Lok Sabha Question No. 387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Re-employment of Ex-servicemen in Government Jobs
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 387

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  February, 2023

## RE-EMPLOYMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN IN GOVERNMENT JOBS

## 387. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)    the  number  of  ex-servicemen  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including  Srikakulam parliamentary constituency;
- (b)  the number of Ex-servicemen who have been re-employed in other Government jobs;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  will  consider  floating  a  specialized  portal  for  Ex-servicemen and prospective employers to streamline the re-employment of Ex-servicemen; 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

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):    Details  of  State/UT-wise  registered  Ex-Servicemen  in  the  country  is  annexed  as Annexure. The number of registered Ex-Servicemen of Srikakulam Parliamentary Constituency is 6183.
- (b):  (i)  The  reservation  policy  for  ESM  is  being  implemented  through  Cadre  Controlling Ministries/Departments/Public Sector Undertakings.  Based on the information received from 123  Cadre  Controlling  Ministries/Department/Public  Sector  Undertaking/Public  Sectors Banks and Central Armed Police Forces, there were 44,904Ex-Servicemen on the strength of these organisations.
- (ii) Details of Ex-Servicemen re-employed in Defence Security Corps (DSC) are as under: -

| Year   |   No. of ESM |
|--------|--------------|
| 2018   |         4761 |
| 2019   |         5072 |
| 2020   |         2060 |
| 2021   |         6019 |
| 2022   |         3674 |
| Total  |        21586 |

(c)& (d):  No such proposal is under consideration of the Government as on date.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 387 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023 REGARDING  'RE-EMPLOYMENT  OF  EX-SERVICEMEN  IN  GOVERNMENT JOBS'.

## THE NUMBER OF EX-SERVICEMEN IN THE COUNTRY: STATE/ UT - WISE AS ON 31 st August, 2022

| Sl. No.   | STATEs/UTs             |   No. of ESM |
|-----------|------------------------|--------------|
| 1.        | ANDHRA PRADESH         |        72706 |
| 2.        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |          623 |
| 3.        | ASSAM                  |        39151 |
| 4.        | BIHAR                  |       126231 |
| 5.        | CHHATTISGARH           |         7321 |
| 6.        | DELHI                  |        61878 |
| 7.        | GOA                    |         2511 |
| 8.        | GUJARAT                |        32431 |
| 9.        | HARYANA                |       166279 |
| 10.       | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |       124766 |
| 11.       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR      |        72763 |
| 12.       | JHARKHAND              |        28097 |
| 13.       | KARNATAKA              |        89727 |
| 14.       | KERALA                 |       180146 |
| 15.       | MADHYA PRADESH         |        54897 |
| 16.       | MAHARASHTRA            |       194986 |
| 17.       | MANIPUR                |         9164 |
| 18.       | MEGHALAYA              |         2837 |
| 19.       | MIZORAM                |         4725 |
| 20.       | NAGALAND               |         2940 |
| 21.       | ODISHA                 |        48401 |
| 22.       | PUNJAB                 |       327212 |
| 23.       | RAJASTHAN              |       203275 |
| 24.       | SIKKIM                 |         1071 |
| 25.       | TAMIL NADU             |       127886 |
| 26.       | TRIPURA                |         2310 |
| 27.       | TELANGANA              |        30657 |
| 28.       | UTTRAKHAND             |       136541 |
| 29.       | UTTAR PRADESH          |       404362 |
| 30.       | WEST BENGAL            |        97079 |
| 31.       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR (UT) |          978 |
| 32.       | CHANDIGARH (UT)        |         9595 |
| 33.       | PUDUCHERRY (UT)        |         1757 |
| 34.       | LADAKH (UT)            |         5617 |
| Total     |                        |      2670920 |

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