(a) whether there is a shortage of personnel in all ranks in defence services;
(b) if so, the details thereof, rank-wise and branch-wise;
(c) whether there has been a decrease in the number of applicants who want to enter the
defence forces at the officer level;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor;
(e) the details of institutions involved in basic training for armed forces at the officer
level;
(f) the action taken / proposed to be taken by the Government to attract more applicants to
the armed forces;
(g) the percentage of students from Sainik schools who have been recruited in the armed forces
in the year 2009, 2010 and 2011; and
(h) the reasons for such decline?