Indian Army to commission 1st batch of women soldiers in 2021
The women soldiers will be commissioned into the Corps of Military Police of the Indian Army. "The training period -- of 61 weeks -- is similar to that of male soldiers. Batches comprising similar number of soldiers will be trained and commissioned every year," said a senior Army official.
At present, women in the Army work only in engineering, medical, legal, signals and educational wings. Image source: joinindianarmy.nic.in