In A Landmark First, Tripura Paramilitary Force To Induct Women

In a move towards inclusion, the Tripura government has decided to recruit women in the Tripura State Rifles (TSR), its own paramilitary force, for the first time.

This comes two years after a 10% quota was introduced for them in the force. On July 7 the state cabinet approved 1,488 posts for the paramilitary force.

According to HT, 35,642 candidates had applied for the posts of which 4,752 were women.

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¡°We will recruit 75% from the domicile of our state and rest 25% from outside the state for these posts. We got 4,310 women candidates from our state and another 442 from outside the state,¡± HT quoted Ratan Lal Nath, the state¡¯s law minister, as saying.

For candidates belonging to general category, the minimum educational qualification is class X graduation while their age should be between 18 and 23 years old. For SC&ST candidates the age bar is 18 to 28 years and minimum educational qualification required is having cleared class VIII.

Assessment will be done out of 100 marks. There is a 30-mark physical test. Those who qualify will go forward to a written 60 marks test and then the interview will be of 10 marks.

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¡°For the first time, we are introducing Kokborok, the language of the Tripuri community, as a medium in the examination, besides Bengali, Hindi and English. The CBSE will conduct the written examination. We will sign a memorandum of understanding with the CBSE soon for that,¡± Nath reportedly said.

Of the total number of applicants, 20,377 are from Tripura and the rest 15,265 are from other states. 16,062 men and 4,310 women candidates have applied from within the state.

14,823 men and 442 women have applied from outside Tripura for the posts.

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Earlier this month, in another inclusive move, various Indian paramilitary forces declared they were ready to recruit members of the transgender community.

Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) told the Union Home Ministry that they will recruit transgender persons to the officer cadre post of assistant commandants.

The Home Ministry directed all central government departments to include transgender as a separate category for recruitment for all posts, including civil services.
These moves by forces to be inclusive of all genders are steps towards progression.

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