Big shortfall in hiring of ex-servicemen across govt depts, posts: Data | India News,The Indian Express
Of the 10,84,705 Group C employees in the 34 Central government departments, only 13,976 were ex-servicemen. And of the total 3,25,265 Group D employees, only 8,642 were ex-servicemen.
WHILE THE Centre has announced 10% quota for Agniveers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Ministry of Defence and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), official records show a big shortfall in the number of ex-servicemen recruited in government jobs as compared to the vacancies reserved for them.
Consider these figures, based on the latest data (as on June 30, 2021) available with the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), under the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence:
- While 10% Group C posts and 20% Group D posts are reserved for ex-servicemen in Central government departments, they constituted only 1.29% of the overall strength in Group C and 2.66% in Group D across 34 of the 77 Central government departments which shared the data with the DGR.
Of the 10,84,705 Group C employees in the 34 Central government departments, only 13,976 were ex-servicemen. And of the total 3,25,265 Group D employees, only 8,642 were ex-servicemen.
- There is a 10% quota for ex-servicemen in direct recruitment up to the level of assistant commandant in the CAPF/ CPMF (Central Para Military Forces). But, of the overall strength of the CAPFs/ CPMFs as on June 30, 2021, ex-servicemen accounted for only 0.47% in Group C (4,146 of total 8,81,397); 0.87% in Group B (539 of 61,650); and 2.20% in Group A (1,687 of 76,681).
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