A total of 1,35,743 posts, including 8,070 at the level of officers, were lying vacant in the Indian Army as on March 10, according to data provided by the government.
In a written reply, MoS, Defence Ajay Bhatt informed the Rajya Sabha, a total of 19,678 vacancies were filled up between January 1 and March 10.
Bhatt said the number of vacancies of junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and other ranks as on March 10 was 1,27,673 and the number of vacancies at the level of officers was 8,070.
The minister said 19,065 vacancies of JCOs and other ranks were filled up between January 1 and March 10.
The number of vacancies filled up in the category of officers during the period was 613.
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