First Woman Combat Officer Commissioned Tanushree PareekHighlights
- She was trained last year in a 52-week Assistant commandant-training programme with the 40th batch of the BSF academy.
- Home minister himself put the rank stars on the shoulders of Pareek during the piping ceremony.
- She was the first woman to gain direct entry into the BSF, which had started inducting women into its ranks in 2013.
- BSF officers and jawans have laid down their lives in service to the nation.
About Border Security Force
- Is the primary Border guarding force of India.
- BSF is not only the first line of defence but also the first wall of defence.
- It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India.
- It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs.
BSF՚s role during wartime:
✍Examrace Team at Aug 31, 2021