The Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday that the three armed forces are short roughly 1.55 lakh personnel, with the Army filling the majority of the 1.36 lakh openings.
The Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt, noted in a written response that several initiatives have been started to fill vacancies and encourage young people to enlist in the Services, and that the scarcity of military personnel and mitigating measures are assessed on a monthly basis.
Bhatt claims that 8,129 officers are lacking in the Indian Army, which includes the Army Medical Corps and Army Dental Corps.
In addition to 1,27,673 available vacancies for JCOs and other levels, the Military Nursing Service (MNS) has 509 unfilled positions. According to the minister, there are also 35,368 open positions in Group C, 2,549 open positions in Group B, and 252 open positions in Group A among civilians employed by the forces.
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The Navy is experiencing a 12,428 person shortage. According to the minister, there are not enough 10,746 sailors, 29 medical and dental officers, or 1,653 officers.
165 civilian workers are needed in Group A, 4207 in Group B, and 6,156 in Group C.
There is a 7,031 person shortfall in the Indian Air Force.
Moreover, there are not enough 721 officers, 16 medical officers, or 4,734 airmen. There is a shortage of 22 in Group A, 1303 in Group B, and 5531 in Group C among the civilians being hired.
“Shortage of armed forces personnel and mitigating measures are reviewed regularly by the Armed Forces and based on detailed analysis. Numerous measures have been initiated to fill the vacancies and encourage youth to join the Services,” Bhatt was quoted by PTI in its report.
The minister lists a number of them, including a greater focus on better image projection and publicity in audio, visual, print, online, and social media, holding career fairs and exhibitions, motivational speeches in schools and colleges, computer-based online application filling examinations, and redesigning service websites to make it simpler to implement a dependable recruitment management system.
According to Bhatt, steps taken to entice young people to join the military include making the hiring process more candidate-friendly, awarding permanent commissions to short-service commission officers who are both men and women, allowing women to enter the military through the NDA, and developing the necessary infrastructure.
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