ITBP inducts women officers in combat role for first time

ITBP inducts women officers in combat role for first time

• For the first time, two women officers, Prakriti and Diksha, have been commissioned as combatised officers into the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is responsible for guarding India-China LAC.
• The two women officers have been posted as Assistant Commandants in ITBP battalions, after completing their training at the ITBP Academy in Mussoorie..
• Assistant Commandants is the entry-level officer rank in the paramilitary.