MoS For Defence Ajay Bhatt, replied to Shri Neeraj Dangi in Rajya Sabha today said that the number of posts lying vacant in the Armed forces are as follows:

The Government has taken a number of measures to reduce the shortages. This inter-alia, include sustained image projection, participation in career fairs and exhibitions and a publicity campaign to create awareness among the youth on the advantages of taking up a challenging and satisfying career.

To encourage the youth to join the Armed Forces, motivational lectures are regularly organized in schools/colleges/other educational institutes and National Cadet Corps (NCC) camps

Further, the Government has taken various steps to make the job in the Armed Forces attractive including improvement in promotion prospects in the Armed Forces and to fill up vacancies.

29 Women Officers, who did not opt for Permanent Commission in the Special Selection Board No. 5 have been released from service: MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to CPI-M`s K Somaprasad question on alternate means of livelihood to female officers leaving the Army pic.twitter.com/k6AsoEdN0J

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