Vacant Posts in the Armed Forces in the Country – Rajya Sabha QA

Vacant Posts in the Armed Forces in the Country - Rajya Sabha QA

Vacant Posts in the Armed Forces in the Country along with their respective sanctioned strength – Rajya Sabha QA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 846
TO BE ANSWERED ON 25th July, 2022

VACANT POSTS IN THE ARMED FORCES IN THE COUNTRY

846. SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of posts of commissioned and non-commissioned staff lying vacant in the armed forces in the country along with their respective sanctioned strength;

(b) the details of recruitment rallies conducted during each of the last five years along with the total number of aspirants recruited during this period, State/UT-wise including Haryana;

(c) whether Government proposes to conduct recruitment campaigns, if so, the details thereof and the time schedule, State/UT-wise including Haryana; and

(d) whether the recruitment process has resumed, if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R

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

(a): The details regarding vacant posts in the armed forces in the country along with the sanctioned strength are as under:

Indian Army:

Category Sanctioned Strength Posts lying vacant
Officers 56,972 7,308
MNS Officers 4396 471
JCO/OR 1241768 108685

Indian Navy:

Category Sanctioned Strength Posts lying vacant
Officers 11821 1446
Sailors 75866 12151

Indian Air Force:

Category Sanctioned Strength Posts lying vacant
Officers 12745 572
Airmen & Non Combatants (Enrolled) 156362 6323

 

(b): No rallies are conducted by Indian Air Force and Indian Navy as they follow centralized recruitment system. The details of recruitment rallies conducted by Indian Army are as follows:

Recruitment Year No. of Rallies
2017 106
2018 92
2019 95
2020 47*
2021 4*

*Rally process could not be completed due to COVID-19.

The details of the number of candidates recruited by the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force during the last five years are at Annexure ‘I’.

(c) & (d): The Indian Army has recommenced the recruitment rallies and the schedule of their rallies is at Annexure ‘II’.

The process of recruitment by Indian Navy starts well before the planned date of induction and is spread over a period of one year. The recruitment process for Year 2022 has already commenced.
The IAF has also opened the online registration of candidates for the year 2022.

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ANNEXURE-I

REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 846 FOR ANSWER ON 25.07.2022 REGARDING ‘VACANT POSTS IN THE ARMED FORCES IN THE COUNTRY’.

LAST FIVE YEARS STATE/UT WISE INTAKE

Indian Army:
S. No State/UTs RtgYr Remarks
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21* 2021-22*
1 Andaman & Nicobar 2 7 11
2 Andhra Pradesh 1431 1301 2426
3 Arunachal Pradesh 217 195 90
4 Assam 900 631 1152
5 Bihar 2726 2199 4559
6 Chandigarh 3 3 6
7 Chhattisgarh 605 372 622
8 Dadra &Nagar Haveli 0 0 1
9 Daman & Diu 0 0 0
10 Delhi 166 167 337
11 Goa 1 2 6
12 Gujarat 728 1346 1822
13 Haryana 3634 3210 5097
14 Himachal Pradesh 2376 4202 5882
15 J & K 1817 3672 3796
16 Ladakh 0 0 359
17 Jharkhand 925 663 985
18 Karnataka 1410 1680 2930
19 Kerala 1278 865 1846
20 Lakshadweep 7 13 9
21 Madhya Pradesh 2352 1570 3103
22 Maharashtra 3836 4050 6131
23 Manipur 400 311 543
24 Meghalaya 75 89 109
25 Mizoram 108 184 212
26 Nagaland 103 122 71
27 Orissa 737 474 1055
28 Puducherry 1 2 5
29 Punjab 4988 5843 7813
30 Rajasthan 4298 4172 6887
31 Sikkim 109 227 109
32 Tamil Nadu 1872 1530 3225
33 Telangana 643 693 1445
34 Tripura 55 69 91
35 Uttar Pradesh 6339 6322 8425
36 Uttarakhand 2384 3222 4366
37 West Bengal 1862 1471 3166
38 Nepal 1049 2502 1860
Total 49438 53381 80552
39 CF Vac 0 0 0
40 Central Cat (Svy Auto Carto) 588 50 20
G/Total 50026 53431 80572 12091*

* 51 rallies were conducted during 2020-21 and 2021-22. However, the process was not fully completed due to COVID-19

Indian Navy (Sailors):

Ser. State/UT 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
(a) Andaman & Nicobar 12 0 0 0 2
(b) Andhra Pradesh 282 329 336 14 229
(c) Arunachal Pradesh 7 0 2 0 2
(d) Assam 18 14 24 53 104
(e) Bihar 371 463 460 156 372
(f) Chhattisgarh 12 16 39 39 94
(g) Delhi 80 83 81 42 68
(h) Goa 21 8 4 3 8
(j) Gujarat 124 62 104 95 190
(k) D&N Haveli
(l) Daman & Diu
(m) Haryana 464 637 659 404 420
(n) Himachal Pradesh 112 57 50 20 51
(o) J & K and Ladakh 84 59 51 27 68
(p) Jharkhand 108 133 124 51 125
(q) Karnataka 179 72 91 157 350
(r) Kerala 171 210 247 171 176
(s) Lakshadweep 0 3 0 0 0
(t) Madhya Pradesh 348 423 329 92 262
(u) Maharashtra 313 395 520 264 541
(v) Manipur 19 9 13 7 20
(w) Meghalaya 7 3 3 4 7
(x) Mizoram 17 2 1 0 0
(y) Nagaland 3 2 1 0 5
(z) Orissa 288 225 207 55 112
(aa) Punjab 129 115 133 66 163
(ab) Chandigarh
(ac) Rajasthan 954 974 955 248 474
(ad) Sikkim 13 2 2 1 1
(ae) Tamil Nadu 72 21 72 100 283
(af) Puducherry
(ag) Telangana 121 62 105 107 204
(ah) Tripura 3 3 4 1 10
(aj) Uttar Pradesh 1082 1284 1140 449 948
(ak) Uttarakhand 141 54 65 22 51
(al) West Bengal 170 165 246 124 206
(am) Nepal 0 0 0 0 1
Total 5725 5885 6068 2772 5547

Indian Air Force (Airmen):

State / UTs Enrolment Data (Year wise)
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Andaman & Nicobar   24   0   0   0   0
Andhra Pradesh 114 113 50 30 2
Arunachal Pradesh 16 23 3 0 0
Assam 28 57 60 32 17
Bihar 291 150 530 670 525
Chandigarh 1 2 0 2 0
Chhattisgarh 21 109 76 105 42
Dadra & Nagar Havelli   0   0   0   0   1
Daman & Diu 1 0 1 0 0
Delhi 25 41 67 67 75
Goa 10 0 0 27 01
Gujarat 35 19 93 8 234
Haryana 760 859 1501 1719 501
Himachal Pradesh 28 38 19 19 07
J & K 26 17 17 14 04
Jharkhand 184 85 41 285 291
Karnataka 56 37 91 254 196
Kerala 113 279 14 11 06
Lakshadweep 0 2 0 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 237 104 274 258 528
Maharashtra 43 101 178 187 63
Manipur 17 22 55 25 26
Meghalaya 7 0 3 2 01
Mizoram 17 2 0 2 01
Nagaland 0 1 1 0 0
Nepal 0 0 1 0 0
Odisha 258 95 79 170 349
Pondicherry 2 4 0 0 11
Punjab 12 69 78 100 30
Rajasthan 1393 1466 1426 1879 624
Sikkim 1 3 0 5 04
Tamil Nadu 122 221 66 2 109
Telangana 23 11 25 26 141
Tripura 14 6 2 0 0
Uttar Pradesh 2274 2635 2188 2345 600
Uttarakhand 46 54 96 83 216
West Bengal 28 237 187 96 04
Total 6227 6862 7222 8423 4609

 

ANNEXURE-II

REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 846 FOR ANSWER ON 25.07.2022 REGARDING ‘VACANT POSTS IN THE ARMED FORCES IN THE COUNTRY’.

Recruitment rallies and the schedule of rallies

Indian Army:

Sl. No. Host ARO Venue Schedule
Ambala
1 Hisar Hisar 12 to 26 Aug 2022
2 Hamirpur SujanpurTira 29 Aug to 08 Sep 2022
3 Palampur Palampur 11 to 24 Sep 2022
4 Mandi Mandi 28 Sep to 09 Oct 2022
5 Shimla Rampur /Bushahar 12 to 21 Oct 2022
6 RO (HQ) Ambala Karnal 24 Oct to 04 Nov 2022
7 RO (HQ) Amabala (for Agniveer WMP) Karnal 05 to 09 Nov 2022
8 CharkhiDadri Bhiwani 12 to 25 Nov 2022
9 Rohtak Rohtak 28 Nov to 11 Dec 2022
Bangalore
1 RO (HQ), Bangalore Hassan 10 to 22 Aug 2022
2 Mangalore Haveri 01 to 20 Sep 2022
3 Calicut Calicut 01 to 20 Oct 2022
4 RO (HQ), Bangalore Bangalore (WMP) 01 to 03 Nov 2022
5 Trivandrum Kollam 15 to 30 Nov 2022
6 Belgaum Bidar 05 to 22 Dec 2022
Chennai
1 Vizag Vizag 14 to 31 Aug 2022
2 Trichy Nagercoil 21 Aug to 01 Sep 2022
3 Guntur Nellore 15 to 26 Sep 2022
4 Coimbatore Tiruppur 20 Sep to 01 Oct 2022
5 Secunderabad Suryapet 15 to 31 Oct 2022
6 RO (HQ) Chennai Vellore 15 to 25 Nov 2022
Danapur
1 Ranchi Ranchi 05 to 22 Sep 2022
2 RO (HQ) Danapur Danapur 07 to 23 Oct 2022
3 Gaya Gaya 02 to 15 Nov 2022
4 Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur 21 Nov to 04 Dec 2022
5 Katihar Muzaffarpur 07 to 20 Dec 2022
Jabalpur
1 Mhow Dhar 01 to 10 Sep 2022
2 RO (HQ) Jabalpur Jabalpur/ Rewa 15 to 25 Sep 2022
3 Gwalior Sagar/ Gwalior 07 to 16 Oct 2022
4 RO (HQ) Jabalpur (for Agniveer WMP) Jabalpur 19 to 22 Oct 2022
5 Bhopal Vidisha/Shehore 27 Oct to 06 Nov 2022
6 Raipur Jagdalpur 13 to 22 Nov 2022
Jaipur
1 Jhunjhunu Bikaner 04 to 26 Sep 2022
2 Alwar Alwar 10 to 24 Sep 2022
3 RO (HQ), Jaipur Jaipur 29 Sep to 14 Oct 2022
4 Kota Kota 01 to 14 Nov 2022
5 Jodhpur Jodhpur 28 Nov to 12 Dec 2022
Jalandhar
1 Ludhiana CG Complex, Ludhiana 10 to 20 Aug 2022
2 Amritsar Tibir Mil Stn, Gurdaspur 01 to 14 Sep 2022
3 Srinagar Haiderbeig, Pattan 17 to 30 Sep 2022
4 Patiala 1 ADSR Opp Flying Club Patiala 17 to 30 Sep 2022
5 Jammu Joravar Stadium Sujunjuwan Mil Stn Jammu 07 to 20 Oct 2022
6 Ferozepur Capt Sunder Singh Stadium, FirozepurCantt 01 to 16 Nov 2022
7 RO (HQ) Jalandhar APS Pry Wg, Jalandhar Cantt 21 Nov to 05 Dec 2022
Kolkata
1 Siliguri (Sikkim) Gangtok/Namchi 01 to 05 Sep 2022
2 Sambalpur Sambalpur 09 to 14 Sep 2022
3 Barrackpore Barrackpore 18 to 26 Sep 2022
4 Cuttack Paradip 07 to 14 Oct 2022
5 Gopalpur Gopalpur 01 to 07 Nov 2022
6 Berhampore Krisha Nagar 16 to 24 Nov 2022
7 Siliguri (WB) Sevoke Road Siliguri 28 Nov to 05 Dec 2022
8 RO (HQ) Kolkata Kharagpur 10 to 19 Dec 2022
Lucknow
1 Lansdowne Kotdwar 19 to 31 Aug 2022
2 Bareilly Fatehgarh 19 Aug to 15 Sep 2022
3 Almora Ranikhet 20 to 31 Aug 2022
4 Pithoragarh Pithoragarh/Champawat 05 to 12 Sep 2022
5 Meerut Muzaffar Nagar 20 Sep to 10 Oct 2022
6 Agra Agra 20 Sep to 10 Oct 2022
7 RO (HQ) Lucknow Kanpur 20 Oct to 10 Nov 2022
8 Amethi Faizabad 16 Nov to 06 Dec 2022
9 Varanasi Varanasi 16 Nov to 06 Dec 2022
10 RO (HQ) Lucknow Lucknow (WMP) 30 Nov to 10 Dec 2022
Pune
1 Aurangabad Aurangabad 13 Aug to 08 Sep 2022
2 RO (HQ) Pune Ahmednagar 23Aug to 11 Sep 2022
3 Nagpur Nagpur 17 Sep to 07 Oct 2022
4 Mumbai Thane 20 Sep to 10 Oct 2022
5 Jamnagar Jamnagar 20 Oct to 12 Nov 2022
6 Ahmedabad Ahmedabad 15 Oct to 08 Nov 2022
7 Kolhapur Kolhapur 22 Nov to 11 Dec 2022
8 RO HQ Pune BEG & C, Kirkee (WMP) 06 to 11 Dec 2022
Shillong
1 RO (HQ) Shillong Shillong 07 to 14 Sep 2022 (Megh)
2 Rangapahar Rangapahar 07 to 15 Sep 2022 (Nag)
3 Jorhat Jorhat 07 to 15 Sep 2022 (Assam)
4 Rangapahar Imphal 15 to 23 Sep 2022 (Mani)
5 RO (HQ) Shillong Shillong 13 to 25 Sep 2022 (Assam)
6 Aizawl Aizwal 04 to 09 Oct 2022 (Mizoram)
7 Narangi Tamulpur 25 Oct to 24 Nov 2022 (Lower Assam)
8 Silchar Agartala 02 to 08 Nov 2022 (Tripura)
9 Silchar Agartala 02 to 16 Nov 2022 (Assam)
10 Narangi Tamulpur (WMP) 26 to 30 Nov 2022 (NE States)
11 Jorhat Rupa 06 Dec to 12 Dec 2022 (Arunachal)
IRO Delhi Cantt
1 IRO Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Bawana, Delhi 07 to 27 Sep 2022
GRD
1 Ghoom (IDG Rally) Ghoom (Darjeeling /WB) 01 Nov to 05 Nov 2022
2 Kunraghat NDG Rallies Bhutwal 25 Aug to 07 Sep 2022
3 Ghoom (NDG Rally) Dharan 19 to 28 Sep 2022

 

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Source: Rajya Sabha

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