Lok Sabha Question No. 4929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Recruitment in Defence Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4929

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## RECRUITMENT IN DEFENCE FORCES

## 4929.  DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  personnel  working  in  all  three services  of  defence  forces  in  the country, rank-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government conducts any training programme to encourage recruitments in the defence forces;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise/region-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government has launched a special scheme to increase recruitment  in  the States having less participation in the defence forces; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a): State-wise data of officers is not held with the Army Headquarters.  However, rank-wise details of the borne strength of officers in Indian Army are as follows:

## Indian Army:

## Officers

| S. No.   | Rank/Category                        | Borne Strength (status as on 1 st July, 2021)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| (a)      | Officers (excluding AMC/ADC and MNS) | Officers (excluding AMC/ADC and MNS)            |
| (i)      | General                              | 2* (* as on date 1)                             |
| (ii)     | Lt. General                          | 80                                              |
| (iii)    | Major General                        | 292                                             |
| (iv)     | Brigadier                            | 1162                                            |
| (v)      | Colonel                              | 5586                                            |

| (vi)                   | Lt. Colonel                                                  |   12620 |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| (vii)                  | Major                                                        |   11885 |
| (viii)                 | Captain                                                      |    6637 |
| (ix)                   | Lieutenant                                                   |    3218 |
| (x)                    | Re-employed & Officers in Select Rank Officers outside cadre |    1574 |
|                        | Total                                                        |   43056 |
| (b)                    | Officers (AMC/ADC)                                           |    6647 |
| (c)                    | MNS Officers                                                 |    3866 |
| Total Officers (a+b+c) | Total Officers (a+b+c)                                       |   53569 |

Indian Navy:

## Officers

## (excluding Medical and Dental Branch)

| S. No.   | Rank               |   Borne Strength (status as on 31 st December, 2021) |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| (i)      | Admiral            |                                                    1 |
| (ii)     | Vice Admiral       |                                                   23 |
| (iii)    | Rear Admiral       |                                                   71 |
| (iv)     | Commodore/ Captain |                                                  919 |
| (v)      | Commander& below   |                                                 9155 |
| Total    | Total              |                                                10169 |

Sailors

| S.No.   | Rank           | Borne Strength (status as on 31 st December, 2021)   |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| (a)     | Artificer      | Artificer                                            |
| (i)     | MCPO I         | 349                                                  |
| (ii)    | MCPO II        | 1211                                                 |
| (iii)   | Chief Art      | 1366                                                 |
| (iv)    | ART 1-IV       | 4988                                                 |
|         | Total          | 7914                                                 |
| (b)     | Non-Artificer  | Non-Artificer                                        |
| (v)     | MCPO I         | 970                                                  |
| (vi)    | MCPO II        | 1356                                                 |
| (vii)   | CPO            | 2504                                                 |
| (viii)  | PO             | 11342                                                |
| (ix)    | Leading &Below | 39614                                                |
|         | Total          | 55786                                                |
| (a+b)   | Grand Total    | 63700                                                |

## Indian Air Force:

Officers

## (except Medical and Dental Branch)

| S. No.   | Rank              |   Borne Strength (status as on 1 st March, 2022) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| (i)      | Air Chief Marshal |                                                1 |
| (ii)     | Air Marshal       |                                               27 |
| (iii)    | Air Vice Marshal  |                                               75 |
| (iv)     | Air Commodore     |                                              222 |
| (v)      | Group Captain     |                                             1019 |
| (vi)     | Wing Commander    |                                             4934 |
| (vii)    | Squadron Leader   |                                             3822 |
| (viii)   | Flight Lieutenant |                                             1258 |
| (ix)     | Flying Officer    |                                              785 |
| Total    | Total             |                                            12143 |

## Airmen

| S. No.   | Rank   |   Borne Strength (status as on 1 st March, 2022) |
|----------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
| (i)      | MWO    |                                             2698 |
| (ii)     | WO     |                                             5420 |
| (iii)    | JWO    |                                             9873 |
| (iv)     | SGT    |                                            46037 |
| (v)      | CPL    |                                            49127 |
| (vi)     | LAC    |                                            23134 |
| (vii)    | AC     |                                             2705 |
| Total    | Total  |                                           138994 |

State-wise  held  strength  of  officers  in  Indian  Navy  and  Indian  Air  Force  and  Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)/Other Ranks (OR)/Sailors/Airmen of the Armed forces is at Annexure.

(b) to (e): Yes , Sir.  The cadets of National Cadet Corps (NCC) are imparted military training to  encourage  them  to  join  the  defence  forces.    The  Government  has  also  set  up  schools (Sainik School, Military School, RIMC) which impart training with the aim of encouraging and preparing the students to join the defence forces.

The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  measures  to  reduce  the  shortages  and  to encourage  recruitments  in  the  armed  forces.  These,  inter-alia,  include  sustained  image projection,  participation  in  career  fairs  and  exhibitions  and  publicity  campaign  to  create awareness  among  the  youth  on  the  advantages  of  taking  up  a  challenging  and  satisfying career in the Armed Forces.

To encourage the youth to join the Armed Forces, motivational lectures are regularly organized in schools/ colleges/other educational institutes and National Cadet Corps (NCC) camps.

Further, the  Government has  taken various steps to make the service in the Armed Forces attractive including improvement in promotion prospects in the Armed Forces and to fill  up  vacancies.  As per the Government policy on the subject, all citizens irrespective of their caste, creed, region or religion are eligible for enrolment in the Indian Armed Forces.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4929 FOR ANSWER ON 01.04.2022 REGARDING 'RECRUITMENT IN DEFENCE FORCES'.

## Indian Army:

## State-wise held strength of JCOs/ OR (as on 31 st December, 2021)

| S.No              | State/UTs           | Held Strength (Excluding DSC)   | Held Strength (Excluding DSC)   |
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.No              | State/UTs           | JCOs                            | OR                              |
| 1.                | Andaman& Nicobar    | 52                              | 797                             |
| 2.                | Andhra Pradesh      | 3648                            | 39278                           |
| 3.                | Arunachal Pradesh   | 135                             | 2871                            |
| 4.                | Assam               | 1537                            | 18515                           |
| 5.                | Bihar               | 8152                            | 65248                           |
| 6.                | Chandigarh          | 26                              | 79                              |
| 7.                | Chhattisgarh        | 466                             | 9427                            |
| 8.                | Dadar &Nagar Haveli | 0                               | 1                               |
| 9.                | Daman& Diu          | 6                               | 421                             |
| 10.               | Delhi               | 398                             | 2116                            |
| 11.               | Goa                 | 15                              | 204                             |
| 12.               | Gujarat             | 819                             | 21214                           |
| 13.               | Haryana             | 7803                            | 58107                           |
| 14.               | Himachal Pradesh    | 5498                            | 43342                           |
| 15.               | Jammu &Kashmir      | 4361                            | 42494                           |
| 16.               | Jharkhand           | 1274                            | 15918                           |
| 17.               | Karnataka           | 2269                            | 30064                           |
| 18.               | Kerala              | 4351                            | 33180                           |
| 19.               | Lakshadweep         | 1                               | 228                             |
| 20.               | Madhya Pradesh      | 3350                            | 43691                           |
| 21.               | Maharashtra         | 6338                            | 78035                           |
| 22.               | Manipur             | 847                             | 7718                            |
| 23.               | Meghalaya           | 113                             | 1538                            |
| 24.               | Mizoram             | 157                             | 2944                            |
| 25.               | Nagaland            | 192                             | 3489                            |
| 26.               | Odisha              | 2945                            | 20736                           |
| 27.               | Puducherry          | 18                              | 181                             |
| 28.               | Punjab              | 8158                            | 82132                           |
| 29.               | Rajasthan           | 8605                            | 71429                           |
| 30.               | Sikkim              | 44                              | 1782                            |
| 31.               | Tamil Nadu          | 5621                            | 45396                           |
| 32.               | Telangana           | 611                             | 10187                           |
| 33.               | Tripura             | 116                             | 1818                            |
| 34.               | Uttar Pradesh       | 18407                           | 144317                          |
| 35.               | Uttarakhand         | 7449                            | 52529                           |
| 36.               | West Bengal         | 5487                            | 49384                           |
| Total             | Total               | 109269                          | 1000810                         |
| 37.               | Bhutan              | 1                               | 13                              |
| 38.               | Nepal               | 2336                            | 20654                           |
| Total Grand Total | Total Grand Total   | 111606 1021477 1133083          | 111606 1021477 1133083          |

Indian Navy: st

## State-wise held strength of Officers (as on 31 December, 2021)

| S.No   | State/UTs         |   Held Strength of Officers (excluding Medical &Dental) |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                                      16 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                     601 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                       5 |
| 4.     | Assam             |                                                      42 |
| 5.     | Bihar             |                                                     540 |
| 6.     | Chandigarh        |                                                      54 |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh      |                                                      49 |
| 8.     | Delhi             |                                                     534 |
| 9.     | Goa, Daman &Diu   |                                                      35 |
| 10.    | Gujarat           |                                                      80 |
| 11.    | Haryana           |                                                     776 |
| 12.    | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                     303 |
| 13.    | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                     144 |
| 14.    | Jharkhand         |                                                     116 |
| 15.    | Karnataka         |                                                     502 |
| 16.    | Kerala            |                                                    1033 |
| 17.    | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                     393 |
| 18.    | Maharashtra       |                                                     745 |
| 19.    | Manipur           |                                                      56 |
| 20.    | Meghalaya         |                                                       9 |
| 21.    | Mizoram           |                                                       1 |
| 22.    | Nagaland          |                                                       2 |
| 23.    | Odisha            |                                                     240 |
| 24.    | Puducherry        |                                                      13 |
| 25.    | Punjab            |                                                     381 |
| 26.    | Rajasthan         |                                                     374 |
| 27.    | Sikkim            |                                                       3 |
| 28.    | Tamil Nadu        |                                                     579 |
| 29.    | Telangana         |                                                      37 |
| 30.    | Tripura           |                                                       8 |
| 31.    | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                    1486 |
| 32.    | Uttarakhand       |                                                     413 |
| 33.    | West Bengal       |                                                     277 |
| 34.    | Data Not Held     |                                                     322 |
|        | Total             |                                                   10169 |

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## State-wise held strength of Sailors (as on 31 December, 2021)

| S.No   | State/UTs          |   Held Strength of Sailors |
|--------|--------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar   |                        112 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh     |                       3677 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh  |                          9 |
| 4.     | Assam              |                        763 |
| 5.     | Bihar              |                       5964 |
| 6.     | Chandigarh         |                         21 |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh       |                        187 |
| 8.     | Dadra Nagar Haveli |                          4 |
| 9.     | Delhi              |                        627 |
| 10.    | Goa                |                         92 |
| 11.    | Gujarat            |                        652 |
| 12.    | Haryana            |                       6237 |
| 13.    | Himachal Pradesh   |                       1937 |
| 14.    | Jammu &Kashmir     |                       1024 |
| 15.    | Jharkhand          |                       1311 |
| 16.    | Karnataka          |                       1052 |
| 17.    | Kerala             |                       2542 |
| 18.    | Lakshadweep        |                         20 |
| 19.    | Madhya Pradesh     |                       3043 |
| 20.    | Maharashtra        |                       2854 |
| 21.    | Manipur            |                        459 |
| 22.    | Meghalaya          |                         88 |
| 23.    | Mizoram            |                        141 |
| 24.    | Nagaland           |                        139 |
| 25.    | Nepal              |                         12 |
| 26     | Odisha             |                       3006 |
| 27     | Puducherry         |                          6 |
| 28.    | Punjab             |                       1464 |
| 29.    | Rajasthan          |                       8202 |
| 30.    | Sikkim             |                        162 |
| 31.    | Tamil Nadu         |                        912 |
| 32.    | Telangana          |                        574 |
| 33.    | Tripura            |                         24 |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh      |                      11946 |
| 35.    | Uttrakhand         |                       1578 |
| 36.    | West Bengal        |                       1888 |
| 37.    | Data Not Held      |                        971 |
| Total  | Total              |                      63700 |

## Indian Air Force:

## State-wise held strength of Officers (as on 1 st March, 2022)

| Sl No.   | State / UT         | No. of officers   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     | 525               |
| 2        | Assam              | 69                |
| 3        | Andaman& Nicobar   | 6                 |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh  | 3                 |
| 5        | Bihar              | 540               |
| 6        | Chandigarh         | 104               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh       | 84                |
| 8        | Daman& Diu         | 2                 |
| 9        | D&N Haveli         | --                |
| 10       | Delhi              | 729               |
| 11       | Gujarat            | 147               |
| 12       | Goa                | 29                |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh   | 327               |
| 14       | Haryana            | 1137              |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir     | 215               |
| 16       | Jharkhand          | 176               |
| 17       | Karnataka          | 581               |
| 18       | Kerala             | 749               |
| 19       | Lakshadweep        | --                |
| 20       | Ladakh             | --                |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh     | 522               |
| 22       | Maharashtra        | 824               |
| 23       | Meghalaya          | 8                 |
| 24       | Manipur            | 63                |
| 25       | Mizoram            | 5                 |
| 26       | Nagaland           | 6                 |
| 27       | Odisha             | 225               |
| 28       | Puducherry         | 22                |
| 29       | Punjab             | 664               |
| 30       | Rajasthan          | 572               |
| 31       | Sikkim             | 7                 |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu         | 624               |
| 33       | Tripura            | 10                |
| 34       | Telangana          | 55                |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh      | 2134              |
| 36       | Uttarakhand        | 632               |
| 37       | West Bengal        | 299               |
| 38       | Under Verification | 48                |
|          | Total              | 12143             |

## State-wise held strength of Airmen (as on 1 st March, 2022)

| Sl No.                                                                                                              | State / UT                                                                                                          |   Total strength of Airmen |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                                   | Andaman& Nicobar                                                                                                    |                        135 |
| 2                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      |                       3963 |
| 3                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                   |                         82 |
| 4                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                               |                       1386 |
| 5                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                               |                      21931 |
| 6                                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                                                          |                         71 |
| 7                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                        |                       1032 |
| 8                                                                                                                   | Daman& Diu                                                                                                          |                          4 |
| 9                                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                               |                        944 |
| 10                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                 |                         43 |
| 11                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                             |                       1216 |
| 12                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                             |                      16024 |
| 13                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                    |                       1994 |
| 14                                                                                                                  | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                      |                       1983 |
| 15                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                           |                       2788 |
| 16                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                           |                       1692 |
| 17                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                              |                       5404 |
| 18                                                                                                                  | Ladakh                                                                                                              |                         13 |
| 19                                                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                                                         |                         12 |
| 20                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                      |                       3758 |
| 21                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                         |                       2086 |
| 22                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                             |                       1417 |
| 23                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                           |                         53 |
| 24                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                             |                         71 |
| 25                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                            |                         31 |
| 26                                                                                                                  | Nepal                                                                                                               |                         18 |
| 27                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                              |                       4194 |
| 28                                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                                          |                         61 |
| 29                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                              |                       1924 |
| 30                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                           |                      15868 |
| 31                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                              |                         45 |
| 32                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                          |                       1475 |
| 33                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                           |                       1049 |
| 34                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                             |                        216 |
| 35                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                       |                      35942 |
| 36                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                         |                       5425 |
| 37                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                         |                       4538 |
| Total 106 trainees passed out during the month of February 2022 whose data has not been uploaded in AFRO data base. | Total 106 trainees passed out during the month of February 2022 whose data has not been uploaded in AFRO data base. |                        106 |
| Total                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                               |                     138994 |