Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Dedicated Portal for Ex-servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1926

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  August, 2024

## DEDICATED PORTAL FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

## 1926 SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a dedicated portal from the Government for ex-servicemen to search for employment opportunities;

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of ex-servicemen registered on the portal;
- (c) the number of ex-servicemen who have gained successful employment through the portal;
- (d) if not, whether the Government has any plans to set up a portal for the welfare of such ex-servicemen; and
- (e) 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 SANJAY SETH)

(a) & (b):  The Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), an attached office of Department of Ex-Servicemen  Welfare  (DESW)  is  to  provide  an  interface  between  the  retiring  Service Personnel & Ex-Servicemen (ESM) (including Dis-abled Soldiers, Widows & Dependents) and the Environment (Skilling/ Training Institutes & Principal Employers) for ensuring their gainful Re-settlement.

DGR  has  a  website i.e. dgrindia.gov.in wherein  registration  and  employment opportunities are provided to Ex-servicemen. Details of the same are as under: -

- (i) Self Employment Schemes such as Security Agency Scheme, Management of CNG  Station,  Coal  Transportation  &  Company  Owned  Company  Operated (COCO) Oil product agency outlets.
- (ii) Employment opportunities/Jobs Vacancies received at DGR from Government & Non-Government Departments.
- (iii) Regular updates on the sponsored Ex-servicemen for various DGR Schemes are also provided.

Registration on DGR website is restricted to only Ex-servicemen Officers as mentioned in  (i)  above.  Details  of  last  five  Years  Ex-Servicemen Officers  registered  on  DGR  website under various schemes are as under: -

|   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 (till 30.06.2024) |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
|   1087 |    856 |    910 |   1005 |                      577 |

(c):  The data on the total number of ex-servicemen who have benefited from the information available on the DGR website for each scheme over the past five years is attached as Annexure. (d) & (e):  Question does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024 REGARDING 'DEDICATED PORTAL FOR EX-SERVICEMEN'.

EMPLOYMENT DATA: DGR (AS ON 30.06.2024)

The data on the total number of ex-servicemen who have benefited from the information available on the DGR website for each scheme over the past five years is as follows: -

| Sl. No.   | Details of Scheme                                                                          | Year 2020   | Year 2021   |   Year 2022 |   Year 2023 |   Year 2024 (till Jun 24) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
| a.        | Security Agencies & State ESM Corporations Empaneled                                       | 625         | 932         |         732 |         750 |                       504 |
| b.        | ESM sponsored in security agency                                                           | 32469       | 34338       |       32240 |       48525 |                     17359 |
| c.        | ESM sponsored in Coal Companies                                                            | 51          | 06          |          00 |          12 |                        00 |
| d.        | Widows/ disabled ESM attached in Coal Companies                                            | 121         | 14          |          00 |          16 |                        00 |
| e.        | Management of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Station in National Capital Region (NCR)/ Pune  | 45          | 39          |          47 |          66 |                        00 |
| f.        | Sponsored for Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) Scheme (Petrol Pumps)                  | 139         | 20          |          47 |         138 |                       157 |
| g.        | Issue of Eligibility Certificates for allotment of Oil Product Agency (OPA) Retail Outlets | 07          | 07          |          01 |          44 |                        10 |
| h.        | Mother Dairy Milk Booths/Safal Booths                                                      | 340         | 536         |         835 |         553 |                       209 |
| i.        | ESM Sponsored/ Placement by DGR (Emp Dte)                                                  | 4157        | 25528       |        8974 |        3388 |                      1197 |
| j.        | DGR Technical Service Scheme                                                               | -           | 211         |          56 |         313 |                        77 |
| k.        | Placement Post completion of PRC through Training Institutes                               | -           | -           |          33 |          83 |                        00 |
|           | Total                                                                                      | 37954       | 61631       |       42965 |       53888 |                     19513 |