Navy's Yashasvi Solanki Becomes First Woman Aide-De-Camp To President

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Navy's Yashasvi Solanki Becomes First Woman Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to President

📌 Context

• Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki, a logistics branch officer of the Indian Navy, has been appointed as the first-ever woman ADC to the President of India.
• She took over her responsibilities on May 1, 2025, after a month-long orientation.

👩‍✈️ About Yashasvi Solanki

• Origin: Haryana
• Service: Joined the Indian Navy in 2012 under the Short Service Commission (Logistics Branch).
• Background: Sportsperson in school; played badminton and volleyball.

🏛️ About ADC (Aide-de-Camp)

• A personal assistant & aide to the President for ceremonial, protocol, and official duties.
• The President of India (Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces) is assisted by 5 ADCs:
  • 1 each from the Navy & Air Force
  • 3 from the Army
• Rank: Usually Major/Lt Cdr/Sqn Ldr equivalent.
• Roles:
  • Manage daily schedules & high-level engagements of the President.
  • Act as key liaison between the President and govt/military institutions.
  • Ensure protocol & ceremonial formalities.

🪖 Women Trailblazers in Armed Forces

• Sqn Ldr Manisha Padi – First woman ADC to Governor (Uttarakhand, 2023).
• Lt Gen Punita Arora – First woman Lt General (Army) & Vice Admiral (Navy).
• Air Marshal Padmavathy Bandopadhyay – First woman Air Marshal.
• Lt Cdr Yashasvi Solanki – First woman Navy ADC to President.
  
  Updated - Jun 13, 2025 17:03 pm | NDTV