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Lok Sabha
There is a shortage of personnel in defence services. The deficiency of Officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force is 10650, 1244 and 508 respectively. The deficiency in Personal Below Officers Rank (PBOR) in Navy and Air Force is 5226 and 5081 respectively. There is no actual shortage of PBOR in the Army.
Several steps have been undertaken by the three services to fill up the vacant posts. An Image Projection Campaign by the Army has been launched in 1997 and currently Phase-IV of the Campaign is being finalized.
Sustained publicity efforts are being undertaken by the Air Force to attract qualified youth into the officers’ cadre. Almost 3000 Schools and Colleges are on the mailing list for sending publicity material. Campus interviews are undertaken by qualified assessors from Selection Boards so as to interact directly with potential candidates and answer their queries about the service.
Extensive publicity and recruitment drives are being carried out by the Navy. Schools and Colleges are visited regularly by the representatives of the three Services for motivational talks.
In addition, the commitment and bravery of the Armed Forces is consistently projected through the electronic and print media. The Directorate of Public Relations of the Ministry of Defence, regularly interacts with the media while giving Defence related information and endeavours to ensure positive publicity of the same. Regular coverage of defence related events in the print and electronic media go a long way in creating awareness among the masses and motivating the youth to join the armed forces. Websites are also providing career information on the three Services.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a written reply to Dr K Dhanaraju in Lok Sabha today.
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