Govt. looking at all-woman marching contingents, bands for Republic Day Parade 2024
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Govt. looking at all-woman marching contingents, bands for Republic Day Parade 2024

The Hindu  

The Union Government is looking to have all-woman marching and band contingents, tableaux, and other performances at the Republic Day Parade 2024 on Kartavya Path. “After the detailed deliberations, it has been decided that the Republic Day 2024 will be having only women participants in the contingents, tableaux and other performances during the Parade at Kartavya Path,” the memo said. Women officers have been part of Republic Day parades in the past and have led contingents, while women Agniveeer, undergoing training, were part of the Naval contingent for the first time this year. Women TA officers along LoC Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the posting of women officers with Engineer Regiments of the Territorial Army along the Line of Control and as staff officers at TA Group Headquarters/Directorate General of Territorial Army at New Delhi, as per organisational requirement, the Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

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Deccan Chronicle  

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