NEW DELHI: Indian government seems perturbed by the number of officers andsoldiers quitting Indian Armed Forces in search of better careers.

In an alarming trend, number of jawans and officers leaving Central ArmedForces for better career opportunities has increased almost five timessince 2015, Times of India link> hasreported.

According to the latest ministry of home affairs figures, tabled in theparliament, 14,587 personnel including gazetted officers of centralparamilitary forces – CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and Assam Rifles haveresigned or taken voluntary retirement from service in 2017 as compared toonly 3,422 in 2015.

The statistics reveal an increasing trend, particularly in the two largestforces – CRPF and BSF, crucial for border and internal security of thecountry.

While 11,198 personnel have left BSF, which guards India’s borders withPakistan and Bangladesh since 2015, 10,620 gave up their jobs in CRPF -responsible for law and order duty and fighting extremists in left wingaffected states, Jammu and Kashmir and north east.

While government has been claiming to work for the welfare of central armedpolice forces, the trend shows that maximum number of people have left theservice in last two years.

For example, number of Constables/head constables and other lower staff inCRPF who left the force in 2015 was only 1,156 but in 2017, 4,154 jawansdecided to leave.

Similarly, while only 35 gazetted officers had left CRPF in 2015, 59 suchofficers left the force last year.