New Delhi: In a historic moment for Indian Army, Dhruva Command congratulated the first woman Commanding Officer of a frontline Divisional Army Service Corps Battalion for providing intimate supplies and transport cover. The Northern Command tweeted, “Dhruva Command congratulates Col Priyanka Singh, the first Women Commanding Officer of a frontline Divisional Army Service Corps Battalion in the Northern Command theatre responsible for providing intimate Supplies and Transport cover. Northern Command is proud of her unique achievement.”
This comes a day after Colonel Shuchita Shekhar became the first woman officer of the Army Service Corps to assume command of a Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion.
The battalion, responsible for the maintenance of the supply chain of the fully operational Northern Command, plays a major role in army logistics, including animal transportation.
The Northern Command tweeted, "Dhruva Command congratulates Col Shuchita Shekhar, first Women Officer of Army Service Corps to assume command of a Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion responsible for the maintenance of the Supply Chain of the fully operational Northern Command."
According to sources, the five women officers who joined the Regiment of Artillery are Lt Mehak Saini, Lt Sakshi Dubey, Lt Aditi Yadav, and Lt Pious Mudgil, as reported by PTI.
This progress in gender integration within the Indian Armed Forces extends beyond the Army. Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to fly the Rafale fighter jet, is currently participating in the multinational exercise 'Orion' in France. This exercise marks the first time India has deployed Rafale jets outside the country. Flight Lieutenant Singh, who joined the IAF in 2017 as part of the second batch of women fighter pilots, previously flew the MiG-21 Bison.