Women can now join in combat role in any of the Central Armed Police Forces, a move that comes in the backdrop of home minister Rajnath Singh recently announcing that women will soon account for 33 pe
Women can now join in combat role in any of the Central Armed Police Forces, a move that comes in the backdrop of home minister Rajnath Singh recently announcing that women will soon account for 33 per cent of constable-rank personnel in CRPF and CISF and 15 per cent in the border guarding forces BSF, SSB and ITBP.
After declaring reservation for women in constabulary in paramilitary forces, the Union home ministry recently came out with new rules allowing women to apply as direct-entry officers in border guarding force ITBP, the only paramilitary which had so far not inducted women in supervisory combat roles owing to its primary task of guarding the difficult Sino-India border. Till now , the Central Reserve Police Force and the Central Industrial Security Force have been allowing women to apply as direct-entry officers through the UPSC.
On the other hand, the Border Security Force and Sashastra Seema Bal were allowed to directly induct women officers in 2013 and 2014 respectively. With ITBP joining them, now no restrictions exist for women who want to don the camouflage combat fatigue of any of these forces.
“A notification in this regard was issued very recently by the Union home ministry based on a proposal sent in this regard by ITBP headquarters last year. With this new rule coming into effect, women can now apply for combat roles in any of the five paramilitary forces of the country,” a senior officer said.
