(a) whether the Government proposes to re-employ retired officers of the rank of Brigadier to various posts in an effort to address the issue of shortage of officers in the armed forces;
(b) if so, whether the re-employment will not exceed ten per cent of the total number of officers retiring; and
(c) if so, whether this move is likely to meet the shortage of officers in the armed forces including army?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)
(a) to (c): A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3521 FOR ANSWER ON 16.8.2010
Officers of the rank of Brigadier and equivalent are eligible for re-employment in the Army and
Navy. In Army, the number of re-employed retired Brigadiers is limited to a maximum of 10% of
the authorized strength of re-employed officers, while there is no such prescribed limit in
case of Navy.
The above provision is helpful in reducing the shortage of officers to some extent.