Lok Sabha Question No. 2849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Recruitment in Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2849

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2020

## RECRUITMENT IN ARMY

## 2849. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) the details of Army recruitment made by the Army Recruiting centres in various States during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise;
- (b) whether there are any plans to conduct more number of camps and if so, the details thereof  State-wise  including  Andhra  Pradesh  (AP)  and  Telangana  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the criteria being adopted in conducting the camps and number of youth selected during the last three years and the current year, district-wise in AP 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)  The details of Army recruitment made in various States during the last three years are given in Annexure-A.
- (b)  Yes, Sir.  The details of recruitment rallies planned for the recruiting year 2020-21 State-wise  including  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  are  given    in  Annexure-B. During 2020-21, two recruitment rallies are planned in Andhra Pradesh and one rally in Telangana.

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(c)  (i)  Recruiting Organisation conducts recruitment rallies for Indian Army with an endeavour to cover each district of the country, at least once in a year.  The location of recruitment rally is decided from amongst the districts under jurisdiction of the Army Recruiting Office in consultation with the Civil Administration.

(ii)  Since 18 July, 2015, the recruitment process has shifted from 'Open Rally System'  to  Online  Registration  by  the  candidates,  wherein,  applications  are  invited from candidates and then they are called in batches for further screening.  Participants may apply online to register themselves to take part in recruitment rally and therefore, the  location  of  rally  does  not  have  any  material  effect  on  numbers  recruited  from  a particular  location  since  all  eligible  candidates  can  apply  online  on  the  Recruiting Directorate Website (www.joinindianarmy.nic.in).

(iii)   District wise intake details in respect of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are given in Annexure-C.

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## ANNEXURE-A REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2849 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING 'RECRUITMENT IN ARMY'.

## RECRUITMENT CARRIED OUT IN VARIOUS STATES IN THE  LAST THREE YEARS

| Sl. No.                       | Name of States &UTs                         | Recruiting Year   | Recruiting Year   | Recruiting Year   |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                               |                                             | 2016-17           | 2017-18           | 2018-19           |
| Vacancies                     |                                             | 54815             | 52839             | 57266             |
| 1                             | Andhra Pradesh                              | 1389              | 1431              | 1301              |
| 2                             | Telangana                                   | 515 (512+3*)      | 643 (641+2*)      | 693               |
| 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                             | Chattisgarh                                 | 817               | 606               | 372               |
| 8                             | Delhi                                       | 798               | 166               | 167               |
| 9                             | Goa                                         | 16                | 1                 | 02                |
| 10                            | Gujarat Incl 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 incl 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                            | Odissa                                      | 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                            | Uttrakhand                                  | 3360              | 2384              | 3222              |
| 30                            | West Bengal                                 | 2116              | 1862              | 1471              |
| Total                         | Total                                       | 52086             | 49438             | 53378             |
| Recruitment Intake Percentage | Recruitment Intake Percentage               | 96                | 95                | 94                |

## *Candidates from outside, appeared with permission.

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## ANNEXURE-B REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2849 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING 'RECRUITMENT IN ARMY'.

## NUMBER OF RECRUITMENT RALLIES PLANNED FOR RECRUITMENT YEAR 2020-21

| State/UT          |   Recruitment Year 2020-21 |
|-------------------|----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                         02 |
| Telangana         |                         01 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                         02 |
| Assam             |                         04 |
| Andaman &Nicobar  |                         01 |
| Bihar             |                         04 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                         01 |
| Delhi             |                         01 |
| Goa               |                         02 |
| Gujarat           |                         02 |
| Haryana           |                         05 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                         04 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |                         03 |
| Jharkhand         |                         01 |
| Karnataka         |                         04 |
| Kerala            |                         02 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                         05 |
| Maharashtra       |                         05 |
| Manipur           |                         02 |
| Meghalaya         |                         02 |
| Mizoram           |                         01 |
| Nagaland          |                         01 |
| Odisha            |                         03 |
| Punjab            |                         05 |
| Rajasthan         |                         07 |
| Sikkim            |                         01 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                         03 |
| Tripura           |                         01 |
| UT of Lakshadweep |                         01 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                         06 |
| Uttarakhand       |                         02 |
| West Bengal       |                         04 |
| Total             |                         88 |

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## ANNEXURE-C REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2849 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING 'RECRUITMENT IN ARMY'.

## DETAILS OF INTAKE FROM DISTRICTS OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA IN LAST THREE YEARS

| Sl. No.   | Districts of Andhra Pradesh   | Intake 2016-17   | Intake 2017-18   | Intake 2018-19   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Anantpur                      | 47               | 47               | 67               |
| 2.        | Chitoor                       | 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              | 255              |
| 11.       | Visakhapatnam                 | 176              | 194              | 185              |
| 12.       | Vizianagaram                  | 140              | 146              | 110              |
| 13.       | West Godavari                 | 22               | 10               | 25               |
| 14.       | Penygend                      | 0                | 0                | 1                |
| 15.       | Yanam                         | 1                | 0                | 1                |
|           | Total                         | 1389             | 1431             | 1301             |
|           | Districts of Telangana        |                  |                  |                  |
| 1.        | Adilabad                      | 132              | 38               | 62               |
| 2.        | Bhadradi-Kothaguder           | 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                | 2                |
| 9.        | Nalgonda                      | 19               | 12               | 5                |
| 10.       | Jagtial                       | 0                | 15               | 18               |
| 11.       | Jangaon                       | 0                | 14               | 11               |
| 12.       | Jayashankar                   | 0                | 21               | 15               |
| 13.       | Jogulamba Dadwal              | 0                | 5                | 13               |
| 14.       | Kamareddy                     | 0                | 65               | 50               |
| 15.       | Wanaparthy                    | 0                | 24               | 22               |
| 17.       | Khammam                       | 17               | 7                | 7                |
| 18.       | Komaram Bheem                 | 0                | 14               | 24               |

- ...2/-

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| 19.   | Mahabubad         |   0 |   15 |   18 |
|-------|-------------------|-----|------|------|
| 20.   | Mancherial        |   0 |   25 |   20 |
| 21.   | Nagarkurnool      |   0 |   36 |   35 |
| 22.   | Medchal-Malkagiri |   0 |    7 |    3 |
| 23.   | Nirmal            |   0 |   49 |   63 |
| 24.   | Peddapalli        |   0 |   29 |   13 |
| 25.   | Rajanna Sricilla  |   0 |   10 |    9 |
| 26.   | Sangareddy        |   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.   | Yadri Bhuvanagri  |   0 |   10 |    6 |
|       | Total             | 512 |  641 |  693 |

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