Around 1.07 lakh posts lying vacant in armed forces: Govt data

In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for defence Shripad Naik listed 79,349 positions of junior commissioned officers and other ranks as lying vacant while the number for officers was 6,975. He mentioned the vacancies under a column “deficiency”.In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for defence Shripad Naik listed 79,349 positions of junior commissioned officers and other ranks as lying vacant while the number for officers was 6,975. He mentioned the vacancies under a column “deficiency”.