Lok Sabha Question No. 2683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Shortage of CAPF Personnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2683 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016/ VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

SHORTAGE OF CAPF PERSONNEL

2683. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  existing  strength  and  requirement  of  Central  Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), force and rank-wise;

(b) whether there is shortage of CAPF personnel in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the total number of posts lying vacant, rank and force-wise separately including CISF and ITBP;

- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  any  assessment  of  the requirement  of  CAPF  personnel  recently  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, force-wise including ITBP;

(e) the action taken by the Government in this regard;

(f)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  conduct  recruitment drive for CAPF personnel including CISF; and

(g) if so, the details thereof and the time by which recruitment is likely to be conducted, force-wise including CISF and ITBP?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (g): The Rank-wise and Force-wise detail of existing strength and vacancies Rifles (AR) as on 01.04.2016 is as under:-

## LS.US.No. 2683 FOR 10.05.2016

| Force   | Existing Strength   | Existing Strength   | Existing Strength   | Total Existing Strength   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Total Vacancies   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
| Force   | GOs                 | SOs                 | ORs                 |                           | GOs       | SOs       | ORs       | Total Vacancies   |
| 4867    | 38272               | 250869              | 294008              | 278                       | 2168      | 17684     | 20130     | CRPF              |
| 4653    | 32335               | 213838              | 250826              | 492                       | 2726      | 2981      | 6199      | BSF               |
| 1313    | 21432               | 107118              | 129863              | 205                       | 3495      | 9827      | 13527     | CISF              |
| 1265    | 9287                | 66015               | 76567               | 886                       | 3171      | 13546     | 17603     | SSB               |
| 1468    | 11328               | 69463               | 82259               | 626                       | 1421      | 5124      | 7171      | ITBP              |
| 1002    | 4139                | 60161               | 65302               | 266                       | 556       | 287       | 1109      | AR                |
| Total   | 116793              | 767464              | 898825              | 2753                      | 13537     | 49449     | 65739     | 14568             |

## GOs : Gazetted Officers, SOs : Subordinate Officers, ORs : Other Ranks

The vacancies arise due to reasons such as new raising, retirements,  resignations  etc.  Vacancies  are  filled  through  various methods  of  recruitment such  as direct recruitment, promotion  or deputation as prescribed in the recruitment rules. Further, the filling up of vacancies is an ongoing and continuous process.

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