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Women to comprise 20 percent of military police after graded induction: Sitharaman

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 18 2019 | 8:57 PM IST

Women inductees in the military police will be done in a graded manner, and will eventually comprise 20 percent of its total strength,
In a series of tweets, the official handle of the defence minister said,"to improve representation of women in our armed forces Smt @nsitharaman takes a historic decision to induct women for the first time in PBOR (Personnel Below Officer Rank) role in Corps of Military Police."
It further said, "the women will be inducted in graded manner to eventually comprise 20% of total Corps of Military Police."

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First Published: Jan 18 2019 | 8:57 PM IST

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