Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Over 1 Lakh Positions Vacant in CAPFs; Recruitment Underway
Imagine the police and border security forces, called CAPFs, need more people.
As of the start of the year, they had over a hundred thousand jobs open!
The government is currently hiring for over seventy thousand of those jobs.
A minister shared this information with important people in the government.
The number of positions these forces are allowed to have has also increased.
The minister didn't agree with a statement about the many open positions.
1.09 lakh positions were vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles as of January 1.
Recruitment is ongoing for 72,689 posts within these forces.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs provided this information to the Rajya Sabha.
Sanctioned strength of the forces increased from 10,04,980 in 2021 to 10,67,110 in 2025.
The Minister denied an assertion about the number of vacancies.
- Who
- Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai.
- What
- 1.09 lakh vacancies in CAPFs and Assam Rifles, with recruitment for 72,689 posts underway.
- When
- As of January 1.
- Where
- Rajya Sabha
- Why
- Information was provided in response to a question.
- Vacancies as of Jan 1
- 1.09 lakh
- Recruitment Underway
- 72,689 posts
- Forces Involved
- CAPFs and Assam Rifles
- Sanctioned Strength (2021)
- 10,04,980
- Sanctioned Strength (2025)
- 10,67,110
- Source
- Rajya Sabha