Govt issues order for permanent commission of women in Army
   Date :24-Jul-2020

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NEW DELHI :
 
THE Ministry of Defence has issued an order for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in the Army. In a landmark judgement, the apex court in February had directed that all serving women officers recruited under the Short Service Commission (SSC) scheme will have to be considered for Permanent Commission. Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand said that the Government order paved the way for empowering of women officers to shoulder “larger roles” in the Army.
 
“The order specifies grant of permanent commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in all 10 streams of the Indian Army,” he said. Colonel Anand said that the 10 streams where permanent commission of women officers are being made available include army air defence, signals, engineers, Army aviation, electronics and mechanical engineers, army service corps and Intelligence corps. At present, the Army offers permanent commission to women officers in two branches -- judge advocate general (JAG) and education.
 
“Their selection board will be scheduled as soon as all affected SSC women officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation,” the Army spokesperson said. Under SSC, women officers are initially taken for a period of five years, which is extendable up to 14 years. Permanent commissioning will allow them to serve till the age of retirement. The Army recruits women officers under SSC for streams like air defence, engineering, signals and services and they can serve up to a maximum of 14 years.