Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on March 8, 2011 gave the following detail about vacancies in the Central Para-military Forces (CPFs):
The total number of vacancies in the Central Para-military Forces (CPFs), force-wise and rank-wise is as under:
The number of reports of corruption and nepotism in the recruitment of CPFs and action taken thereon is as follows:
The Central Paramilitary Forces (CPFs) have conducted inquiry into each case reported and further action has been taken / is being taken as per the applicable acts and rules of the respective Forces. Recruitment in CMPFs is conducted as per the notified Recruitment Rules / Schemes of recruitment issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) from time to time. The guidelines contained in Ministry of Home Affairs Scheme ensue transparency in the recruitment process through the use of technology and reducing subjectivity in the selection process.
Recruitment in Central Police Forces is an ongoing process with the help of UPSC, SSC and Force recruitment boards. Recently, Government has issued modified scheme for common recruitment of Constables in CPFs to be conducted by Staff Selection Commission. The new scheme aims at making the process of recruitment more fair, objective, efficient, effective and transparent by maximizing the use of technology, including biometric technology, in the recruitment process.
Source: Press Information Bureau of India, Government of India.