The Indian Army is all set to open up combat positions for women, a gender barrier broken by only a few countries globally.
Army chief general Bipin Rawat said the process to allow women in combat roles, currently an exclusive domain of men, is moving fast and initially women will be recruited for positions in military police.“
Currently, women are allowed in a number of select areas including in medical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the Army, but combat roles are kept off limit for them due to operational concerns and logistical issues.
The army chief said he was ready to recruit women as jawans and the matter is being taken up with the government.
