Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Shortage of CAPF Personnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, OM BIRLA, P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†315

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH JULY, 2016/ASHADHA 28, 1938 (SAKA)

SHORTAGE OF CAPF PERSONNEL

†315. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  shortage  of  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPF) personnel in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the total number of posts lying vacant, rank, gender and force-wise separately and particularly, for the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP);
- (c)  the  details  of  sanctioned and present strength of personnel in CAPF, rank and force-wise, particularly ITBP;
- (d)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  ITBP  has  sought  deployment  of  more manpower along the LoC in the J&K sector;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (f) the time by which all the vacant posts are likely to be filled?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):   The details of total number of posts lying vacant, rank, gender and force-wise and the detail of sanctioned and present strength in CAPFs & Assam Rifles (AR) as on 30.06.2016 is attached as Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.315 FOR 19.07.2016

However, filling up of vacancies is an ongoing and continuous process, as they 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 augmentation of CAPFs is a continuous process which is done as per the administrative and operational requirements of the Forces.

(d) to (f): The details of deployment of CAPFs & AR are not disclosed in public interest. However, it is submitted that the manpower is provided as per  the  administrative  and  operational  requirements  of  the  Forces  from time  to  time,  which  is  a  continuous  process.  Similarly,  filling  up  of vacancies in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and other CAPFs is also an ongoing  and  continuous  process,  which  is  filled  through  various  modes which  include  recruitment  through  Union  Public  Service  Commission (UPSC) / Medical Officers Selection Board (MOSB), Staff Selection Commission  (SSC)  and  Limited  Departmental  Competitive  Examination (LDCE).

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## Page 1 of 1 of Annexure - I L.S.US.Q.NO.315 FOR 19.07.2016

- (a) & (b) The details of total number of posts lying vacant, rank, gender and forcewise as on 30.06.2016 is as under:-

| Force   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Vacancy   | Total     |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | GOs       | GOs       | SOs       | SOs       | ORs       | ORs       | Vacancies |
|         | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    |           |
| 492     | 0         | 1091      | 68        | 14864     | 2552      | 19067     | CRPF      |
| 409     | 0         | 2941      | 0         | 2753      | 0         | 6103      | BSF       |
| 219     | 0         | 5198      | 0         | 10789     | 0         | 16206     | CISF      |
| 879     | 0         | 2719      | 0         | 15155     | 0         | 18753     | SSB       |
| 624     | 0         | 1494      | 0         | 5114      | 227       | 7459      | ITBP      |
| 263     | 0         | 555       | 0         | 482       | 0         | 1300      | AR        |
| Total   | 2886 0    | 13998     | 68        | 49157     | 2779      |           | 68888     |

(c) The detail of sanctioned and present strength of personnel in CAPF, rank and force-wise is as under :-

|             | Sanctioned Strength   | Sanctioned Strength   | Sanctioned Strength   | Total Sanctioned Strength   | Present Strength   | Present Strength   | Present Strength   | Total Present Strength   |
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| Force       | GOs                   | SOs                   | ORs                   | Total Sanctioned Strength   | GOs                | SOs                | ORs                | Total Present Strength   |
| 5145        | 40440                 | 268553                | 314138                | 4653                        | 39281              | 251137             | 295071             | CRPF                     |
| 5145        | 35061                 | 216819                | 257025                | 4736                        | 32120              | 214066             | 250922             | BSF                      |
| 1517        | 24935                 | 116944                | 143396*               | 1298                        | 19737              | 106155             | 127190             | CISF                     |
| 2183        | 12730                 | 81601                 | 96514                 | 1304                        | 10011              | 66446              | 77761              | SSB                      |
| 2094        | 12752                 | 74584                 | 89430                 | 1470                        | 11253              | 69248              | 81971              | ITBP                     |
| AR 1268     | 4695                  | 60448                 | 66411                 | 1005                        | 4140               | 59966              | 65111              |                          |
| Total 17352 | 130613                | 818949                |                       | 966914                      | 14466 116542       |                    | 767018             | 898026                   |

* Net release strength of CISF is 141416.

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