Need Time to Build Infra in NDA, Women Can Join by May Next Year Govt Tells SC
The administration has agreed in principle, but is delaying implementation this year due to a lack of infrastructure required for the transition.
Editorial Staff
Need Time to Build Infra in NDA, Women Can Join by May Next Year Govt Tells SC
The central government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the necessary infrastructure for allowing women to join the armed forces through the National Defence Academy, such as "separate accommodation with robust physical separation between the male and female residential areas" and "bathrooms," will not be ready until May 2022, effectively delaying their entry until then. According to a supplemental affidavit submitted by the ministry of defence, a notice for women's admission into the armed services through the NDA will only be issued by that date. Until the outcome of the Kush Kalra case, a top court bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul had urged the central government to allow women to take the NDA exam this year. The administration has agreed in principle but is delaying implementation this year due to a lack of infrastructure required for the transition. The defence ministry stated in a new document filed with the court that it was dedicated to executi…
