Here are some notable achievements of women in the Indian Armed Forces:
Major General Gertrude Alice Ram- 1st woman officer in the Indian Army to attain the rank of major-general, and the first female officer in the Indian Armed Forces to attain a two-star rank
Captain Ruchi Sharma- 1st operational paratrooper in the Indian Army
Major Alka Khurana- 1st woman from the Indian Army to participate in Republic Day Parade and Army Day Parade
Sapper Shanti Tigga- 1st female jawan (private rank) in the Indian Army
Lieutenant Priya Semwal- joined as an officer in the Indian Army Corps of EME, the first wife of a jawan whose husband had fallen in a counter-insurgency operation to do so
Lieutenant Colonel Mitali Madhumita- 1st woman officer in India to receive a gallantry award
Lieutenant Colonel Anjana Bhaduria- Joined the first batch at the Officers Training Academy
Captain Divya Ajith Kumar- 1st female officer to receive the Sword of Honor
Captain Swati Singh- 1st female officer to be deployed at Nathu La pass as Signals in-charge
Lieutenant Ganeve Lalji- 1st woman to be an Aide de Camp to an Army Commander
Dr. Seema Rao (India’s Wonder Woman)- India’s 1st woman commando trainer
Captain Abhilasha Barak- 1st woman officer to become the Indian Army’s combat pilot
Please share more achievements of women in the Indian Armed Forces.