Lok Sabha Question No. 4102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Short Service Commissioned Officers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4102

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

4102.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Short Service Commissioned officers in the armed forces are treated as 'Ex-Servicemen' on completion of their contractual period and are eligible for rehabilitation and welfare schemes of the Government;
- (b) if so, the measures to assist Short Service Commissioned officers in post service employment opportunities;
- (c) the details of schemes offered by the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) to re-skill Short Service Commissioned Officers who have been resettled under the scheme;
- (d) whether  proposal  for  restructuring  the  Short  Service  Commission  are  stuck  in inter-departmental consultations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof including the proposed time period for implementing the proposal?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

## (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.

An  Ex-Servicemen  (ESM)  means  a  person  who  has  been  released from  such  service  after  completing  the  specific  period  of  engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a Gratuity; and includes  personnel  of  the  Territorial  Army,  namely,  pension  holders  for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service.

:  2  :

10%  of  the  vacancies  in  posts  upto  the  level  of  the  Assistant Commandants in all para military forces to be filled by direct recruitment in a year shall be reserved for being filled by the Ex-Servicemen.

For appointment to any vacancy in Group 'A' and Group 'B' services or    posts  filled  by  direct  recruitment  otherwise  than  on  the  results  of  an open  All  India  Competitive  Examinations,  the  upper  age  limit  shall  be relaxed  by  the  length  of  military  service  increased  by  three  years  in  the case  of  Ex-servicemen  and  Commissioned  Officers  including  Emergency Commissioned Officers or Short Service Commissioned Officers.

For appointment to any vacancy in Group 'A' and Group 'B' services or  posts  filled  by  direct  recruitment  on  the  results of an  All India Competitive  Examination,  the  Ex-servicemen  and  Commissioned  Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers or Short Service Commissioned  Officers  who  have  rendered  at  least  five  years  military service and have been released:-

- (i) On completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or
- (ii) On account of physical disability attributable to  military  service or  on  invalidment  shall  be  allowed  maximum  relaxation  of  five years in the upper age limit.

DGR  Resettlement  Schemes  for  ESM  Short  Service  Commissioned Officers are as under:-

- (i) ESM Coal Loading and Transportation Scheme.
- (ii) Allotment  of  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd.  /  Indian  Oil Corporation Ltd. outlets Pan INDIA.
- (iii) Management of CNG Station by ESM (Officers) in NCR.
- (iv) DGR Sponsored Security Scheme.
- (v) Coal Tipper Attachment Scheme.
- (vi) Allotment of Army Surplus Vehicles.

- (vii) Allotment of LPG distributorship under Government Person (GP) category scheme.
- (viii)  Allotment  of  Retail  Outlet  (Petrol  &  Diesel)  under  Combined Category 1 (CC1) scheme.
- (c) The Short Service Commissioned Officers are offered to undergo 24 weeks management courses in IIM, Ahmedabad, IIM, Lucknow, IIM, Indore, MDI, Gurgaon and other skill upgradation courses which are National Skills Qualifications Framework compliant.

(d) & (e): There is no  proposal for restructuring the Short Service Commission in the Ministry.

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