The Kerala Police today got its first all-woman battalion with 578 members.
The battalion includes a 44-member commando team.
The passing out parade was held at the Kerala Police Academy ground here with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan taking the salute.
Addressing the battalion, he said the new recruits should stand for secularism and women empowerment.
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The government was taking various steps for ensuring gender equality and as part of this efforts were being made to ensure 25 per cent representation of women in police force.
Presently, the strength of women in the force was 15 per cent, he said.
The women have been inducted into the force after carrying out special recruitment.
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