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PENSION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

Posted On: 20 DEC 2024 3:17PM by PIB Delhi

The Government is providing the adequate pension to the Ex-Servicemen (ESM) under One Rank One Pension (OROP) and the revision of the OROP is being carried out every five years. Further, Various Re-settlement/Skill Development Training Courses, Employment and Self-Employment Schemes are being run by the Government to provide job opportunities to the Ex-Servicemen in Government Organisations, Public Sector Undertaking, Corporate Houses, Private Sector, Central Para-Military Forces etc. based on their requisition for employment of ESM.

The total population of ex-servicemen in the country; State/UT-wise details are given below:

Census Data of ESMs as on 31.12.2023

Sl. No.

States/UTs

Army

Navy

Air Force

Total

1.

Andhra Pradesh

63,574

6,665

7,673

77,912

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

980

5

1

986

3.

Assam

38,316

914

2,732

41,962

4.

Bihar

100,849

15,746

16,931

133,526

5.

Chhattisgarh

6,746

334

411

7,491

6.

Goa

1,113

1,030

202

2,345

7.

Gujarat

27,315

1,141

5,019

33,475

8.

Haryana

154,153

9,258

12,226

175,637

9.

Himachal Pradesh

121,637

4,343

2,596

128,576

10.

Jharkhand

25,680

1,666

2,747

30,093

11.

Karnataka

78,579

3,089

12,335

94,003

12.

Kerala

143,296

14,506

23,734

181,536

13.

Madhya Pradesh

53,344

1,566

2,118

57,028

14.

Maharashtra

167,788

15,533

13,166

196,487

15.

Manipur

8,397

150

197

8,744

16.

Meghalaya

2,830

56

86

2,972

17.

Mizoram

5,394

51

61

5,506

18.

Nagaland

3,221

45

24

3,290

19.

Odisha

40,067

4,383

7,887

52,337

20.

Punjab

335,328

9,767

14,369

359,464

21.

Rajasthan

193,825

8,264

7,434

209,523

22.

Sikkim

1,000

63

12

1,075

23.

Tamil Nadu

104,533

4,015

11,975

120,523

24.

Telangana

19,455

1,532

7,213

28,200

25.

Tripura

2,357

43

128

2,528

26.

Uttar Pradesh

349,880

29,534

41,731

421,145

27.

Uttarakhand

132,576

3,470

3,315

139,361

28.

West Bengal

83,542

5,906

14,745

104,193

29.

Andaman & Nicobar (UT)

803

178

100

1,081

30.

Chandigarh

6,189

458

2,513

9,160

31.

Delhi (UT)

46,831

5,748

10,766

63,345

32.

Jammu & Kashmir (UT)

74,940

789

895

76,624

33.

Leh and Ladakh (UT)

6,313

11

30

6,354

34.

Pondicherry (UT)

1,864

134

471

2,469

 

Total

2,402,715

150,393

225,843

2,77,8951

               

 

The Government organises the Job Fairs for Ex-Servicemen across Pan-India in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and with the support of all the three Service Headquarters. It offers a direct interface between the Employer and the prospective candidate that includes on the spot skill test, interview and employment by the Corporate Sector.

Further, there is a reservation of 14.5% vacancies in Group ‘C’ and 24.5% vacancies in Group ‘D’ posts for Ex-Servicemen in Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and Public Sector Banks. This includes 4.5 % vacancies for Disabled Ex-Servicemen & Dependents of Service personnel killed in action. However, the onus of filling up vacancies lies with recruitment agencies of respective Departments, Banks and PSUs.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth in a written reply to Shri Thiru D M Kathir Anand in the Lok Sabha today.

 

SR/Savvy/Nirmit


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