Agencies New Delhi, Nov. 13 Ministry of Home Affairs authorized the Central Industrial Security Force s CISF first all women unit. The CISF now has 1.77 lakh personnel, with 7 of them being women. A total of 1,025 women personnel will be recruited in the battalion. A battalion has about 1,000 soldiers. It would be referred to as a reserve battalion, which will be under the command of a senior commandant rank officer. Union Home Minister also took to X previously Twitter to share the development and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi s vision for the same. In a firm step towards realizing Modi Ji s vision of enhancing women s participation in every field of nation building, the Modi government has approved the establishment of the first all women battalion of the CISF. To be raised as an elite troop, the Mahila Battalion will shoulder the responsibility of protecting the nation s critical infrastructure, like airports and metro rails Contd. on page 2
