J&K Woman Officer To Command All-Male CRPF Marching Contingent On Republic...

Key Highlights

• The about 3.25 lakh personnel-strong CRPF is the country’s top internal security force, with its three main theatres of combat being anti-Naxal operations, counter-terrorist offensives in Jammu and Kashmir, and counter-insurgency duties in the Northeast.
• Bala is a graduate in political science from the Government College for Women in Jammu’s Gandhinagar, officials said.
• She was commissioned into the force in April 2025 and her first posting was in the ‘Bastariya’ battalion in Chattisgarh, tasked to undertake anti-Naxal operations, they said.
• She was accorded the award for the best officer in training and public speaking subjects during her skilling at the CRPF academy in Gurugram after she qualified the CAPF Assistant Commandants exam conducted by the UPSC.
• The annual Republic Day parade showcases India’s military power and cultural diversity as it ambles down the Kartavya Path from Raisina Hill to Red Fort via India Gate on January 26.