Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Recruitment Rallies of Indian Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, Khan Saumitra, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Hanuman Beniwal, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2142

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th   DECEMBER, 2021

## RECRUITMENT RALLIES OF INDIAN ARMY

## 2142. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of posts of commissioned and non-commissioned staff lying vacant in the Armed Forces;
- (b) the details of recruitment rallies conducted by Army recruiting office during each of the last five years along with the total number of youths/cadets recruited during the said period, State/UT-wise including Telangana and West Bengal;
- (c) whether there is quota for every State to recruit armed personnel and if so, the details thereof indicating the criteria for organizing recruitment camps;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to conduct recruitment campaigns throughout the country for recruitment of youths from various areas including rural areas, if so, the details thereof and the time schedule for conducting such campaigns, State/UT-wise including Bihar, Rajasthan and West Bengal; and
- (e) whether the recruitment rallies have been stopped due to COVID-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to fill up the vacant posts of commissioned and noncommissioned staff in the Armed Forces?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) The number of posts lying vacant in the Armed Forces are as under:

| Service           | Vacant Posts                 | Vacant Posts            |
|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|                   | Officers                     | JCOs/ORs/Airmen/Sailors |
| Indian Army       | 7476 (including AMC/ADC/MNS) | 97177                   |
| Indian Air Force* | 621                          | 4850                    |
| Indian Navy       | 1265                         | 11166                   |

## *  Excluding Medical and Dental personnel

- (b) The details of  recruitment rallies conducted by the Indian Army across the country in the last five years are as under:

| Year    |   Number of rallies conducted |
|---------|-------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                           128 |
| 2016-17 |                           102 |
| 2017-18 |                           106 |
| 2018-19 |                            92 |
| 2019-20 |                            95 |

The  details  of  State-wise  recruitment  by  the  Indian  Army  during  the  last  five  years  is  at Annexure.

- (c) There is no quota for any State for the recruitment of Armed Forces personnel.  However, the recruitment  is  carried  out  on  the  basis  of  'Recruitable  Male  Population'  (RMP)  of  respective States.
- (d) Army Recruiting Office located in all States carry out awareness programs throughout the year in their area of responsibility with an endeavour to reach out to maximum youth in the State. Four Army recruitment rallies out of 87 rallies have been carried out in Recruiting Year 2021-22 and balance will be conducted based on COVID-19 situation.

The  selection  of  Airmen  into  Indian  Air  Force  is  through  Scheduled  Tests  and Recruitment Rallies.  Scheduled Test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) is conducted twice in a year  wherein  aspiring  eligible  candidates  from  all  across  the  country  get  the  opportunity  to appear  for  the  test.    In  addition,  recruitment  rallies  are  conducted  with  a  view  to  cover  low represented,  low  response,  remote  areas  to  maintain  demographic  balance  in  the  IAF  and candidates only from designated districts covered in the rally are permitted to appear.

The Indian Navy has fully migrated to an online application based process.  Therefore, no recruitment campaigns are organised in any State/UT.

(e) Yes, Sir. The recruitment rallies by the Indian Army are presently on hold. However, various steps have been taken to fill up vacant posts of Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks  (JCOs/ORs)  in  Indian  Army.    Young  Leaders  Training  Wing  has  been  established  at Officers'  Training  Academy,  Chennai  with  effect  from  September  2019  to  groom  prospective service  candidates  for  selection  through  In-Service  entries  viz.  Army  Cadet  College  (ACC), Special Commission Officers (SCO) & Permanent Commission (Special List).

The rallies by IAF were stopped due to COVID-19 restrictions initially.  Still, 11 rallies have  been  conducted  by  IAF  during  the  year  2020  adhering  to  COVID-19  protocols  and  the vacancies  have  been  filled  in  the  airmen  cadre  through  rally  as  well  as  Scheduled  Test  for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) online examination conducted Pan-India.

The COVID-19 pandemic had an adverse impact on recruitment of officers and sailors into  the  Indian  Navy.    The  pandemic  and  associated  lockdowns  and  travel  restrictions necessitated  a  'Batch  Holiday'  which  resulted  in  non  recruitment  of  02/2020  sailors  batch. However, various measures have been undertaken by the Indian Navy to fill vacancies which, inter-alia, include enhanced emphasis on improved Image Projection/Publicity in audio, visual, print, internet, social media, holding of career fairs, exhibitions, motivational lectures in schools and colleges, computer-based online application filling etc.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2142 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2021 REGARDING 'RECRUITMENT RALLIES OF INDIAN ARMY'.

| S. No.   | States/UT           | Intake   | Intake   | Intake    | Intake    | Intake   | Intake   |
|----------|---------------------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|
| S. No.   | States/UT           | 2014-15  | 2015-16  | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19  | 2019-20  |
| 1.       | Andaman Nicobar     | 0        | 65       | 13        | 2         | 7        | 11       |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 2145     | 2277     | 1389      | 1431      | 1301     | 2426     |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 101      | 254      | 156       | 217       | 195      | 90       |
| 4.       | Assam               | 1082     | 1227     | 829       | 900       | 631      | 1152     |
| 5.       | Bihar               | 3595     | 3865     | 2932      | 2726      | 2199     | 4559     |
| 6.       | Chandigarh          | 3        | 2        | 2         | 3         | 3        | 6        |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh        | 860      | 852      | 817       | 606       | 372      | 622      |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0        | 0        | 0         | 0         | 0        | 1        |
| 9.       | Daman &Diu          | 0        | 0        | 0         | 0         | 0        | 0        |
| 10.      | Delhi               | 1043     | 806      | 798       | 166       | 167      | 337      |
| 11.      | Goa                 | 25       | 50       | 16        | 1         | 2        | 6        |
| 12.      | Gujarat             | 1855     | 1214     | 1257      | 728       | 1346     | 1822     |
| 13.      | Haryana             | 3533     | 4340     | 3538      | 3634      | 3210     | 5097     |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 3207     | 3072     | 2174      | 2376      | 4202     | 5882     |
| 15.      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 2844     | 2504     | 1954      | 1817      | 3672     | 3796     |
| 16.      | Ladakh              | 0        | 0        | 0         | 0         | 0        | 359      |
| 17.      | Jharkhand           | 1042     | 879      | 687       | 925       | 663      | 985      |
| 18.      | Karnataka           | 1613     | 1691     | 1142      | 1410      | 1680     | 2930     |
| 19.      | Kerala              | 2571     | 2425     | 1584      | 1278      | 865      | 1846     |
| 20.      | Lakshadweep         | 0        | 6        | 15        | 7         | 13       | 9        |
| 21.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 2840     | 3413     | 2281      | 2352      | 1570     | 3099     |
| 22.      | Maharashtra         | 5207     | 6106     | 3980      | 3836      | 4050     | 6131     |
| 23.      | Manipur             | 268      | 359      | 247       | 400       | 311      | 543      |
| 24.      | Meghalaya           | 145      | 141      | 86        | 75        | 89       | 109      |
| 25.      | Mizoram             | 102      | 123      | 200       | 108       | 184      | 212      |
| 26.      | Nagaland            | 137      | 128      | 112       | 103       | 122      | 71       |
| 27.      | Odisha              | 1085     | 1533     | 642       | 737       | 474      | 1055     |
| 28.      | Puducherry          | 9        | 21       | 3         | 1         | 2        | 5        |
| 29.      | Punjab              | 5985     | 5046     | 4616      | 4988      | 5843     | 7813     |
| 30.      | Rajasthan           | 4967     | 5384     | 4658      | 4298      | 4172     | 6886     |
| 31.      | Sikkim              | 72       | 155      | 39        | 109       | 227      | 109      |
| 32.      | Tamil Nadu          | 2558     | 2536     | 1870      | 1872      | 1530     | 3225     |
| 33.      | Telangana           | 110      | 153      | 515       | 643       | 693      | 1445     |
| 34.      | Tripura             | 820      | 1226     | 89        | 55        | 69       | 91       |
| 35.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 8410     | 10128    |           |           | 6322     | 8462     |
| 36.      | Uttarakhand         | 2704     | 4390     | 6245 3360 | 6339 2384 | 3222     | 4263     |
| 37.      | West Bengal         | 3630     | 4397     | 2116      | 1862      | 1471     | 3166     |
|          |                     | 64568    | 70768    |           |           |          |          |
|          | Total               |          |          | 50362     | 48389     | 50879    | 78621    |

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