800 women to be inducted in military police

Army is planning to recruit 800 women in army police for the first time. This announcement was done on Friday after Nirmala Sitharaman took oath as defence minister.

Mostly women will be recruited in the military’s non-officer cadre for the first time. Army chief general Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar said, “The proposal is being finalised for induction of 800 women in the military police with a yearly intake of 52.”



The force expects to move fast under Sitharaman. This proposal of recruiting women is being pushed by General Rawat himself. Lieutenant General Kumar said women were required in the Corps of Military Police (CMP) to investigate gender-specific allegations and crime. The women will be inducted as junior commissioned officers and jawans. The armed forces account for around 3,500 women officers, all of whom are in non-combat roles.

The conclave hosted by Rawat is being attended by top eight former army chiefs.