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Details of the shortage of the Manpower in the Armed Forces, Training Institutions, intake from Sainik Schools etc.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (h) OF LOK
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1040 FOR ANSWER ON 4.3.2013
(a) & (b):     Details of the
shortage of the manpower in the Armed Forces, service-wise are as
under:
Army
Navy
(as on
31.12.2012)
Air Force
Officers
(as on
1.7.2012)
PBORs
(as on
1.10.2012)
Officers
Sailors
Officers
(as on
1.2.2013)
Airmen
(as on
1.12.2012)
10100
26433
2054
14512
667
7000
(c)     No, Madam.
(d)     Question does not arise.
(e)     The institutions mainly
involved in the basic training for armed forces at the officer level are
National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune; Indian Military Academy,Dehradun;
Officers Training Academy, Chennai and Gaya; Naval Academy, Ezhimala and
Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad.
(f)      Government has taken
a number of measures to encourage the youth to join the armed forces, including
conduct of recruitment rallies, media campaigns, etc.
(g)     Number of Sainik School
students who have been recruited in the National Defence Academy (NDA) in the
year 2009, 2010 & 2011 is as under:
Year
Total
intake
(both
terms) in NDA
Number of Sainik School
students
Percentage
2009
691
202
29.23%
2010
619
175
28.27%
2011
663
170
25.64%
(h)     The variation between years
is not very significant and the period under consideration is not long enough
to indicate a trend.
Above statement was submitted by MoD in reply of undermentioned Lok Sabha Queries:-
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1040

ANSWERED ON 04.03.2013

APPLICANTS FOR DEFENCE SERVICES AT OFFICER LEVEL

1040 . Shri ANANTH KUMAR
JHANSI BOTCHA LAKSHMI
SAROJ PANDEY
SAUGATA RAY

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-

(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?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) to (h):A statement is attached. **see above **

Source: Lok Sabha Q&A
[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/QResult15.aspx?qref=135605]
Statement : http://164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/13/au1040.htm 

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