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| Vacancy of 210 pilots in IAF | | No large exit of pilots from Air Force: Antony | |
NEW DELHI, DEC 4
Admiting that a number of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots had proceeded on premature retirement since 2003, the Defence Minister, AK Antony, has emphasized that their departure has not affected the operational status of the squadrons.
Antony informed the Rajya Sabha that against an authorised strength of 3,278 pilots in the IAF, 3,068 pilots are in position. The vacancy of 210 pilots cannot be termed large "as it does not affect operational requirements", he said in reply to a question by Janardhana Poojary.
According to the statistics made available by the Defence Minister in the House, as many as 72 IAF pilots proceeded on premature retirement in 2003 as against 116 lts n 2004 and 58 n 2005. Th Dfence Miniter i tht 19 piot o the I proceee on premture retirement in 2006 (up to October 31).
Antony said that while a majority of the pilots released from the service had already completed their usefrul tenure, the improvement in the job profile of the Air Force "is continuous process keping in view the job peciic requirement nd operational necessity". Antony said in reply to a question by Syed Azeez Pasha that in 2001, 487 officers of the Army, 119 of the Navy and 183 of the Air Force sought discharge, but the government approved for discharge 398 Army officers, 115 from the Navy and 142 from the IAF.
According to the Defence Minister, in 2002, 131 officers of the Army, 81 from the Navy and 220 from the IAF sought discharge, but only 218 (73 from the Army, 81 from the Navy and 164 from the IAF) were permitted to get relieved. In 2003, 427 Army officers, 116 from the Navy and 24 from the IAF sought discharge from the services. However, the government approved for discharge only 349 from the Army, 10 from the Navy and 175 from the Air Force.
The figure was higher in 2004, when 435 Army oficers, 19 from the Navy and 246 from the IAF sought discharge. The government approved discharge of 290 Army officers, 115 of the Navy and 244 of the Air Force. In 2005, as many as 536 Army officers sought discharge and only 365 were relieved. Of the 176 Navy personnel who sought discharge, 168 were relieved. And of the 292 Air Force Personel who sought to be relieved, the government approved for discharge only 175.
Pasha's pointed query: Has the government conducted any study on why more and more officers of the three services seek discharge? The Defence Minister's reply: "No study has been conducted by the government". Antony maintained that here is no significant increase in the number of personel whose requests for discharge have been approved.
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