Chandigarh, September 7: Adding another accolade to the list of achievements of “Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) for Girls,” SAS Nagar (Mohali), Palvi Rajput, an alumnus of the institute, has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army. She successfully completed her training at the Officer’s Training Academy in Chennai, on Saturday and participated in the passing out parade, which was overseen by Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM.
Lieutenant Palvi Rajput, who was commissioned into the Artillery Regiment, is the daughter of Sh. Ravinder Singh, a proud farmer hailing from Pathankot District.
Congratulating Lieutenant Palvi Rajput on her remarkable achievement, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr. Aman Arora expressed that her success would inspire more daughters of Punjab to consider careers in the defense services. Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government is actively supporting the aspirations of Punjab’s daughters who aim to serve as commissioned officers in the Defense Services. To facilitate this, the Punjab Government established an NDA Preparatory Wing for Girls as ‘Mai Bhago AFPI’ in July 2023, in addition to the existing Graduate Wing.
He further informed that the entrance exam for the third batch of the NDA Preparatory Wing is scheduled for January 2025. Mai Bhago AFPI has a fully residential campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure and the only one of its kind in the country, the cabinet minister added.
Expressing satisfaction over regular commissioning of the Institute’s alumni as commissioned officers in the Defense Services, the Director of Mai Bhago AFPI Major General Jasbir Singh Sandhu, AVSM (Retd.) highlighted that this accomplishment will strengthen the state government’s initiatives to increase the number of female candidates attending pre-commission training academies for the armed forces. He conveyed his best wishes to Lieutenant Palvi Rajput for a promising future in the Indian Army.