The Indian Army’s Selection Board for the first time promoted five women officers to Colonel rank.
The five women officers have already completed 26 years of service.
The women officers promoted to Colonel Time Scale rank are
Lt Col Navneet Duggal and Lt Col Sonia Anand from the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME),
Lt Col Sangeeta Sardana from Corps of Signals, Lt Col Richa Sagar and Lt Col Reenu Khanna from the Corps of Engineers.
Earlier, only women officers serving in the Army Education Corps, Judge Advocate General, and the Army Medical Corps were applicable for promotion to the Colonel Time Scale rank.