Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given the nod for posting of women officers of the Territorial Army (TA) with its engineer regiments along the Line of Control (LoC).
The defence ministry stated that the minister has also approved the appointment of women officers as staff officers at TA group headquarters and directorate general of TA at New Delhi based on organisational requirement.
The Territorial Army had started commissioning of women officers since 2019 in ecological task force units, TA oil sector units and TA railway engineer regiment.
“Based on the experience gained during this period, it has been decided to extend the scope of further employment for women officers in TA,” said the defence ministry said.
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the posting of women officers of the Territorial Army with engineer regiments of the TA along the Line of Control and as staff officers at TA group headquarters/ directorate general of Territorial Army at New Delhi, as per organisational requirement,” a statement released by the ministry said.
The statement further added that the progressive policy measure aims at improving the scope of employment of women officers along with meeting their professional aspirations.
“They will now serve and train under the same conditions as their male counterparts in a wider range of units and appointments,” said the ministry said. The Department of Military Affairs has approved the change to existing cadre management provisions for women officers of the Territorial Army.
