(a) whether the Government maintain State-wise records of personnels in Defence forces and if so, the details thereof including Odisha;
(b) whether the Government proposes to raise new regiments named Kalinga Regiment and Birsa Munda Regiment to provide employment to the people of Odisha and tribal youth respectively; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done?
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) Details of State-wise records of personnels in Defence forces is listed at Annexure.
(b) & (c): Post Independence, it has been the policy of the Government not to raise/name any new Regiment on the basis of a particular class, creed, community, religion or region.
No such proposal exists in the Indian Army.
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