Lok Sabha Question No. 1017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Jobs reserved for Ex-servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1017

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## JOBS RESERVED FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

1017. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the quota of jobs reserved for ex-servicemen in central Government jobs, including Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs), Ministries, Railways, Sainik Boards and public banks;

(b)  the  details  of  jobs  reserved  for  ex-servicemen  in  the  five  wings  of  paramilitary  forces, namely  The  Border  Security  Force  (BSF),  Central  Reserve  Police  Force  (CRPF),  IndoTibetan  Border  Police  (ITBP),  Shastra  Seema  Bal  (SSB)  and  Central  Industrial  Security Force (CISF);

(c)  the  details  of  number/percentage of jobs that lie vacant under the reserved jobs for exservicemen to date in Government entities and paramilitary forces;

(d)  whether  the  employment  rate  of  ex-servicemen  has  been  significantly  low,  if  so,  the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure a high employability rate of ex-servicemen?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) & (b): Reservation for Ex-servicemen in respect of Central Government jobs, including Railways, is governed by the ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979. These reservations are applicable to all Group 'C' and Group 'D' Central Civil  Services  &  Posts  and  posts  upto  the  level  of  Assistant  Commandant  in  all  Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), which includes Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police  Force  (CRPF),  Indo-Tibetan  Border  Police  (ITBP),  Shastra  Seema  Bal  (SSB)  and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

The details of existing quota of reservation available for Ex-servicemen is as under:

-  Reservation  in  Central  Govt  Ministries  (including  Railways)/Departments  including Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)

-  10% in all Direct recruitment posts upto the level of Assistant Commandant in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
-  10% in Direct recruitment posts in Group 'C'
-  20% in Direct recruitment posts in Group 'D'
-  Reservation in Central Public Sector Undertakings
-  14.5% in all Direct recruitment Group 'C' Posts
-  24.5% in all Direct recruitment Group 'D' Posts

(including 4.5% for Disabled ESM and dependents of Service personnel killed in action)

-  100% in Defence Security Corps.
-  Employment in RajyaSainik Boards falls under the purview of  the concerned State Government and each of the State Government has provided reservation/priority for appointment for Ex-servicemen in State Government jobs as per their welfare policy.

(c): The reservation prescribed for ESM is Horizontal in nature and depend on occurrence of vacancies per year and not as per the number of Posts.

(d):  Adequate  number  of  ESM  are  not  qualifying  for  these  Posts  for  want  of  requisite educational qualification prescribed for the Posts.

(e): The Government endeavors to explore every possible avenue for increasing employment opportunities  for  the  Ex-servicemen  through  various  initiatives  including  pre  and  postretirement  trainings  and  awareness  programmes.  Suitable  training  is  also  imparted  to  the willing Ex-servicemen to prepare them for self-employment ventures.

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