Women Will Be Allowed to Enter National Defence Academy, Centre Tells SC
entre informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to allow women to enrol in the National Defence Academy (NDA), which had hitherto been a male str
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Women Will Be Allowed to Enter National Defence Academy, Centre Tells SC
On September 8, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to allow women to enrol in the National Defence Academy (NDA), which had hitherto been a male stronghold for military recruiting. Women can train for a career in the Armed Forces directly after Class 12 if this decision is made properly on paper. “I have some excellent news for you. The government and the Forces at the highest level have decided to induct girls for permanent commission via the National Defence Academy,” Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati said a Bench led by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh. The government has until September 22 to produce an affidavit in this respect, according to the Bench. It stated that the Armed Forces were a well-respected organization, but that the issue was more about gender equality. The court recognized that it was a difficult position for them to continually urge the authorities to improve women representation. The Bench stated that authorities must…
