers, Signals, Intelligence Corps, Army Air Defence, Army Aviation Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Army Service Corps and Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering. There are around 1,653 women officers serving in the Army currently out of a total of nearly 43,000 officers.