108 ladies Army officers to be promoted to the rank of colonel

The Indian Army introduced that it’s conducting ladies officers Special Selection Board for the promotion from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, ANI reported on Thursday, January 19. For the primary time, ladies officers will be capable to command items of their respective arms and providers. The SSB started on January 9 and can run until January 22.

According to a press launch from the Ministry of Defence, 244 feminine officers are being thought of for promotion for 108 vacancies and practically 80 officers have reportedly been cleared.

244 ladies officers are being thought of for promotion towards 108 vacancies, from 1992 batch to 2006 batch in varied Arms & Services (Engineers, Signals, Army Air Defence, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps & Electrical&Mechanical Engineers): Indian Army

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2023

The promotion bid is contemplating ladies officers from the 1992-2006 batch towards 108 vacancies. Engineers Corps, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Signals, Army Air Defence, Army Ordnance Corps, and Electrical & Mechanical Engineers are among the many ladies officers into consideration for promotion within the Indian Army (EME).

To be sure that the choice board conducts the promotion course of pretty, 60 feminine officers have been deployed as Selection Board observers. This can be supposed to make clear any doubts pertaining to the method of choice.

The Indian Army introduced that on the conclusion of the promotion choice course of, the shortlisted feminine officers shall be assigned to command positions by the top of January 2023. In addition, the Indian Army has granted ladies officers Permanent Commission (PC) with a purpose to present equal alternative. With this promotion, feminine officers will be capable to maintain larger ranks and obligations at par with their male counterparts.

Additionally, the Indian Army is mulling granting Permanent Commission to ladies officers in junior batches. 

It could also be recalled that on twenty third July 2020, the Government of India formally issued the sanction letter for grant of the Permanent Commission to ladies officers within the Indian Army, which meant to empower ladies officers to carry bigger roles within the navy. 

Permanent Commission in Army for girls – A decades-old battle

Permanent Commission in Army refers to the choice of constant as an officer within the Army until the age of retirement, i.e. 60 years. For everlasting fee, an officer has to hitch the National Defence Academy (NDA), Indian Military Academy (IMA) or Officers Training Academy (OTA). Till date, ladies weren’t allowed for fight roles within the Indian Army. In 2010, Delhi High Court handed a judgement through which it allowed Permanent Commission in Indian Army. The then-Congress authorities opposed the choice and filed a petition towards the judgement within the Supreme Court. It took nearly a decade for the courtroom to finish the proceedings and permit Permanent Commission for girls in Indian Army. The central authorities that was opposing the fee beneath Congress rule modified its stand beneath BJP and supported the Permanent Commission for girls. However, they instructed some restrictions which have been rejected by the Supreme Court.