Lok Sabha Question No. 2648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Vacancies in CAPFs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij, Mimi Chakraborty, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2648

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022/ SRAVANA 11, 1944 (SAKA)

## VACANCIES IN CAPFs

2648.

SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ: MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY: SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) as on 31st July, 2022, force-wise;
- (b) the details of vacancies in CAPFs reserved for defence personnel as on 31st July 2022;
- (c) the total number of vacancies filled up in CAPFs during each of the last five years and the current year, force-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fill up fresh posts in CAPFs; and
- (e) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

- (a): Details  of  vacancies  in  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPFs)  &

Assam Rifles (AR) as on 31 st  July, 2022, Force-wise are as under :

| Name of Force                            | Vacancies   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Assam Rifles (AR)                        | 6,044       |
| Border Security Force(BSF)               | 23,435      |
| Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) | 11,765      |
| Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)      | 27,510      |
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP)         | 4,762       |
| Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)                | 11,143      |

(b): As  per  the  instructions  of  Department  of  Personnel  and  Training issued  vide  notification  dated  04.10.2012,  10  %  vacancies  in  Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles are reserved for Ex-servicemen upto the  level  of  Assistant  Commandant  to  be  filled  by  direct  recruitment. Further,  in-principle  approval  has  been  given  for  reservation  of  10%  of vacancies  for  Ex-Agniveers  in  the  recruitment  to  the  post  of  Constable (General  Duty)/Rifleman  in  the  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  and  Assam Rifles  when  the  first  batch  of  Ex-Agniveers  is  available  for  recruitment after completing engagement period of four years in Defence Forces.

## (c): The total number of vacancies filled up in CAPFs & AR during each of the last five years and the current year, force-wise are as under :

| Name of Force   | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   | 2020   | 2021   | 2022 (till date)   |
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------|
| AR              | 866    | 557    | 797    | -      | 3,738  | 229                |
| BSF             | 8,739  | 1,788  | 1,211  | 1,878  | 17,245 | 1,625              |
| CISF            | 2,044  | 1,208  | 2,416  | 63     | 6,751  | 69                 |
| CRPF            | 31,861 | 10,462 | 15,536 | 26,528 | 28,821 | 6,509              |
| ITBP            | 1,539  | 1,196  | 251    | 177    | 2,802  | -                  |
| SSB             | 9,463  | 4,122  | 1,710  | 3,754  | 10,194 | 1,945              |

(d) & (e): The  Government  has  taken  a  decision  to  fill  up  existing vacancies  in  CAPFs  &  AR  by  December,  2023.  It  is  stated  that  the examination for filling up of 25,271 posts of  Constable  (General Duty)  has

already  been  conducted.  The  Government  has  taken inter alia the following further  steps to fill  up  the  vacancies expeditiously in CAPFs & AR :-

- (i) Yearly  recruitment  for  the  post  of  Constable  (General  Duty)  for which  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed with Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
- (ii) For coordinating recruitment to General Duty posts, a Nodal Force each for recruitment in the rank of Constable (General Duty), SubInspector (GD) and Assistant Commandant (General Duty) has been nominated on long term basis.
- (iii) Directions  issued  to  all  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  and  Assam Rifles  to  undertake  recruitment  against  vacant  posts  in  NonGeneral Duty cadres in a time-bound manner.
- (iv) Timely conducting meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for filling up of promotional vacancies.

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