Lok Sabha Question No. 4410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Retirement of Officers/Soldiers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4410

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS / SOLIDERS

4410.  SHRI  HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether  a  number  of  officers  and  soldiers  in  Armed  Forces  have  left  service before retirement during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, service-wise; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) to (c): A statement is attached.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4410 FOR ANSWER ON 12.8.2016

(a) & (b): Details  of  the  premature  retirement/  separation  from  service,  in the Armed Forces during the last three years and the current year is as under:-

| Year   | Army                 | Army                   | Navy                 | Navy                 | Air Force            | Air Force            |
|--------|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|        | Officer              | Other Rank             | Officer              | Sailor               | Officer              | Airmen               |
| 2013   | 221                  | 14252                  | 96                   | 307                  | 131                  | 902                  |
| 2014   | 120                  | 12703                  | 91                   | 370                  | 108                  | 614                  |
| 2015   | 62                   | 9296                   | 68                   | 240                  | 59                   | 521                  |
| 2016   | 64 (as on 31.5.2016) | 1123 (as on 31.3.2016) | 89 (as on 22.7.2016) | 90 (as on 22.7.2016) | 109 (as on 1.8.2016) | 169 (as on 1.8.2016) |

The major reasons for seeking premature retirement include compassionate grounds; medical grounds; domestic reasons; other Government Civil/ Armed Forces Employment; and supersession. (c) Government has taken various steps to check premature retirement which include  implementation  of  recommendations  of  the  Central  Pay  Commissions with  improved  pay structure, additional  family accommodation through  Married Accommodation  Project  (MAP)  and  improvement  in  promotion  prospects  in Armed Forces. Further,  Government  has  taken  various  measures  to  create  appropriate environment for defence personnel, so that they can perform their duty with least mental  stress.  Some  of  these  include  improvement  in  living  and  working conditions  through  provision  of  better  infrastructure  and  facilities,  liberalized leave policy, establishing a grievance redressal mechanism,  provision of psychological  counselling  by  qualified  counsellors  and  conduct  of  yoga  and meditation as part of unit routine.

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