61,000 posts vacant in paramilitary forces: Home Ministry
According to the Home Ministry statistics, over 61,000 posts of central paramilitary personnel are lying vacant in various paramilitary forces in the nation. The vacancies in the paramilitary forces arise due to retirement, resignation, death or other reasons, an official said. As of March 2018, 18,460 posts are lying vacant in CRPF while 10,738 posts are vacant in BSF.