Question : Army Recruitment Drives

(a) the total number of army recruitment drives conducted during the last seven years in the country along with the number of candidates recruited, State/UT wise including Rajasthan;
(b) whether a large number of posts in the armed forces are lying vacant in the country;
(c) if so, whether the recruitment drives have been postponed in several States due to Corona pandemic and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Maharashtra;
(d) whether the army recruitment drives held in the past have been completed in all aspects, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for pendency along with the timeline for completion of the recruitment process;
(e) whether the Government proposes to start recruitment drives across various States during the coming years to fill up the vacancies in all three wings of the defence forces, if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise including Rajasthan; and
(f) whether the absence of recruitment drives has been affecting the Indian army and if so, the measures taken to address the shortage of manpower in the defence forces?

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

(a): 578 army recruitment drives conducted. Number of recruited candidates, State/UT-wise is placed at Annexure.
(b) & (c): No, Sir. Planned Army Recruitment Rallies are suspended due to COVID-19. Recruitment Rallies’ Details for Recruiting Years 2020-21 and 2021-22 are:-

Recruitment year Rallies planned Rallies conducted Common Entrance Examination (CEE) conducted
2020-21 (Apr’ 20 –Mar’ 21) 97 47 4
2020-21 (Apr’ 21 –Mar’ 22) 47 4 NIL

(d): Recruitment process up to Recruiting Year 2019-20 is fully completed, except one Rally by Army Recruitment Office, Agra, where Common Entrance Examination is pending.
(e): Yes, Sir. Contingent to improvement of the present COVID-19 situation.
(f): No, Sir.
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