An
Ex-Servicemen (ESM) means a person who has been released from such service
after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own
request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or
inefficiency and has been given a Gratuity; and includes personnel of the
Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or
broken spells of qualifying service.
10%
of the vacancies in posts upto the level of the Assistant Commandants in all
para military forces to be filled by direct recruitment in a year shall be reserved
for being filled by the Ex-Servicemen.
For
appointment to any vacancy in Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ services or posts filled
by direct recruitment otherwise than on the results of an open All India
Competitive Examinations, the upper age limit shall be relaxed by the length of
military service increased by three years in the case of Ex-servicemen and
Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers or Short
Service Commissioned Officers.
For
appointment to any vacancy in Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ services or posts filled
by direct recruitment on the results of an All India Competitive Examination,
the Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned
Officers or Short Service Commissioned Officers who have rendered at least five
years military service and have been released:-
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(i)
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On completion of
assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within
one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of
misconduct or inefficiency, or
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(ii)
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On account of physical
disability attributable to military service or on invalidment shall be
allowed maximum relaxation of five years in the upper age limit.
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DGR
Resettlement Schemes for ESM Short Service Commissioned Officers are as under:-
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(i)
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ESM Coal Loading and Transportation
Scheme.
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(ii)
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Allotment of Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Ltd. / Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. outlets Pan INDIA.
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(iii)
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Management of CNG Station by ESM
(Officers) in NCR.
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(iv)
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DGR Sponsored Security Scheme.
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(v)
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Coal Tipper Attachment Scheme.
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(vi)
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Allotment of Army Surplus Vehicles.
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(vii)
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Allotment of LPG distributorship
under Government Person (GP) category scheme.
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(viii)
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Allotment of Retail Outlet (Petrol
& Diesel) under Combined Category 1 (CC1) scheme.
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The Short Service
Commissioned Officers are offered to undergo 24 weeks management courses in
IIM, Ahmedabad, IIM, Lucknow, IIM, Indore, MDI, Gurgaon and other skill
upgradation courses which are National Skills Qualifications Framework
compliant.
There is no proposal for
restructuring the Short Service Commission in the Ministry.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence
Dr Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha today.
DM/NAMPI/
Ranjan