Major Navya Shekhawat, a young Indian Army officer serving at Rashtrapati Bhavan, has drawn attention after becoming the first woman from the Army to be appointed as an Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to President Droupadi Murmu. Her appointment makes her the second woman overall to hold the President’s ADC post, after Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki of the Indian Navy in 2025.
At official events at Rashtrapati Bhavan, ADCs are among the military officers who accompany the President and assist with official engagements. Major Shekhawat is now part of that team, marking the first time a woman officer from the Indian Army has held the President’s ADC appointment.
