Armed forces short of more than 9,000 officers
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Friday told the Lok Sabha that the three armed services are short of over 9,000 officers and 45,000 personnel in other ranks. Indian Army, the largest of the three services, has vacancies for 8,370 officers while Navy and Air Force have a shortage of 1,332 and 29 officers respectively.