SCOVA F.No. 42/05/2018-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G and Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 Date:- 25th April, 2018 To All the Pensioners Associations included in the SCOVA vide Resolution dated 31.01.2018 Sub:- Minutes of the 30th SCOVA meeting held under the chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) on 23.03.2018, at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi-reg. Please find enclosed herewith the minutes of the 30th Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held under the chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) on 23.03.2018, at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi for your kind perusal. Encl: as above S/d, (Charanjit Taneja) Under Secretary to the Government of India Minutes of the 30th Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 23.03.2018 under the chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi The 30th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary ...

Recruitment of Soldiers Ministry of Defence RECRUITMENT OF SOLDIERS 07 MAR 2018 The details of youths who were recruited as soldiers in the Indian Army at various levels such as Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks (JCOs / ORs) are given below: Officers *: Year Candidates Selected 2015 1961 2016 1858 2017 1773 JCOs / ORs *: Year Candidates Selected 2014-15 66,992 2015-16 71,434 2016-17 52,086 2017-18 17,257(Till 31st December 2017) *Recruitment for Commissioned Officers is done calendar year wise, whereas the recruitment for JCO / ORs is done financial year wise. This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda in Lok Sabha today. PIB