India
Here is the force-wise break-up of sanctioned strength and vacancies existing.
Updated : Jul 02, 2019, 09:16 PM IST
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in his written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday said that there are nearly 84,000 posts vacant in Central para-military forces.
"The total sanctioned strength of CAPF is 9,99,795. On average, 10% of vacancies in different grades arise every year, there exists a well-established procedure to fill up these vacancies. Currently, there are 84,037 vacancies." MHA said in Lok Sabha.
Here is the force-wise break-up of sanctioned strength and vacancies existing:
Force Sanctioned strength Vacancies
CRPF 3,24,810 22980
BSF 2,63,905 21,465
CISF 1,56,013 10,415
SSB 99,221 18,102
ITBP 89,438 6643
Assam Rifles 66,408 4432
Center said that the government has taken expeditious steps to fill up the vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) including the posts created.
Vacancies in CAPFs and Assam Rifle arise due to retirement, resignation, death, raisings of new posts and there exists a well-established procedure to fill up these vacancies. The vacancies are filled up by various modes like recruitment, promotion and by deputation as per the extent provisions of Recruitment Rules.