In a historic first, the Army Thursday began the process to induct women in the military police, nearly two years after Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said women will be recruited as jawans.
The Army started the online registration for recruitment inthe Corps of military and the last date for filing application has been fixedas June 8.
In an interview to PTI in June 2017, Army Chief Gen. Rawathad said the Army was looking at inducting women jawans and the process wouldstart with the induction of women into military police corps.
At present, women are allowed in select areas such asmedical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the Army.
The role of the military police includes policingcantonments and army establishments, preventing breach of rules and regulationsby soldiers, maintaining movement of soldiers as well as logistics during peaceand war and extending aid to civil police whenever required.
The defence ministry had given a go ahead to induct women asmilitary police in January.
The Army chalked out induction of approximately 800 women in military police with a yearly intake of 52 personnel.