Shortage of over 9,000 officers in armed forces: Government

There is an overall shortage of 9,427 officers in the armed forces, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Minister of State for Defence Sripad Yesso Naik said this ina written reply to a question on the total strength of the Navy, Army and theAir Force at present and details on the shortage of manpower in each force.

   

He also shared detail figures on the strength of officers inthe three armed forces (excluding Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps andMilitary Nursing Service).

The total authorised strength of Army officers as on January1 this year is 50,312 and the ‘held strength’ is 42,913, thus a shortage of7,399, according to data shared by the minister.

The total authorised strength of Navy officers as on June 1this year is 11,557 and the ‘held strength’ is 10,012, thus a shortage of1,545.

The total authorised strength of IAF officers as on June 1this year is 12,625 and the ‘held strength’ is 12,142, thus a shortage of 483,according to data.

In response to another question on the total number ofregiments existing in the Army along with the headquarters and their foundationdays, Naik said, “Information cannot be divulged in the interest ofnational security.”

The minister also shared details on the strength ofPersonnel Below Officers Rank (PBOR), airmen, sailors in armed forces.

In the Army, the authorised strength is 12,23,381 andshortage of 38,235 as on January 1 this year, data said.

In Navy, the authorised strength is 74,046 and shortage of16,806 as on June 1 this year.

In IAF, the authorised strength is 1,42,917 and shortage of13,823 as on January 1 this year. Additionally, 10,486 ab initio trainees areundergoing training at various training institutes, data said.In response to another question, Naik said 232Army personnel have been killed in various accidents in 2019 till date.

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