Lok Sabha Question No. 4265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Pension and Job Opportunities for Ex-Servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Thiru D M Kathir Anand

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4265

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  December, 2024

## PENSION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

## 4265. THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken appropriate steps to ensure adequate pension and job opportunities to the Ex-Servicemen in the country particularly in Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total number of Ex-Servicemen in the country, State/UT-wise;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  special  recruitment  drive  to  provide  jobs  to widows and children of Ex-Servicemen in the country; 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 Government is providing the adequate pension to the Ex-Servicemen under OROP and the revision of the OROP is being carried out every five years. Further, Various Resettlement/Skill Development Training Courses, Employment and Self-Employment Schemes are  being  run  by  the  Government  to  provide  job  opportunities  to  the  Ex-Servicemen  in Government  Organizations,  Public  Sector  Undertaking,  Corporate  Houses,  Private  Sector, Central Para Military Forces etc based on their requisition for employment of ESM.

(c):  The total population of Ex-servicemen in the country; State/UT wise details is enclosed as Annexure.

(d) & (e):  The Government organizes the Job Fairs for Ex-Servicemen across Pan India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and with the support of all the three Service Headquarters. It offers a direct interface between the Employer and the prospective candidate that includes on the spot skill test, interview and employment by the Corporate Sector.

Further, there is a reservation of 14.5% vacancies in Group 'C' and 24.5% vacancies in Group 'D' posts for Ex-Servicemen in Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and Public Sector Banks. This includes 4.5 % vacancies for Disabled Ex-Servicemen & Dependents of Service  personnel  killed  in  action.  However,  the  onus  of  filling  up  vacancies  lies  with recruitment agencies of respective Departments, Banks and PSUs.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024 REGARDING 'PENSION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICEMEN'.

Total population of Ex-servicemen in the country (State/UT wise details): -

| Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023   | Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023   | Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023   | Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023   | Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023   | Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                | States/UTs                             | Army                                   | Navy                                   | Air Force                              | Total                                  |
| 1.                                     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 63,574                                 | 6,665                                  | 7,673                                  | 77,912                                 |
| 2.                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 980                                    | 5                                      | 1                                      | 986                                    |
| 3.                                     | Assam                                  | 38,316                                 | 914                                    | 2,732                                  | 41,962                                 |
| 4.                                     | Bihar                                  | 100,849                                | 15,746                                 | 16,931                                 | 133,526                                |
| 5.                                     | Chhattisgarh                           | 6,746                                  | 334                                    | 411                                    | 7,491                                  |
| 6.                                     | Goa                                    | 1,113                                  | 1,030                                  | 202                                    | 2,345                                  |
| 7.                                     | Gujarat                                | 27,315                                 | 1,141                                  | 5,019                                  | 33,475                                 |
| 8.                                     | Haryana                                | 154,153                                | 9,258                                  | 12,226                                 | 175,637                                |
| 9.                                     | Himachal Pradesh                       | 121,637                                | 4,343                                  | 2,596                                  | 128,576                                |
| 10.                                    | Jharkhand                              | 25,680                                 | 1,666                                  | 2,747                                  | 30,093                                 |
| 11.                                    | Karnataka                              | 78,579                                 | 3,089                                  | 12,335                                 | 94,003                                 |
| 12.                                    | Kerala                                 | 143,296                                | 14,506                                 | 23,734                                 | 181,536                                |
| 13.                                    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 53,344                                 | 1,566                                  | 2,118                                  | 57,028                                 |
| 14.                                    | Maharashtra                            | 167,788                                | 15,533                                 | 13,166                                 | 196,487                                |
| 15.                                    | Manipur                                | 8,397                                  | 150                                    | 197                                    | 8,744                                  |
| 16.                                    | Meghalaya                              | 2,830                                  | 56                                     | 86                                     | 2,972                                  |
| 17.                                    | Mizoram                                | 5,394                                  | 51                                     | 61                                     | 5,506                                  |
| 18.                                    | Nagaland                               | 3,221                                  | 45                                     | 24                                     | 3,290                                  |
| 19.                                    | Odisha                                 | 40,067                                 | 4,383                                  | 7,887                                  | 52,337                                 |
| 20.                                    | Punjab                                 | 335,328                                | 9,767                                  | 14,369                                 | 359,464                                |
| 21.                                    | Rajasthan                              | 193,825                                | 8,264                                  | 7,434                                  | 209,523                                |
| 22.                                    | Sikkim                                 | 1,000                                  | 63                                     | 12                                     | 1,075                                  |
| 23.                                    | Tamil Nadu                             | 104,533                                | 4,015                                  | 11,975                                 | 120,523                                |
| 24.                                    | Telangana                              | 19,455                                 | 1,532                                  | 7,213                                  | 28,200                                 |
| 25.                                    | Tripura                                | 2,357                                  | 43                                     | 128                                    | 2,528                                  |
| 26.                                    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 349,880                                | 29,534                                 | 41,731                                 | 421,145                                |
| 27.                                    | Uttarakhand                            | 132,576                                | 3,470                                  | 3,315                                  | 139,361                                |
| 28.                                    | West Bengal                            | 83,542                                 | 5,906                                  | 14,745                                 | 104,193                                |
| 29.                                    | Andaman& Nicobar (UT)                  | 803                                    | 178                                    | 100                                    | 1,081                                  |
| 30.                                    | Chandigarh                             | 6,189                                  | 458                                    | 2,513                                  | 9,160                                  |
| 31.                                    | Delhi(UT)                              | 46,831                                 | 5,748                                  | 10,766                                 | 63,345                                 |
| 32.                                    | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)                    | 74,940                                 | 789                                    | 895                                    | 76,624                                 |
| 33.                                    | Leh and Ladakh (UT)                    | 6,313                                  | 11                                     | 30                                     | 6,354                                  |
| 34.                                    | Pondicherry (UT)                       | 1,864                                  | 134                                    | 471                                    | 2,469                                  |
|                                        | Total                                  | 2,402,715                              | 150,393                                | 225,843                                | 2,77,8951                              |