Lok Sabha Question No. 572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Army Recruitment Camps
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.572

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## ARMY RECRUITMENT CAMPS

## 572. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) the details of army recruitment made by the Army Recruiting Offices in various States during the last three years and the current year, year and State-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that only three recruitment camps each in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 have been conducted in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which are much less when compared to many other States and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  in  2019-20  only  one  recruitment  camp  was  held  in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (d) if so, whether there are any plans to hold more number of camps in these States and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  criteria  being  adopted  in  holding  the  camps  and  number  of  youth  selected during the above period, district-wise in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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- (a):  State-wise  details  of  army  recruitment  made  by  the  Army  Recruiting  Offices during the last three years are at Annexure-I.

(b):  The  recruitment  in  the  Army  is  done  regularly  as  per  pre-planned  schedule  for every recruiting year, commencing from 1 st April of a year to 31 st March of the next year. Every district of the country is covered at least once in a year for recruitment. Accordingly, three  recruitment camps each in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 were conducted in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Adequate number of recruitment camps has been conducted to cover each district in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

(c)  &  (d):  No,  Sir;  In  2019-20,  four  recruitment  camps  have  been  held  in  Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

(e) Since July 2015, the recruitment process has shifted from 'Open Rally System' to 'Online  Registration'  by  the  candidates,  wherein,  candidates  aspiring  to  join  Army register themselves online on the Recruiting Directorate Website (www.joinindianarmy.nic.in), after which they are called for screening at nominated recruitment  venues  on  specified  date  and  time.  District-wise  details  of  number  of youth selected during the years 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 572 FOR ANSWER ON 20.11.2019

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF ARMY RECRUITMENT MADE BY ARMY RECRUITING OFFICES

| Sl. No.   | Name of States and                              | Recruiting years   | Recruiting years   | Recruiting years   | Remarks   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of States and                              | 2016-17            | 2017-18            | 2018-19            | Remarks   |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                  | 1389               | 1431               | 1302               | *         |
| 2.        | Telangana                                       | 515                | 643                | 695                |           |
| 3.        | Tamil Nadu, A&N Islands &Puducherry             | 1886               | 1875               | 1539               |           |
| 4.        | Arunachal Pradesh                               | 156                | 217                | 195                |           |
| 5.        | Assam                                           | 829                | 900                | 631                |           |
| 6.        | Bihar                                           | 2932               | 2726               | 2199               |           |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                                    | 817                | 606                | 372                |           |
| 8.        | Delhi                                           | 798                | 166                | 167                |           |
| 9.        | Goa                                             | 16                 | 1                  | 02                 |           |
| 10.       | Gujarat including Dadar Nagar Haveli Daman &Diu | 1257               | 728                | 1346               |           |
| 11.       | Haryana                                         | 3538               | 3634               | 3210               |           |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                                | 2174               | 2376               | 4202               |           |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                                  | 1954               | 1817               | 3672               |           |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                                       | 687                | 925                | 663                |           |
| 15.       | Karnataka including Lakshdweep                  | 1157               | 1417               | 1693               |           |
| 16.       | Kerala                                          | 1584               | 1278               | 865                |           |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 2281               | 2352               | 1570               |           |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                                     | 3980               | 3836               | 4050               |           |
| 19.       | Manipur                                         | 247                | 400                | 311                |           |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                                       | 86                 | 75                 | 89                 |           |
| 21.       | Mizoram                                         | 200                | 108                | 184                |           |
| 22.       | Nagaland                                        | 112                | 103                | 122                |           |
| 23.       | Odisha                                          | 642                | 737                | 474                |           |
| 24.       | Punjab incl Chandigarh                          | 4618               | 4991               | 5846               |           |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                                       | 4658               | 4298               | 4172               |           |
| 26.       | Sikkim                                          | 39                 | 109                | 227                |           |
| 27.       | Tripura                                         | 89                 | 55                 | 69                 |           |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh                                   | 6245               | 6339               | 6322               |           |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand                                     | 3360               | 2384               | 3222               |           |
| 30.       | West Bengal                                     | 2116               | 1862               | 1471               |           |
|           | Total                                           | 50362              | 48389              | 50879              |           |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 572 FOR ANSWER ON 20.11.2019

## DISRICT WISE DETAILS OF NUMBER OF YOUTH SELECTED DURING THE YEARS 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 IN ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA

| Ser No.   | Districts of             | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh           |           |           |           |
| 1.        | Anantapur                | 47        | 47        | 67        |
| 2.        | Chittoor                 | 120       | 112       | 71        |
| 3.        | Cuddpah                  | 58        | 53        | 91        |
| 4.        | East Godavari            | 10        | 12        | 10        |
| 5.        | Guntur                   | 163       | 168       | 106       |
| 6.        | Krishna/Vijaywada        | 10        | 6         | 3         |
| 7.        | Kurnool                  | 143       | 141       | 165       |
| 8.        | Nellore                  | 6         | 7         | 9         |
| 9.        | Prakasam                 | 180       | 207       | 202       |
| 10.       | Srikakulam               | 313       | 328       | 256       |
| 11.       | Visakhapatnam            | 176       | 194       | 185       |
| 12.       | Vizianagaram             | 140       | 146       | 110       |
| 13.       | West Godavari            | 22        | 10        | 26        |
|           | Total                    | 1388      | 1431      | 1301      |
|           | Telangana                |           |           |           |
| 1.        | Adilabad                 | 132       | 38        | 63        |
| 2.        | Bhadradri-Kothagudem     | 0         | 5         | 7         |
| 3.        | Nizamabad                | 50        | 51        | 35        |
| 4.        | Karimnagar               | 81        | 10        | 28        |
| 5.        | Medak                    | 14        | 7         | 8         |
| 6.        | Warangal Rural           | 63        | 20        | 23        |
| 7.        | Ranga Reddy              | 32        | 8         | 10        |
| 8.        | Hyderabad                | 3         | 1         | 3         |
| 9.        | Nalgonda                 | 19        | 12        | 5         |
| 10.       | Jagitial                 | 0         | 15        | 18        |
| 11.       | Jangaon                  | 0         | 14        | 11        |
| 12.       | Jayashankar Bhupalapally | 0         | 21        | 15        |
| 13.       | JogulambaGadwal          | 0         | 5         | 13        |
| 14.       | Kamareddy                | 0         | 65        | 50        |
| 15.       | Wanaparthy               | 0         | 24        | 22        |
| 16.       | Mahabubnagar             | 101       | 79        | 100       |
| 17.       | Khammam                  | 17        | 7         | 7         |
| 18.       | KomaramBheem             | 0         | 14        | 24        |

: 3 :

| 19.   | Mahabubabad         |   0 |   15 |   18 |
|-------|---------------------|-----|------|------|
| 20.   | Mancherial          |   0 |   25 |   20 |
| 21    | Nagarkurnool        |   0 |   36 |   35 |
| 22.   | Medchal- Malkajgiri |   0 |    7 |    3 |
| 23.   | Nirmal              |   0 |   49 |   63 |
| 24.   | Peddapalli          |   0 |   29 |   13 |
| 25.   | RajannaSiricilla    |   0 |   10 |    9 |
| 26.   | Sangrareddy         |   0 |    7 |    3 |
| 27.   | Siddipet            |   0 |   24 |   19 |
| 28.   | Suryapet            |   0 |    2 |    6 |
| 29.   | Vikarabad           |   0 |   19 |   41 |
| 30.   | Warangal Urban      |   0 |   12 |   17 |
| 31.   | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri |   0 |   10 |    6 |
| 32.   | Outsider            |   3 |    2 |    0 |
|       | Total               | 515 |  643 |  695 |

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