Gender integration in India’s uniformed services: The Coast Guard catches up

Permanent Absorption and retirement benefits for women officers bring the Indian Coast Guard closer to the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force in advancing gender integration

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh introduced two key policy reforms for the Indian Coast Guard. These reforms promote gender parity in officer induction and streamline ex-gratia payments. Women candidates will now join the service on equal footing with male counterparts. The new policies also accelerate compensation fo