Vacancies in Paramilitary Forces: Rajya Sabha QA

Vacancies in Paramilitary Forces – Details of vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & Assam Rifles (AR) and details of recruitment during last five years, year-wise: Rajya Sabha QA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14TH DECEMBER, 2022/
AGRAHAYANA 23, 1944 (SAKA)

VACANCIES IN PARAMILITARY FORCES

850 SHRI JOSE K. MANI:
SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) how many posts are vacant in each Paramilitary force in the country at present, details of vacancies in each forces, rank-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that the recruitment process in forces has not resumed as it was, after the pandemic, the details of recruitment to different Paramilitary forces during last five years, year-wise;

(c) by when Government is planning to fill the existing vacancies; and

(d) whether Government has any plans to fill the vacancies in Paramilitary forces on war footing, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): Details of vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & Assam Rifles (AR) as on 1.1.2022 Force-wise are at Annexure-A.

(b) to (d): No sir. Recruitment is an ongoing process and as and when vacancies arise, requisite measures as per the provisions of the recruitment rules are taken to fill up the same in a mission mode. The

Recruitment process continued during pandemic in 2020 and 2021. However, the pandemic caused some delay in the process. The details of recruitment made during last five years, year-wise are at Annexure-B.

The Government has taken inter alia the following further steps to fill up the vacancies expeditiously in CAPFs & AR :-

(i) Yearly recruitment for the posts of Constable (General Duty) for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with Staff Selection Commission (SSC).

(ii) For coordinating recruitment to General Duty posts, a Nodal Force each for recruitment in the rank of Constable (General Duty), Sub- Inspector (GD) and Assistant Commandant (General Duty) has been nominated on long term basis.

(iii) Directions issued to all Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles to undertake recruitment against vacant posts in Non- General Duty cadres in a time-bound manner.

(iv) Timely conducting meetings of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for filling up of promotional vacancies.

(v) Time taken in the Medical Examination has been reduced to expedite the recruitment process.

(vi) Cut off marks for short listing of candidates for Constable/GD has been lowered in order to get sufficient candidates (especially in categories where shortfalls have been observed).

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R.S.US.Q.NO. 850 FOR 14.12.2022

ANNEXURE-A.

Details of vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & AR as on 1.1.2022 Force-wise are as under:-

Force	Vacancy			Total
	Gazetted Officers(GOs) Assistant Commandant and above.	Subordinate Officers(SOs) Assistant Sub- Inspector to Inspector)	Other Ranks (ORs) ( Constable to Head Constable)
AR	50	1,198	6,726	7,974
BSF	469	2,148	18,876	21,493
CISF	307	6,274	5,184	11,765
CRPF	400	6,358	19,921	26,679
ITBP	378	810	3,012	4,200
SSB	762	2,459	10,318	13,539
Total	2,366	19,247	64,037	85,650

Annexure-B.

The details of recruitment during last five years, year-wise are as under:-

Name of Force	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
ARs	557	797	–	3,738	3,774
BSF	1,788	289	1,878	18,167	8,445
CISF	3754	3138	1056	9640	9640
CRPF	139	633	167	14,289	2,426
ITBP	123	939	517	3865	2121
SSB	1,916	815	74	10,849	3700
Total	8,277	6611	3,692	60,548	30,106

 

Source: Rajya Sabha