CRPF to celebrate 40th anniversary of first all-women battalion

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will mark the 40th anniversary of the raising of its first all-women battalion with a special commemorative event, officials said on Tuesday.

The first such unit was raised on February 6, 1986. The force now has six all-women battalions.

The event will be held at the campus of the 88th ‘Mahila Battalion’ here on September 25, where CRPF Director General G P Singh,



along with his wife, president of the force’s family welfare association, will felicitate veteran and serving women personnel, officials said.

The force also has women personnel in its special units, including the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), besides female personnel in its other regular units.

The CRPF has more than 10,000 women personnel across its ranks.