Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Army Recruitment Camps
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.681

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ARMY  RECRUITMENT  CAMPS

681. SHRI  R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that a number of army recruitment camps are held / being held every year in various States of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  such  recruitment  camps  held during the last four years and proposed to be held during the current year, State / citywise;
- (c) whether any army recruitment camp is held during the said period at Madurai; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

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- (a) Recruitment in Indian Army is done through Army Recruiting Offices spread  across  the  whole  country  which  cater  to  the  requirements  of  all districts.   It  is  also  ensured  that recruitment  from each of the districts of the country is done at least once in the Recruiting year (April to March).
- (b) State-wise  recruitment  camps  held  during  the  last  four  years  and proposed  to  be  held  during  the  current  recruitment  year  2018-19  are  at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): Two army recruitment camps were held during the said period at Madurai on the following dates:
- (i)   11-20 November 2016.
- (ii)  18-24 August 2017.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 681 FOR ANSWER ON 6.2.2019 NUMBER OF RECRUITMENT CAMPS CONDUCTED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS

## AND CURRENT RTG YEAR 2018-19:

|                            | Recruiting Years   | Recruiting Years   | Recruiting Years   | Recruiting Years   | Recruiting Years   |
|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| State                      | 2014-15            | 2015-16            | 2016-17            | 2017-18            | 2018-19            |
| Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 06                 | 04                 | 03                 | 03                 | 03                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh          | 01                 | 02                 | 02                 | 02                 | 03                 |
| Assam                      | 06                 | 06                 | 04                 | 06                 | 01                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar          | @                  | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Bihar                      | 04                 | 04                 | 04                 | 04                 | 03                 |
| Chhattisgarh               | 04                 | 03                 | 02                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Delhi                      | 02                 | 02                 | 02                 | 02                 | 01                 |
| Goa                        | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | #                  | 01                 |
| Gujarat                    | 04                 | 02                 | 02                 | 02                 | 02                 |
| Haryana                    | 07                 | 05                 | 05                 | 04                 | 04                 |
| Himachal Pradesh           | 08                 | 06                 | 04                 | 04                 | 03                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir            | 06                 | 05                 | 04                 | 03                 | 05                 |
| Jharkhand                  | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Karnataka                  | 07                 | 06                 | 03                 | 04                 | 03                 |
| Kerala                     | 05                 | 04                 | 03                 | 01                 | 02                 |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 07                 | 09                 | 04                 | 04                 | 03                 |
| Maharashtra                | 09                 | 05                 | 05                 | 06                 | 04                 |
| Manipur                    | $                  | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Meghalaya                  | 01                 | 02                 | 01                 | 01                 | 02                 |
| Mizoram                    | 02                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Nagaland                   | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Odisha                     | 05                 | 03                 | 03                 | 03                 | 01                 |
| Punjab                     | 10                 | 08                 | 05                 | 05                 | 05                 |
| Rajasthan                  | 09                 | 09                 | 09                 | 09                 | 08                 |
| Sikkim                     | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 06                 | 04                 | 03                 | 05                 | 03                 |
| Tripura                    | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 | 01                 |
| UT of Lakshadweep          | ##                 | 01                 | ##                 | 01                 | -                  |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 10                 | 12                 | 10                 | 10                 | 10                 |
| Uttarakhand                | 03                 | 04                 | 03                 | 03                 | 02                 |
| West Bengal                | 08                 | 08                 | 04                 | 07                 | 05                 |
| Total:                     | 135                | 122                | 93                 | 97                 | 82 *               |

@Candidates from the UT of Andaman & Nicobar considered in recruitment rally at Thanjavur. #Candidates from the state of Goa considered in recruitment rally at Satara. $Candidates from the state of Manipur considered in recruitment rally at Leimakhong. ##Candidates from the UT of Lakshadweep considered in recruitment rally at kasargod and Wayanad. *7 Recruitment camps (2 in Assam and 1 each in Bihar, Kerala, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Lakshadweep) are planned in 2018-19 in addition to camps held.

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