Vacancies in Premilitary and Police Forces and details of recruitment made during 5 years
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1653
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16TH MARCH, 2022/
PHALGUNA 25, 1943 (SAKA)
VACANCIES IN PARAMILITARY AND POLICE FORCES
1653. DR. V. SIVADASAN:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) how many posts are lying vacant in Paramilitary forces and Police forces in Union Territories, the category-wise details thereof;
(b) the reasons for vacancies;
(c) the number of recruitments which happened in these forces during the last five years, the year-wise, category-wise details thereof; and
(d) by when does Government intend to fill these vacancies?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): As per the information available, category-wise details of posts lying vacant in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Assam Rifles (AR) and Police forces in Union Territories are given in the table below:
| Name of Force |
Category-wise vacancies |
|||
| Gazetted Officers (GOs) | Subordinate Officers (SOs) | Other Ranks (ORs) |
Total |
|
| Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) |
1,969 |
23,129 | 48,121 |
73,219 |
| Police Forces of Union Territories |
305 |
2,528 | 15,291 | 18,124 |
(b): Vacancies arise due to retirements, resignations, deaths, new raisings, creation of new posts, cadre reviews, etc.
(c): Details of recruitments made during the last five years, the year- wise, category-wise are as under :
|
Name of Force |
Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
2021 |
| CAPFs/AR |
Gazetted Officers |
265 | 834 | 381 | 288 | 238 |
|
Subordinate Officers |
3,158 | 1,447 | 3,410 | 776 |
1,506 |
|
| Other Ranks | 11,511 | 13,346 | 3,458 | 2,546 |
57,995 |
|
| Police Forces of Union Territories |
Gazetted Officers |
85 | 141 | 48 | 65 | 0 |
| Subordinate Officers | 872 | 1,209 | 213 | 169 |
105 |
|
|
Other Ranks |
0 | 5,686 | 448 |
5,847 |
659 |
(d): Vacancies are filled by various methods of recruitment such as direct recruitment, promotion, deputation, etc. as per the provisions of the respective Recruitment Rules. Requisite measures are being taken to fill up the vacancies as and when arise through various agencies such as Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) as well as by holding Recruitment rallies, conducting Departmental Examinations, etc. Filling up of vacancies is an ongoing continuous process and efforts are made to fill up vacancies expeditiously through the relevant recruitment methods.
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Source: Rajya Sabha PDF
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