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Defence
Major Navya Shekhawat Becomes First Female Army ADC to President Murmu
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 18 Sep 2026, 03:36 PM
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Major Navya Shekhawat has made history by becoming the first woman to serve as the Army Aide‑de‑Camp to President Draupadi Murmu.
Major Navya Shekhawat has made history by becoming the first woman to serve as the Army Aide‑de‑Camp to President Draupadi Murmu. The appointment was announced by the President’s office in New Delhi on Monday and will see her act as the senior military aide to the head of state, attending official functions and representing the Army at ceremonial events.
She was commissioned in the Indian Army in 2008 and has served in various command and staff roles, including a stint with the 8th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment. The appointment follows a long career of dedication and leadership, and she is the daughter of a prominent Sikh family from Rajasthan.
The role of Army ADC is largely ceremonial but carries significant prestige, involving coordination of the President’s military engagements and acting as a liaison between the armed forces and the head of state. Her appointment follows the President’s own historic appointment of the first woman Chief of Defence Staff, underscoring the growing role of women in India’s armed forces.
She expressed gratitude and pledged to uphold the dignity of the office. The appointment is seen as a milestone for gender equality in the Indian military.
She was commissioned in the Indian Army in 2008 and has served in various command and staff roles, including a stint with the 8th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment. The appointment follows a long career of dedication and leadership, and she is the daughter of a prominent Sikh family from Rajasthan.
The role of Army ADC is largely ceremonial but carries significant prestige, involving coordination of the President’s military engagements and acting as a liaison between the armed forces and the head of state. Her appointment follows the President’s own historic appointment of the first woman Chief of Defence Staff, underscoring the growing role of women in India’s armed forces.
She expressed gratitude and pledged to uphold the dignity of the office. The appointment is seen as a milestone for gender equality in the Indian military.