CISF to induct 2,400 additional women next year, to raise all-women commando team

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is all set to induct 2,400 women personnel in 2026 to achieve the target of 10% representation of women.

Presently, the CISF has 12,491 women personnel in its ranks, and in the coming years, recruitment will be so structured to ensure that women consistently make up at least 10% of the force, a CISF official said.

The programme includes physical fitness and weapons training, live-fire drills under stress. Photo: CISF

The CISF is also inducting the first-ever all-women commando team for core operations such as deployment at airports and other vital installations.

“Training of women commandos has already begun at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Barwaha, Madhya Pradesh. The eight1q-week advanced commando course will prepare women personnel for Quick Reaction Teams (QRT) and Special Task Force (STF) duties at high-security establishments and plants,” the official said.

The women will undergo endurance-building exercises such as running, obstacle courses, rappelling and survival training in forests. Photo: CISF

Rigorous training module

The programme includes physical fitness and weapons training, live-fire drills under stress, endurance-building exercises such as running, obstacle courses, rappelling, survival training in forests, and a 48-hour confidence-building exercise designed to test decision-making and teamwork under adverse conditions, the official said.

The women will also be given a 48-hour confidence-building exercise designed to test decision-making and teamwork under adverse conditions. Photo: CISF

The first batch of 30 women — currently deployed across various airports — are undergoing training, followed by a second batch that will train from October 6 to November 29.

In the initial phase, at least 100 women from different Aviation Security Groups (ASGs) and sensitive CISF units will complete the programme.