New Delhi : Lieutenant Ganeve Lalji a young intelligence officer is set to create history by becoming the first woman to be appointed as a key aide to an Army Commander as part of Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singhs efforts to provide more avenues to women in the force.
She will become the Aide-De-Camps (ADC) of Central Army Commander Lt Gen Rajan Bakshi, who will be taking over his post in Lucknow in north India on July 1. ADCs are officers who serve as a personal assistant of top officers including the Army Chief and Army Commanders.
A third generation Army officer, Lt Lalji was commissioned in the Corps of Military intelligence in 2011 and has recorded several achievements during here Young Officers course in Pune, an Army official said on Friday.
She has been selected for the appointment after a rigourous selection process, the official said. The step was apparently taken by Gen Singh after a study was ordered to measure the motivational and aspirational levels of women officers in the force.As many as 350 women officers were interviewed and were assessed on level of toughness and their ability to withstand hardships.
