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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 366
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06th February, 2023

VACANCIES IN THE ARMED FORCES

366 SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

(a) the number of existing vacancies in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, under Group A, B, C and D, as on 1st January, 2022 and 15th December, 2022 respectively, the service wise and group-wise details thereof; and

(b) the details of vacancies filled up during 2021 and 2022 respectively till date, the service-wise and group-wise details thereof?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a): The number of existing vacancies in Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are as under:-

Indian Army:
Service Personnel: –

Categories Existing Vacancies as on 1stJanuary, 2022 Existing Vacancies as on 15thDecember, 2022
Officers 7665 7363
MNS Officers 471 511
JCOs/ ORs 108685 118485

Civilians: –

Group Existing Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022 Existing Vacancies as on 15th  December, 2022
Group A 106 252
Group B 1903 2549
Group C (including erstwhile Group D post) 36854 35368

Indian Navy:

Service Personnel –

Category Vacancies as on 31st  December, 2021 Vacancies as on 31st  December, 2022
Officers (excluding Medical and Dental) 1557 1653
Sailors 11709 10746

Civilians –

Group Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022 Vacancies as on 15thDecember, 2022
A 154 165
B(G) 830 707
B(NG) 3519 3500
C 6876 6156

Indian Air Force:

Service Personnel –

Categories Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022 *Vacancies as on 1st December, 2022
Officers (except Medical and Dental Branch) 572 761
Airmen 6227 2340
NCs (E) 803 1303

Civilians –

Group Vacancies as on 1st January, 2022 * Vacancies as on 1st December, 2022
Group A 34 22
Group B 1109 1284
Group C 5157 3974

*Data of vacancies in IAF is maintained as on 1st of every month.

(b) The details of vacancies filled during 2021 and 2022 are as under:

Indian Army:

Service Personnel –

Categories Year 2021 Year 2022
Officers 1512 1285
JCOs/ ORs Suspended due to COVID-19 19065

The recruitment status of civilians in Indian Army in Group A and Group B during 2021 and 2022 is Nil. The details of the vacancies filled in respect of Group C civilians during 2021 and 2022 are as under:-

Group 2021 2022
Group C 1746 201

Indian Navy:

Service Personnel –

Categories Year 2021 Year 2022
Officers 323 386
Sailors 5547 5171

Civilians –

Group Year 2021 Year 2022
A 87 53
B(G) 153 191
B(NG) 683 427
C 1390 3832

Air Force:

Service Personnel –

Categories Year 2021 Year 2022
Officers 467 519
Airmen 4609 423
NCs (E) 2850 150

Civilians –

Group Year 2021 Year 2022
Group A 01 14
Group B 41 66
Group C 637 1763

 

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Source: Rajya Sabha

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