Lok Sabha Question No. 3641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Abolition of Posts
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sarfaraz Alam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## ABOLITION OF POSTS

†3641. SHRI SARFARAZ ALAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  railways  has  decided  to  abolish  ten  thousand nine hundred posts in seventeen zonal railways;
- (b)  if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the Railway Board has sent a list of the  General  Managers  regarding  the  number  of  posts  to  be abolished in zonal railways including Kolkata zone and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether any protest, in large scale, has been noticed across the country against this decision;
- (e)  if so, whether the Government is contemplating to withdraw its decision; and
- (f)  if so, the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3641 BY SHRI SARFARAZ ALAM TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  08.08.2018  REGARDING ABOLITION OF POSTS

(a)  and (b) : The Ministry of Railways has only given the targets for  surrender  of  11040  posts  through  work  studies  to  16  Zonal Railways as a part of on-going rightsizing activity in the organisation  for  optimisation  of  man-power  deployment.  The surrender of posts will be utilized for creating matching money value  posts  required  for  maintenance  and  operation  of  new assets.

(c) : A list showing the targets given to each Zonal Railway for surrender of posts through work studies is as under:

| S.No.                   | Zonal Railway              |   Targets for surrender of posts |
|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.                      | Central Railway            |                             1000 |
| 2.                      | Eastern Railway            |                             1100 |
| 3.                      | East Central Railway       |                              300 |
| 4.                      | East Coast Railway         |                              700 |
| 5.                      | Northern Railway           |                             1500 |
| 6.                      | North Central Railway      |                              165 |
| 7.                      | North Eastern Railway      |                              700 |
| 8.                      | Northeast Frontier Railway |                              550 |
| 9.                      | North Western Railway      |                              300 |
| 10.                     | Southern Railway           |                             1500 |
| 11.                     | South Central Railway      |                              800 |
| 12.                     | South Eastern Railway      |                              825 |
| 13.                     | South East Central Railway |                              400 |
| 14.                     | South Western Railway      |                              200 |
| 15.                     | Western Railway            |                              700 |
| 16.                     | West Central Railway       |                              300 |
| Total (Indian Railways) | Total (Indian Railways)    |                            11040 |

The actual surrenders on each Zonal Railway may vary depending  on  assessment  of  individual  workloads  of  different activities through work studies.

(d) : No, Madam.

(e) and (f) : Do not arise.

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