The Indian Army has deployed ‘rifle women’ along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on national security duty have within a few days managed to make a positive impact on the local populace, the Assam Rifles said.

In the history of Indian Army, this is most probably the first time that a woman have been deployed on regular security duty along with their male counterparts in the areas of the adjacent to the LoC.

It leaves a positive impact on the local populace in a matter of days. Smiling faces of locals is a testimony of professionalism of the Riflewomen of Assam Rifles,” the Assam Rifles tweeted.

However, In India the women are not allowed in combat roles, the Centre women recently allowed the grant of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army.

A platoon of ‘Rifle Women’ had now been deployed there to help the Indian Army. Under the leadership of a female captain of the Indian Army, The nine ‘rifle women of this platoon,  will search each and every vehicle carrying woman passengers which pass through the area.

The move paves the way for “empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles” in the Army, a statement said.