Vacancies in the Armed Forces: Rajya Sabha QA

Vacancies in the Armed Forces under Group A, B, C and D, as on 1st January, 2022 and 15th December, 2022: Rajya Sabha QA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 366
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06th February, 2023

VACANCIES IN THE ARMED FORCES

366 SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

(a) the number of existing vacancies in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, under Group A, B, C and D, as on 1st January, 2022 and 15th December, 2022 respectively, the service wise and group-wise details thereof; and

(b) the details of vacancies filled up during 2021 and 2022 respectively till date, the service-wise and group-wise details thereof?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a): The number of existing vacancies in Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are as under:-

Indian Army:
Service Personnel: –

Categories	Existing Vacancies as on 1stJanuary, 2022	Existing Vacancies as on 15thDecember, 2022
Officers	7665	7363
MNS Officers	471	511
JCOs/ ORs	108685	118485

Civilians: –

Group	Existing Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022	Existing Vacancies as on 15th  December, 2022
Group A	106	252
Group B	1903	2549
Group C (including erstwhile Group D post)	36854	35368

Indian Navy:

Service Personnel –

Category	Vacancies as on 31st  December, 2021	Vacancies as on 31st  December, 2022
Officers (excluding Medical and Dental)	1557	1653
Sailors	11709	10746

Civilians –

Group	Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022	Vacancies as on 15thDecember, 2022
A	154	165
B(G)	830	707
B(NG)	3519	3500
C	6876	6156

Indian Air Force:

Service Personnel –

Categories	Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022	*Vacancies as on 1st December, 2022
Officers (except Medical and Dental Branch)	572	761
Airmen	6227	2340
NCs (E)	803	1303

Civilians –

Group	Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022	* Vacancies as on 1st December, 2022
Group A	34	22
Group B	1109	1284
Group C	5157	3974

*Data of vacancies in IAF is maintained as on 1st of every month.

(b) The details of vacancies filled during 2021 and 2022 are as under:

Indian Army:

Service Personnel –

Categories	Year 2021	Year 2022
Officers	1512	1285
JCOs/ ORs	Suspended due to COVID-19	19065

The recruitment status of civilians in Indian Army in Group A and Group B during 2021 and 2022 is Nil. The details of the vacancies filled in respect of Group C civilians during 2021 and 2022 are as under:-

Group	2021	2022
Group C	1746	201

Indian Navy:

Service Personnel –

Categories	Year 2021	Year 2022
Officers	323	386
Sailors	5547	5171

Civilians –

Group	Year 2021	Year 2022
A	87	53
B(G)	153	191
B(NG)	683	427
C	1390	3832

Air Force:

Service Personnel –

Categories	Year 2021	Year 2022
Officers	467	519
Airmen	4609	423
NCs (E)	2850	150

Civilians –

Group	Year 2021	Year 2022
Group A	01	14
Group B	41	66
Group C	637	1763

 

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Source: Rajya Sabha