<span style="color: #222222;">A total of 60 women candidates were commissioned as Officers in the Indian Army last year. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said, a total of 300 vacancies for recruitment of Women Military Police have been released in the last three financial years. <br />''<br />''He said, provision for enrolment of women as other ranks in Corps of Military Police in the Indian Army has been introduced in the year 2019. Under this scheme, one thousand 700 women have been planned to be inducted in a phased manner. He said, the induction process of Indian Navy is gender-neutral except for branches where specific vacancies have been earmarked for women. He added that entry for women in officers' cadre is open for all branches and sub-streams and the induction of women candidates is calibrated to meet organizational and operational requirements of the Indian Air Force.</span><br />