A statement on the shortage of officers, Persons Below Officers Rank (PBOR) including the shortage of pilots in the Airforce as on date service-wise is given hereunder: The extent of shortage of officers is around 12,349 in the Army, 1,818 in the Navy and 837 in the Air Force. The shortage of Pilots in Air Force is about 426. There is no significant problem of shortage of Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) in the Armed Forces. The recruitment of officers in the Armed Forces is done on All India basis and not state-wise. The data relating to recruitment of officers and PBOR during the last two years and the current year are given at Appendix I and II respectively. The existing recruitment centres for recruitment of PBOR are considered sufficient. Therefore, at present, there is no proposal to open new recruitment centres for recruitment of PBOR in the three Services. A number of steps have been taken to reduce shortage of officers and to motivate the youth to join the Armed Forces....