Indian Army short of 11,000 officers: Defence Minister
Dated 3/8/2006
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The Indian Army is short of 11,000 officers, parliament was informed by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today.
'With economic progress and opening up of new avenues of employment, there are other options available to the youth, other than employment in the defence services,' Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Among the steps being taken to make army service more attractive was granting of accelerated promotions to the ranks of captain, major and lieutenant colonel after two, six and 13 years of service respectively for both permanent commission and short service commission officers, he added.
Besides, the tenure of short service commission officers had been increased from 10 to 14 years, the minister said.
