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Current Scenario
Currently, women in the armed forces in the non-medical field serve as Short Service
Commissioned-SSC officers. Under this commission, women can serve the armed
forces from a period of 5-14 years. Though women are allowed to register voluntarily
in the armed forces, their serving duration is limited to only 10 years, and they are
not allowed on the fighter planes, ships or any combat units. Also, just 5% army
officers, more than 8,350 in numbers are women.
Indian women in armed force are allowed to fly planes, helicopters, to wield weapons,
to patrol over the border and perform the roles like a nurse, doctor, lawyer, attendant,
engineer etc. Although there are a lot of opportunities available for women in armed
forces, due to restricted openings, majority of women serve in the medical branch of
all the wings of Indian Armed Force. The Indian Army has around 5,660 women
cadets from which, 4,224 women are working under the medical category – as
nurses or doctors while the other 1,436 are employed in other departments.
Also, in the Indian Navy, there are 819 women officers from which, 406 women are
serving in the medical department while the other 413 are working in other branches.
In the Indian Air Force, 1,871 women are serving from which, 543 women are serving
in the medical roles while the other 1,328 women are serving in other branches as
pilots, aeronautical engineers and education and administration.
Quick facts about Indian GDP
• Major Priya Jhingan was the first female to join the Indian Army in 1992.
• Lt General Punita Arora is the first lady to become the Vice Admiral of
Indian Army and also the first lady to get the highest rank of Lieutenant
General of Indian Army.
• The first lady officer of the Air Marshall of the Indian Air Force was
Padmavathy Bandopadhyay. She was also the first lady to be promoted to
the rank of Air Vice Marshal of IAF.
• Flight Lt. Harita Kaur Deol was the first female pilot to fly solo in the Indian
Air Force.
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