The move to admit girl cadets at Sainik Schools all across India comes as part of the government’s push to increase the participation of women in the Indian armed forces.
In 2020, PM Modi had announced that women officers in the armed forces who joined via the short service commission (SSC) route, will be given the option to apply for permanent commission in the army. In 2021, permanent commission was granted to 424 out of the 615 women officers who were considered.
Before this, the Indian Army had only 85 women officers in its ranks, as per information received by a leading media house via an RTI. Furthermore, there are no women officers commanding major units in the Indian Army.
The gender ratio stands around 0.56 percent women in the Indian Army. Minus the medical wing where women have served in the army for decades, the institution has 6,807 women officers in its ranks.
Sainik Schools typically provide 25 to 30 percent of the officer cadets who join the National Defence Academy (NDA). As more and more girl cadets join and pass out from Sainik Schools in the coming years, their representation among Indian Army officers will shoot up.
As of July 2021, more than 90,000 posts are vacant in the Indian Army while there is a shortage of 7,900 officers.
In this scenario, the move from the central government can be expected to tackle both the gender disparity and personnel shortage in the Armed forces.htt https://www.thehindu.com
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The move to admit girl cadets at Sainik Schools all across India comes as part of the government’s push to increase the participation of women in the Indian armed forces.
In 2020, PM Modi had announced that women officers in the armed forces who joined via the short service commission (SSC) route, will be given the option to apply for permanent commission in the army. In 2021, permanent commission was granted to 424 out of the 615 women officers who were considered.
Before this, the Indian Army had only 85 women officers in its ranks, as per information received by a leading media house via an RTI. Furthermore, there are no women officers commanding major units in the Indian Army.
The gender ratio stands around 0.56 percent women in the Indian Army. Minus the medical wing where women have served in the army for decades, the institution has 6,807 women officers in its ranks.
Sainik Schools typically provide 25 to 30 percent of the officer cadets who join the National Defence Academy (NDA). As more and more girl cadets join and pass out from Sainik Schools in the coming years, their representation among Indian Army officers will shoot up.
As of July 2021, more than 90,000 posts are vacant in the Indian Army while there is a shortage of 7,900 officers.
In this scenario, the move from the central government can be expected to tackle both the gender disparity and personnel shortage in the Armed forces.htt
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