Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Permanent Commission to Women
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Prasun Banerjee

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 241

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2020

## PERMANENT COMMISSION TO WOMEN

*241. PROF. SAUGATA RAY: SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

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

- (a) the number of women officers working as Short Service Commission officers in the  three  armed  forces  at  present  and  the  number  of  women  officers  working  as Permanent  Commissioned  officers  in  the  non-combat  areas  (non-combat  services) since 2011, armed force-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  order regarding permanent commission to women officers in the armed forces and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the decision will cause any problems in our warfront;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  number  of  women  officers  likely  to  get  permanent  commission  within  three years, force-wise?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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- (a) to (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  241  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.03.2020 REGARDING 'PERMANENT COMMISSION TO WOMEN'.

- (a)  At present, the number of Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers in the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are as under:
- *Army  Medical  Corps  (AMC),  Army  Dental  Corps  (ADC)  and  Military Nursing Service (MNS)

|                  |   Non-Medical |   Medical (AMC, ADC&MNS)* |   Total |
|------------------|---------------|---------------------------|---------|
| Indian Army      |          1566 |                      2811 |    4377 |
| Indian Navy      |           545 |                       158 |     703 |
| Indian Air Force |          1256 |                       164 |    1420 |

The number of Permanent Commissioned (PC) women officers since 2011 in Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are as under:

|                  |   Non-Medical |   Medical (AMC, ADC&MNS) |   Total |
|------------------|---------------|--------------------------|---------|
| Indian Army      |            65 |                     3202 |    3267 |
| Indian Navy      |            09 |                       80 |      89 |
| Indian Air Force |           382 |                      108 |     490 |

(b)  to  (e):    The  Government  is  committed  to  comply  to  the  Judgement  dated  17 th February,  2020  passed  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  connection  with  the  Civil Appeal Nos. 9367-9369 of 2011 regarding granting Permanent Commission to SSC women  officers  in  Indian  Army  as  per  their  qualification,  professional  experience, specialization,  if  any  and  organizational  requirement.    The  impact  of  the  aforesaid Judgement  on  operational  efficiency  of  Indian  Army  after  grant  of  permanent commission to SSC women officers and their employment in similar conditions and operational environment as their male counterparts, can only be analysed in the future and cannot be commented upon at this stage.  However, the details regarding granting Permanent Commission to SSC women officers are being prepared for implementation.

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