Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 25
Noting that as many as 84,037 posts against the sanctioned strength of 9,99,795 are lying vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), the government today said it has been taking steps to “expeditiously” fill them.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said, “Vacancies keep arising in the forces due to retirement, voluntary retirement and death, and the government has taken expeditious steps to fill them, as this is a continuous process.”
The CAPFs comprise the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Assam Rifles (AR).
“On an average, 10 per cent of vacancies in different grades arise every year and there exists a well-established procedure to fill up these vacancies. Currently, there are 84,037 vacancies,” the minister said.
In the year 2017, 57,268 vacancies of constable (general duty-GD) for the recruitment cycle 2015-16 were filled through recruitment by Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Rai said.
“For the recruitment year 2018, 58,373 vacancies of constable (GD) were notified for which a computer-based written examination was conducted by the SSC. Similarly, in respect of other ranks, 1,094 vacancies of Sub-Inspector (GD) in 2018 were reported to SSC and it has since declared the result,” the he said.
For Assistant Commandant (GD), a written examination for 466 vacancies for the year 2018 was conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the result has since been declared, he said, adding that a total of 1,412 candidates have been shortlisted for interview or personality test.
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