MAHILA PROVOST UNIT

July 7, 2019

The Territorial Army is planning to introduce an all-women ‘Mahila Provost Unit’, consisting of some 40 personnel.

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  • More than 2 lakh women applied for the Indian Army's 100 advertised vacancies for female jawans in the Corps of Military Police (CMP).

  • The Army plans to induct 1,700 women in the PBOR (personnel below officer rank) category in the CMP in a phased manner over the next 17 years.

  • The Army is concurrently also planning to raise a "Mahila Provost Unit" in the Territorial Army for the first time, with two officers, three junior commissioned officers and 40 soldiers. "The final approval for this is on the anvil.

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