INDIA
Over 84,000 posts out of the sanctioned strength of 9,99,795 are lying vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces, the government said.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will declare next week the results for the SSC GD Constable Result 2019 for the recruitment to the post of General Duty Constables in the Central Armed Police Forces.
The results will be declared at the official website of the SSC, ssc.nic.in.
Around 30,41,284 applicants had appeared for the SSC GD Constable 2019 examinations this year.
For the recruitment year 2018, 58,373 vacancies of constable (GD) were notified for which computer-based written examination was conducted by the SSC.
The government has taken expeditious steps to fill up the vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) earlier, including the posts created, the Home Ministry said, adding it is a continuous process.
Over 84,000 posts out of the sanctioned strength of 9,99,795 are lying vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces, the government said Tuesday, adding "expeditious" steps have been taken to fill them.
"On average, 10% 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," it said.
The Central Armed Police Forces (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).
(With inputs from PTI)