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Women Officers In Territorial Army

News: Women officers of the Territorial Army’s assignment along the Line of Control has recently been approved by Raksha Mantri.

It attempts to honour the day in 1949 when the first Governor General, C. Rajagopalachari, raised it.

Through the Indian Territorial Act of 1920, the British formed the Territorial Army (TA), which was divided into two wings: “The Auxiliary Force” for Europeans and Anglo-Indians and “The Indian Territorial Force” for Indian Volunteers.

After India gained independence, the Territorial Army Act was approved in 1948, and on October 9, 1949, the Territorial Army was formally established by the country’s first governor general, Shri C Rajagopalachari.

The Territorial Army is part of Regular Army and its present role is to relieve the Regular Army from static duties and assist civil administration in dealing with natural calamities and maintenance of essential services in situations where life of the communities is affected or the Security of the Country is threatened and to provide units for Regulars Army as and when required.

Any citizen between the age of 18-42 can be a part of the service.

The pensionable age for a soldier below officer’s rank in the TA is the same as that of a regular soldier.