Lok Sabha Question No. 1938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Women Personnels  in Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1938

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## WOMEN PERSONNELS IN ARMY

1938.  SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of women personnels have registered an increase in  all  the three wings of the armed forces for the past sometime;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, wing-wise;
- (c) the wing-wise number of commissioned and non-commissioned women officers in various branches including medical and nursing branches;
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints from the women officers about trouble and discrimination being caused to them and even some of the cases of turning down of job proposals by the selected candidates on account of this; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken / being taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## (a) & (b): Held strength of women officers (excluding Medical, Dental and Nursing) in the Indian Army for the last three years are as under:

| Year                   |   Number of officers |
|------------------------|----------------------|
| 2015 (as on 1 st July) |                 1466 |
| 2016 (as on 1 st July) |                 1512 |
| 2017 (as on 1 st July) |                 1548 |

The borne strength of women officers (excluding Medical and Dental) in the Indian Navy as on 1 st January from 2015 onwards is as follows

|   Year |   Borne strength of women officers |
|--------|------------------------------------|
|   2015 |                                382 |
|   2016 |                                409 |
|   2017 |                                469 |

The strength of women officers (except Medical and Dental branch) in Indian Air Force in the last three years is as follows:

|   Year |   Strength of women officers |
|--------|------------------------------|
|   2015 |                         1428 |
|   2016 |                         1584 |
|   2017 |                         1598 |

## (c) Details of women officers (excluding Medical, Dental and Nursing) in different  Arms and Service of  Indian  Army as on 1 st January, 2018 are as under:

| Arm / Service   |   Women officers |
|-----------------|------------------|
| AAD             |               63 |
| Engrs           |              195 |
| Sigs            |              220 |
| ASC             |              265 |
| AOC             |              292 |
| EME             |              263 |
| Int             |               73 |
| Army Avn        |               20 |
| AEC             |               85 |
| RVC             |                0 |
| JAG             |               85 |
| Total           |             1561 |

Current  held  strength  of  women  officers  in  Armed  Forces  Medical Services as on 1 st January, 2018 is as under:

| Services                       |   Number of Officers |
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
| AMC (Medical Officers)         |                  975 |
| AD Corps (Dental Officers)     |                  127 |
| MNS (Military Nursing Service) |                 3730 |

There are no non-commissioned women officers in the Army

As on 27 th February, 2018, the total strength of women officers in the Indian Navy (including Medical and Dental) is 639

The branch wise breakdown is as follows:

|        | Branch /Cadre / Specialisation   |   Strength |
|--------|----------------------------------|------------|
| (i)    | Education                        |        132 |
| (ii)   | Logistics                        |        144 |
| (iii)  | Law                              |         04 |
| (iv)   | ATC                              |         67 |
| (v)    | Naval Constructor                |         64 |
| (vi)   | Observer                         |         70 |
| (vii)  | Pilot                            |         02 |
| (viii) | Naval Armament                   |         10 |
| (ix)   | Medical                          |        144 |
| (x)    | Dental                           |         02 |
|        | Total:                           |        639 |

Branch  wise  details  of  women  officers  (except  Medical  and  Dental branch) in the Indian Air Force (IAF) as on 1 st February, 2018 is as follows:

| Branch   |   No. of women officers |
|----------|-------------------------|
| F(P)     |                     104 |
| F(N)     |                      16 |
| AE(M)    |                      48 |
| AE(L)    |                     569 |
| ADM      |                     430 |
| LGS      |                     162 |
| ACCTS    |                     116 |
| EDN      |                      83 |
| MET      |                      70 |
| Total:   |                    1598 |

## :  4  :

There are no non-commissioned women officers in the IAF. (d) & (e): The complaints of discrimination received from women officers at  work  place  in  the  armed  forces  are  investigated  and  necessary  action taken  against  defaulting  officers,  in  accordance  with  the  prevailing  Acts and rules in force.

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