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- Defence Ministry has approved a proposal for an extension of the rules for maternity, child care and child adoption leaves for women soldiers, sailors, and air warriors in the armed forces on a par with their officer counterparts.
- Women officers in the three services currently are eligible for 180 days of maternity leave, with a provision for extension of a month of leave without pay in exceptional cases.
- 30 days of leave available in the instance of a miscarriage or abortion.
- Women officers are eligible for 180 days of leave in case they adopt a child below the age of one year.
- So far, there were no women air warriors or sailors in the Indian Air Force or Navy.
- Both started inducting women in their ranks after the government brought in the Agnipath military recruitment scheme last year.
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