Induction of Women in Armed Forces
Women are inducted in Armed Forces as Short Service Commission officers. There is no separate fixed sanctioned strength for recruitment of Women in the Armed Forces, and they are recruited within the overall authorized strength of the respective Services.
There is no separate fixed sanctioned strength for recruitment of Women in the Armed Forces. Women are recruited within the overall authorised strength of the respective Services. The present strength of women officers in the three Services of the Armed Forces i.e. in Army is 1055, in Air Force is 936 and in Navy 232.
The present strength of women officers in the three Services of the Armed Forces during the last three years and the current year (Service-wise), is as under:
|
Year |
Strength of Women Officers (Excluding Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Services) |
||
|
Army |
Navy |
Air Force |
|
|
2008 |
1072 |
173 |
957 |
|
2009 |
1030 |
176 |
915 |
|
2010 |
999 |
191 |
889 |
|
2011 |
1055 |
232 |
936 |
Government, vide its order dated 26.9.2008, have granted permanent commission prospectively to Short Service Commission (Women) officers to be inducted in Judge Advocate General (JAG) Department and Army Education Corps (AEC) of Army and their corresponding Branch/Cadre in Navy and Air Force, Accounts Branch of the Air Force and Naval Constructor of the Navy.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in separate written replies to Shri Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, Shri Anand Prakash Paranjpe and Shrimati Seema Upadhyay in Lok Sabha today.
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