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 Sanjay Seth in a written reply to Thiru D M Kathir Anand in the Lok Sabha today.