senior Commandant Rekha Nambiar joined the 4th Battalion based in Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu to lead 1,000 personnel-strong all-men battalion. Border Roads Organisation In June 2021, Vaishali Hiwase became the first women commanding officer to command a BRO Road Construction Company part of the India-China Border Roads. Three star officers Six women have been promoted to three-star rank in the Indian Armed Forces. All of them are from the Medical Corps and graduate medical doctors of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC). In popular culture Aarohan (1996–97), tele serial showcasing women officers serving in the Indian Navy. The Test Case (2017), web series on the fictional story of the first woman training to serve in a combat role within the Indian Armed Forces. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020–21), biographical film starring Janhvi Kapoor as real life Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena who was the first Indian female airforce pilot in combat. See also Timeline of women in the Indian military and Coast Guard Serving generals of the Indian Army National Commission for Women Welfare schemes for women in India Women in agriculture in India Women in India Women's suffrage in India References External links Indian Army – Official website Indian Air Force - Official website Indian Navy - Official website Military of India Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force Indian female military personnel Women in India Women in 21st-century warfare Women in warfare post-1945