Question : RECRUITMENT IN DEFENCE FORCES

(a) the details of recruitment made for the three wings of defence forces from other states including Maharashtra especially from tribal areas during last three years and till date;

(b) whether the number of persons recruited in Maharashtra especially in tribal areas is less as compared to those recruited in other States;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the number of recruitment centers in the country especially in tribal areas as on date, location-wise

(e) the recruitment centers especially in tribal areas of the country in which recruitment was made during the last three years and till date; and

(f) the tribal areas where recruitment of tribal people is proposed to be made during the current year?

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)

(a) & (b): A statement showing state-wise recruitment made during the last three years, including the state of Maharashtra is at Annexure `A`. No separate data for recruitment in defence forces from tribal areas is maintained.

(c) Does not arise.

(d) to (f): The recruitment in the Navy and the Air Force is made through the application system by establishing examination centres / Airmen selection centres at different places of the country. In the Army, recruitment is made through the rally system. A statement showing Recruitment Offices in the Army is at Annexure `B`.

Recruitment data for a particular region, religion, caste or creed is not maintained. All districts are covered at least once a year by the recruitment process.

ANNEXURE-`A` REFERRED TO IN REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5052 FOR 28.4.2005

Name of 2002 2003 2004
States/UTs Army Navy Air Army Navy Air Army Navy Air Force Force Force
Andhra Pradesh 6614 323 268 7193 303 337 5648 317 748
A & Nicobar 49 03 05 22 03 18 22 08 00
Assam 1555 27 20 1650 65 52 1618 55 36
Arunachal 191 02 02 61 01 00 82 00 00
Pradesh
Bihar 5105 814 1762 6895 605 838 5707 588 2265
Chandigarh 11 01 12 07 00 00 04 01 02
Chhattisgarh 1030 14 10 1183 34 54 1072 21 16
Dadra & Nagar 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Haveli
Daman & Diu 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Delhi 1210 82 74 1460 46 35 1388 43 40
Gujarat 1899 12 18 3656 14 03 2128 01 55
Goa 140 09 03 20 05 00 125 02 00
Haryana 3922 418 333 3099 674 168 2927 493 473
Himachal 2747 59 45 2884 133 40 2336 99 79
Pradesh
Jammu & 3638 66 47 4266 125 16 3261 55 297
Kashmir
Jharkhand 1574 56 234 1987 40 153 1715 34 230
Karnataka 3994 06 38 3077 39 16 4686 18 101
Kerala 3037 318 292 3529 229 242 2599 180 334
Lakshadweep 00 00 00 18 00 00 00 00 00
Madhya Pradesh 4084 41 60 4726 55 16 4011 68 103
Maharashtra 7998 103 36 10290 86 51 6723 80 60
Manipur 644 16 17 302 57 99 371 38 43
Meghalaya 120 04 00 139 05 07 119 05 03
Mizoram 296 02 04 178 01 27 329 04 05
Nagaland 578 02 02 253 31 06 528 16 02
Orissa 1929 261 208 2460 247 54 1814 198 225
Pondicherry 06 03 01 23 01 01 06 00 02
Punjab 6995 59 32 5843 158 08 7944 101 71
Rajasthan 6595 229 211 7271 345 121 5566 371 420
Sikkim 62 15 02 64 13 00 64 15 02
Tamil Nadu 5462 61 82 5615 39 52 4492 49 127
Tripura 157 00 00 151 00 54 159 00 36
Uttar Pradesh 12562 598 1352 16442 629 680 12650 656 848
Uttaranchal 5966 95 149 3698 88 195 4077 75 200
West Bengal 4760 133 149 5417 129 92 4258 193 217
Nepal 1880 01 00 1542 01 00 1412 00 00
Total 96810 3833 5468 105421 4201 3435 89841 3784 7040

Location of Recruitment Offices as on date:
(I) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE AMBALA
1.#RO HQ AMBALA 2. BRO ROHTAK

4. @ BRO CHARKHI DADRI 5. BRO PALAMPUR

7 BRO SHIMLA 8. BRO MANDl

3. BRO HISSAR
6. BRO HAMIRPUR
(2) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE BANGALORE
9. RO HQ BANGALORE 10. BRO MANGALORE
12. BRO TRIV ANDRUM 13. BRO CALI CUT
11. BRO BELGUAM
(3)HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE CHENNAI
14. RO HQ CHENNAI 15. BRO TRICHIRAPALLI
17. BRO SECUNDERABAD 18. BRO GUNTUR
16.BRO COIMBA TORE
19. BRO VlSHAKAPATNAM
(4) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE DANAPUR
20. RO HQ DANAPUR 21. BRO MUZAFFARPUR
23. BRO KATlHAR 24. BRO RANCHI
22. BROGAYA
(5) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE JABALPUR
25. RO HQ JABALPUR 26. BRO GW ALlOR
28. BRO BHOPAL 29. BRO RAIPUR
27. BRO MHOW
(6)HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE JAIPUR
30. RO HQ JAIPUR 31. BRO AL W AR
33. BRO JODHPUR 34. BRO KOTA
32. BRO JHUNJHUNU
(7) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE JALANDHAR
35. RO HQ JALANDHAR 36. BRO AMRITSAR
38. BRO PATIALA 39. BRO LUDHIANA
41. BRO SRINAGAR
37. BRO FEROZPUR 40. BRO JAMMU

(8) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE KOLKATA
42. RO HQ KOLKATA 43. BRO SILIGURI
45. BRO CUTTACK 46. BRO SAMBALPUR
(9) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE LUCKNOW
48. RO HQ LUCKNOW 49. BRO MEERUT
51. BRO AGRA 52. BRO VARANASI
54. BRO LANSDOWNE 55. BRO ALMORA
(10) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE PUNE
57. RO HQ PUNE 58. BRO MUMBAI
60. BRO KOLHAPUR 61. BRO AURANGABAD
63. BRO JAMNAGAR
(11) HEAD QUARTER RECRUITING ZONE SHILLONG
64. RO HQ SHILLONG 65. BRO JORHA T
67. BRO RANGAPAHAR 68. BRO SILCHAR
(12) GORKHA RECRUITING DEPOT (GRD)
69. ORO KUNRAGHAT 70. GRD GHOOM
(13) INDEPENDENT RECRUITING OFFICE (lRO) 71. IRO DELHI CANTT.
# Recruiting Office
44. BRO KANCHRAPARA 47. BRO GOPALPUR
50. BRO BARE ILL Y
53. BROAMETHI
56. BRO PITHORAGARH
59. BRQ NAGPUR
62. BRO AHMEDABAP
66. BRO NARANGI
@ Branch Recruiting Office