PENSION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO THE EX-SERVICEMEN

PENSION AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO THE EX-SERVICEMEN

The Government is providing adequate pension to the ex-servicemen in the country as per extant rules. Additionally, the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme seeks to bridge the gap between the rates of pension of current and past pensioners retiring in the same rank with the same length of service. 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 Organizations, 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, is as follows:

Census Data of ESM as on 30.06.2024

S No

States/UTs

Total

1.

Andhra Pradesh

78,148

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

986

3.

Assam

41,656

4.

Bihar

1,33,526

5.

Chhattisgarh

7,355

6.

Goa

2,389

7.

Gujarat

33,773

8.

Haryana

1,77,771

9.

Himachal Pradesh

1,29,656

10.

Jharkhand

30,546

11.

Karnataka

94,530

12.

Kerala

1,82,368

13.

Madhya Pradesh

58,464

14.

Maharashtra

2,01,628

15.

Manipur

8,744

16.

Meghalaya

3,012

17.

Mizoram

5,975

18.

Nagaland

3,284

19.

Odisha

53,025

20.

Punjab

3,82,694

21.

Rajasthan

2,12,415

22.

Sikkim

1,094

23.

Tamil Nadu

1,23,349

24.

Telangana

27,853

25.

Tripura

2,609

26.

Uttar Pradesh

4,26,179

27.

Uttarakhand

1,39,882

28.

West Bengal

1,07,450

29.

Andaman  & Nicobar

1,123

30.

Chandigarh

8,463

31.

Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli

0

32.

Delhi

63,614

33.

Jammu & Kashmir

78,592

34.

Lakshadweep

0

35.

 Leh & Ladakh

6,479

36.

Puducherry

2,477

Total

28,31,109

 

The Government organises the job fairs for ex-servicemen across pan India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and 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 (PSBs). This includes 4.5% vacancies for disabled Ex-servicemen & dependents of service personnel killed in action.

            This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.