Rajnath approves maternity, childcare leave for women soldiers, sailors, air warriors on par with officer counterparts
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajnath approves maternity, childcare leave for women soldiers, sailors, air warriors on par with officer counterparts

The Hindu  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to grant maternity, child care and child adoption leave to women soldiers, sailors and air warriors on par with their officer counterparts. “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for extension of the rules for maternity, child care and child adoption leave for women soldiers, sailors and air warriors in the armed forces at par with their officer counterparts,” it said. In line with the Narendra Modi government’s commitment towards utilising “Nari Shakti”, the three services have spearheaded a paradigm shift with the inclusion of women as soldiers, sailors and air warriors, the Ministry said. “With the recruitment of women Agniveers, the armed forces will be empowered with the bravery, dedication and patriotism of women soldiers, sailors and air warriors to defend the land, sea and air frontiers of the country,” it said.

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Women urge government to provide maternity benefits for more than two children
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1 week, 6 days ago

Women urge government to provide maternity benefits for more than two children

The Hindu  

Women police officers who participated in a panel discussion appealed to the government to provide benefits for mothers for more than two deliveries. When a woman constable, Shruthi, said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was asking to have more than two children, but the government was giving maternity benefits for only two deliveries, Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha said the …

Women Soldiers Get Same Benefits as Officers
1 year, 4 months ago

Women Soldiers Get Same Benefits as Officers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh approved a proposal to grant maternity, child care and child adoption leaves to women soldiers, sailors and air warriors on par with their officer counterparts. At present, women officers get maternity leave of 180 days with full pay for each child, subject to a maximum of two children. The defence ministry said that the …

A watershed moment for women in the navy
2 years, 3 months ago

A watershed moment for women in the navy

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy has allowed women to enrol in all of its wings and said women officers could volunteer for the elite marine commando forces. The inclusion of women in the armed forces has been a remarkable, if laborious, journey spanning 30 years from 1992 — when the first trickle of women officers in auxiliary services began. It has taken …

After almost 25 years, women deployed aboard Indian warships
4 years ago

After almost 25 years, women deployed aboard Indian warships

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy has deployed four women officers on warships after a hiatus of almost 25 years, with the service focusing on steadily opening more roles to them, people familiar with the development said on Monday. “Two women officers each have been assigned duties aboard INS Vikramaditya and INS Shakti. While Lieutenant Commander Priyanka Chaudhary and Lieutenant Sivi Bhardwaj are …

Women deployed aboard Indian Navy warships after almost 25 years
4 years ago

Women deployed aboard Indian Navy warships after almost 25 years

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy has deployed four women officers on warships after a hiatus of almost 25 years, with the service focusing on steadily opening more roles to them, people familiar with the development said on Monday. To mark Women’s Day, the navy on Monday released a video shot aboard INS Shakti with messages from the two women officers posted on …

Should women be given command posts in the Army?
5 years, 1 month ago

Should women be given command posts in the Army?

The Hindu  

Last week, in response to an ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court on permanent commission for women officers, the government cited “physical” and “physiological limitations” in granting command positions to women officers in the Indian Army. Lt Gen Hasnain: Till September 2019, permanent commission for women was restricted to only two departments: the Army Education Corps and the Judge Advocate …

PM Modi hails the Indian Army for saving life of a pregnant lady Shamima and her child stuck in snow in Kashmir
5 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi hails the Indian Army for saving life of a pregnant lady Shamima and her child stuck in snow in Kashmir

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter today to hail the Indian Army for fighting all odds and saving the life of a pregnant lady Shamima stuck in the snow in Kashmir. https://t.co/Lvetnbe7fQ — Narendra Modi January 15, 2020 Narendra Modi praised the Indian Army for its valour and professionalism and also for its humanitarian spirit. Taking to the microblogging …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves child care leave for male service personnel
5 years, 7 months ago

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves child care leave for male service personnel

India TV News  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved extending benefits of child care leave to single male service personnel, the defence ministry said on Saturday. The minister has also given his nod for giving certain relaxation in child care leave provisions in case of women officers in defence forces. Recently, DoPT has made certain amendments to allow CCL to civilian employees, whereby …

Defence ministry bats for greater inclusivity of female officers, asks army to identify avenues for women
7 years, 8 months ago

Defence ministry bats for greater inclusivity of female officers, asks army to identify avenues for women

Firstpost  

The Defence ministry has asked all wings of the Indian Army to come up with suggestions by 31 July on roles women officers can be given. The defence ministry has asked all wings of the Indian Army to come up with suggestions by 31 July on roles women officers can be given. Army chief Bipin Rawat had said that the …

India will open all combat roles in military to women: Pranab Mukherjee
9 years ago

India will open all combat roles in military to women: Pranab Mukherjee

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Women will finally be allowed to serve in fighter streams of all armed forces in the country. Four months after the government approved the induction of women into the combat stream of the Indian Air Force, President Pranab Mukherjee said, “In the future, my government will induct women in all fighter streams of our armed forces.” The announcement …

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