Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami put the ranks of Assistant Commandant on the shoulders of the two women officers- Prakriti and DikshaThe India-China LAC guarding the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force on Sunday commissioned its first two women officers in combat after they completed their training here. A total of 53 officers passed out from the ITBP officers' training academy located in Mussoorie after a passing out parade was held, with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami officiating as the chief guest. The ITBP started recruiting women combat officers in its cadre from 2016 through an all-India examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Before this, it only had combat women in the constabulary ranks. Out of the total 53 officers, 42 officers are in the general duty combat cadre, while 11 are in the engineering cadre of the about 90,000 personnel strong mountain warfare trained force.

Source: The Hindu August 08, 2021 12:19 UTC