: Women will be standing in my position in 40 years, says Indian Army chief #IndiaNEWS Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday said that women officers in the armed forces will reach

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Women will be standing in my position in 40 years, says Indian Army chief #IndiaNEWS
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday said that women officers in the armed forces will reach his position in the next 40 years, reported PTI.“At least 40 years down the line, they will be standing where I am standing,� Naravane said in response to a question about the progression of the role of women in the armed forces in the next 20 to 30 years. Naravane made the remarks while reviewing the passing out parade of the 141st batch of the National Defence Academy in Pune. In September, the Centre told the Supreme Court that women will be admitted to the National Defence Academy. However, the government had requested the court to postpone the induction by one year. The court had denied the request and directed the government to allow women candidates to take the exam to enter the defence academy in November and not wait till May next year.On Friday, the Army chief said that as women were being inducted into the National Defence Academy, he was sure that they would perform better than their male counterparts.“This is just the first step towards gender equality as the Army has always been at the forefront of all initiatives that have been taken in the country,� he said. “As...Read more

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