147 more women Army officers granted Permanent Commission

The officers were re-considered as per directions of the Supreme Court in March this year and in the fresh declassified results, 147 more women officers have been granted a PC. 

Consequent to the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court, granting a Permanent Commission (PC) to women officers in the Indian Army, another 147 have been given a PC. The total number of women officers with PC now stands at 424 out of the 615 considered. After the apex court's judgment, a Special Number 5 Selection Board for screening women officers for grant of PC was constituted in September 2020. The board's results were declared in November 2020.