about 3 in the Navy, Agniveer has reached out of which 486 are women. Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar has said this. He told that the report of the first batch of Agniveers has come, about 3000 Agniveers are included. of which approx 84 are women. Next year we are looking to induct women officers in all branches and not only in 7-8 branches which are limited till date.

First batch of agniveers already reported, about 3000 agniveers have joined out of whom about 341 are women. Come next yr, we are looking at women officers being inducted across all branches & not just the 7-8 branches they’re restricted to as of today:Navy chief Adm R Hari Kumar pic.twitter.com/9DU0C5WqKF

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2022 The Navy Chief further said that the recent global events underline that we cannot depend on others for our security needs, the government has shown us a clear direction regarding self-reliant India. Navy’s commitment with the top leadership is that we will be a self-reliant Navy by will stand.

Indian Navy 2027 will become ‘self-reliant’

The Navy Chief said that recent global events like the Ukraine conflict have shown that we cannot depend on others for our security needs. We have told the government that the Indian Navy will become ‘self-sufficient’ by 3000 . More emphasis was given on the importance of maritime security.

Talking to the media on Navy Day, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said that the Navy closely monitors the movement of various military and exploration ships of China in the Indian Ocean region. Indian Navy has achieved very high operational capability in the last one year and the importance of maritime security is being given more emphasis. The government has given us clear guidelines on self-reliant India. We have told that the Indian Navy will become self-sufficient by .

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