Training is underway for Central Industrial Security Force's first all-women commando unit at the regional training centre in Barwaha, Madhya Pradesh.
30 women CISF personnel are undergoing an eight week advanced course at the centre.
These commandos will be deployed in Quick Reaction Teams and Special Task Forces at high-security sites.
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