Lok Sabha Question No. 485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Resettlement of Defence Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.485

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## RESETTLEMENT  OF  DEFENCE  PERSONNEL

485. SHRI  ASHOK  MAHADEORAO  NETE:

SHRI  RAVNEET  SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) the approximate number of persons who retire every year from the Armed Forces;
- (b) whether the Government is imparting any training to the personnel of the Armed Forces before their retirement;
- (c) whether Indian  Institute of  Management has also  come forward  to help them  in finding employment;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  schemes  formulated  and  fund  allocated  / utilised for encouraging entrepreneurship among ex-servicemen in the country;
- (e) the number of ex-servicemen selected for various jobs in the Central Government departments during the last three years in the country; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to provide them more job opportunities?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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- (a) Approximately,  55,000  personnel  retire  annually  from  the  armed forces.
- (b) Yes, Madam.
- (c) Yes, Madam.

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- (d) Indian  Institutes  of  Management  Ahmedabad,  Lucknow  and  Indore are conducting 24 weeks Management  Courses regularly for Armed Forces personnel. There is no proposal from them for encouraging entrepreneurship among Ex-servicemen.
- (e) Details  of  Ex-Servicemen  (ESM)  selected  for  various  jobs  in  the Central Government Departments during the last three years in the country is at Annexure.
- (f) To facilitate ESM to get suitable employment, the following steps are taken by the Government:-
- (i) Dissemination of information on Directorate General Resettlement  (DGR) website regarding  Open  Competitive Examination for various posts, dates and syllabus etc.
- (ii) DGR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Confederation  of  Indian  Industry  to  arrange  job  fairs  by Corporate Sectors to provide additional employment opportunities to ESM.
- (iii) A job portal has been hosted by DGR wherein ESM an upload their  Bio-data  and  corporate  /  other  sectors  can  approach them and pick as per their requirement.
- (iv) Organize  ESM  Job  Fairs  Pan  India  to  provide  an  interface between Corporate & ESM.
- (v) Regular interaction with corporate houses to generate entrepreneur / employment opportunities for ESM.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART    (e)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 485 FOR ANSWER ON 26.2.2016

Details  of  Ex-Servicemen  (ESM)  selected  for  Government  jobs  during last three years:

| S. No.   |   Year |   Central Government Departments |   Central Para Military Forces |
|----------|--------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| (i)      |   2013 |                             3826 |                            129 |
| (ii)     |   2014 |                             4432 |                             01 |
| (iii)    |   2015 |                             2151 |                             90 |

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