Lok Sabha Question No. 4769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Employment Opportunities for Ex-servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4769

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  March, 2025

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

4769. SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  appropriate  steps  to  ensure  adequate  pension  and employment opportunities for ex-servicemen in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of ex-servicemen in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has started any special recruitment drive to provide employment to the widows/children of ex-servicemen and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  details  of  martyred  soldiers  while  serving  in  the  Army  belonging  to  Etah,  Kasganj, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Auraiya districts of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years; and
- (f) the time by which all the facilities are likely to be provided by the Government to their families such as ex-gratia, pension, job or other benefits along with the reasons for pending facilities, if any?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

| MINISTER OF STATE          | (SHRI SANJAY SETH)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------|
| IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |                      |

(a) & (b):  Yes, sir. The Government is providing pension to Ex-Servicemen in the country, including Uttar Pradesh, as per extant rules.

Additionally, the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme seeks to bridge the gap between the rates of pension of current and past pensioners retiring in the same rank with the same length of  service.  Various  Re-settlement  /  Skill  Development  Training  Courses,  Employment  and Self-Employment  Schemes  are  also  being  facilitated  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 Ex-Servicemen.

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.

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

(d):  The reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and Public Sector Banks includes 4.5% vacancies for disabled Ex-Servicemen and dependants of service personnel killed in action.

Vacancies are reserved for widows of Ex-Servicemen and Wards/Children of Battle Casualty in Officer Selection of Indian Army. Additionally, 5% vacancies in Short Service Commission for women are provided to widows of Defence personnel, who have died in harness. The wards of Widow/Ex-Servicemen are being enrolled by respective Regimental Centres and are given bonus marks in Online Common Entrance Exam for recruitment under Agnipath Scheme and Regular Cadre.

(e) & (f):  The term 'Martyr' is not used by the Ministry of Defence. As per the records available with this Ministry, soldiers who died in service due to causes attributable to military service during the last 3 years (2022 to 2024) are 4 in Etah, 2 in Auraiya and Nil from the districts of Kasganj, Mainpuri and Kannauj.

In each of these cases, Special Family Pension or Liberalised Family Pension as due has been sanctioned. Additionally, Ex Gratia /Gratuity as due has also been sanctioned. The same has been done in a time bound manner.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025 REGARDING 'EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICEMEN'.

| 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   |
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| 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 (UT)                        | 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                                | 2,778,951                              |

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