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They want to debunk defence establishment’s announcement that 422 of 615 women officers screened have been found “fit” for a PC. Women Army officers on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court to debunk the defence establishment’s announcement on November 19th that 422 of 615 women officers screened have been found “fit” for a permanent commission. They said the announcement was more optics than substance. In fact, they said, only less than 50% of the women officers have been actually granted permanent commission (PC). They stated that the actual number of women officers “granted” PC would come to about 277 - less than half of 615 - women officers spread across 31 batches in 10 Arms/Services of the Army. Compared to this number, 90% male officers have been cleared for PC in the Army. "Announcement more optics than substance" “The exercise for grant of PC has been carried out more in optics, than in substance, rendering itself to be yet another instance of lip-service, adding to the ...

Almost half of the women officers considered for permanent commission (PC) in the Army have made the grade in the first-ever special selection board held for them in the 13-lakh strong force. The Army on Thursday “declassified” the results of the 'Special No 5 Selection Board' constituted to screen short-service commission (SSC) women officers, with almost 300 of the total 615 candidates being selected for PC, said a senior officer. The women not selected included those who did not opt for PC as well as the ones who did not meet the selection criteria or pass the medical test. They will retire after completing 20 years of service, which will make them eligible for pension. Read More: Role of women officers in Indian armed forces The Army in September has finally begun the screening of women officers who could be granted PC in 10 of its branches, in accordance with the Supreme Court directive in February to end gender bias in the force, as was earlier reported by TOI. The speci...

 The Supreme Court on Thursday extended, till December 31, the deadline for implementation of its verdict on grant of permanent commission (PC) to women SSC officers in the Indian Navy. SC extends grant of PC for women officers in Navy till Dec 31 The Supreme Court on Thursday extended, till December 31, the deadline for implementation of its verdict on grant of permanent commission (PC) to women SSC officers in the Indian Navy. A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee passed the order on a civil contempt petition filed by five women officers, through advocate Pooja Dhar, as the officers concerned with the implementation of the March 17 verdict had not taken steps to comply with the directions issued by the court. The bench also asked the Centre to provide Rs 25 lakh compensation in four weeks to the five Naval women officers, who were not considered for the permanent commissions besides the pensionary benefits, which has already been given to them. T...

 The Indian Army has already started detailing women officers of the rank of Lt Colonels for Junior Command (JC) course at Army War College, Mhow – these courses are being conducted in July & October. Earlier this year, in a Supreme Court Order, permanent commission to all women officers with all consequential benefits have been given. The Indian Army has made it mandatory for all women officers/cadets/women recruits to go through Battle Physical Efficiency Test (BPET). This will be applicable to those women officers too who were commissioned before 2009 and are above 35 years of age. To test the physical fitness of an officer or a jawan who will be performing military tasks, this test has to be undertaken. There is a 5-km run, a 60-metre sprint for the women. Also, there is climbing vertical rope up to a certain height, jumping a 6-feet ditch, and also traversing horizontal rope up to a certain distance. These are as per the directions issued by the Directorate General of Mili...

 According to an official release by the Ministry of Defence on Saturday “in order to make the proceedings transparent, women officers have been permitted to witness the proceedings as observers.” The women officers cannot be totally ruled out from the command assignments, a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, had observed. (File photo: IE) The proceedings to screen women officers to grant them Permanent Commission (PC) has commenced at the Special No 5 Selection Board. The specially-constituted board that is headed by a Senior General Officer, and which includes a woman officer of the rank of Brigadier, started its screening process at the Army Headquarters on Sept 14. According to an official release by the Ministry of Defence on Saturday “in order to make the proceedings transparent, women officers have been permitted to witness the proceedings as observers.” And, those women officers who qualify in the screening process will be granted Permanent Commission. This, however, w...

The Selection Board for the new incumbents for PC will be scheduled as soon as all affected SSC Women Officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation. Representative Image The government on Thursday gave the final go-ahead to permanent induction of women Army officers in eight more streams. The Army said in a statement: “The government has issued the formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles in the organisation.” The order specifies grant of PC to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in eight more streams of the Indian Army — Army Air Defence (AAD), Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (ASC), Army Service Corps (ASC), Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), and Intelligence Corps. These streams come under combat support and services. Women are not commissioned in the combat stream. The women officers have al...

Centre gets one more month to give permanent commission to women officers in Army. Defence Ministry sought six months time in view of pandemic, said decision making at final stage.   Supreme Court The Supreme Court has granted one more month to the Union Defence Ministry to comply with its February order and grant permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army. Ministry of Defence had moved the top court seeking six more months to implement court's February verdict in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Centre said that decision making was at a final stage and only formal orders were awaited. On February 17 this year, the apex court had upheld Delhi High Court's 2010 order which allowed permanent commission for women officers in Indian Army, and had asked Centre to comply with the order by May 2020. Centre has agreed to implement court's verdict in letter and spirit. While delivering its verdict in February, the top court had questioned non-implementation of the high ...

It gives us immense pleasure and pride to announce that a former trainee at Cavalier India - Wing Commander Supriya Chaturvedi has made it to the pages of history, becoming the first lady officer in the Indian Air Force to be commissioned on a permanent basis.  The Supreme Court of India had permitted entry of women on the basis of permanent commission in the Indian armed forces.  We congratulate and wish Wing Commander Supriya all the very best for a bright, prosperous and colourful future ahead!!

A women naval SSC officer retires in 10 years, whereas one with a permanent commission is entitled to serve for four more years, making it a total of 14 years. (Photo | HT) The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ruled in favour of permanent commission to female officers in the Indian Navy and asked the government to treat men and women equally in the armed forces. The apex court bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud scrapped the statutory bar on giving permanent commission to women and said that the government cannot discriminate against women. “They (women) can sail with same efficiency as male officers," said the bench also comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi. The division bench also rejected the Centre’s stand that sea sailing duties cannot be granted to Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers in the Navy because its Russian vessels do not have washrooms for them. “A hundred and one excuses are no answer to the constitutional entitlement to dignity, which attaches to every indi...