Lok Sabha Question No. 3897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Recruitment of Disabled People
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## RECRUITMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE

3897. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  appointed  in  the  Railways during each of the last three years and the current year, zone-wise;
- (b) whether the cases of violation of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 in the Railways have come to the notice of the Government during the said period and if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;
- (c) whether  the Railways have implemented the Supreme Court's order for extending  three per cent reservation to Persons with Disabilities and if so, the details thereof, zone-wise; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  adequate representation of Persons with Disabilities in Railways?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3897 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2017 REGARDING RECRUITMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE

- (a) The  number  of  persons  with  disabilities  appointed  in  the  Railways during the last three years and current year, zone-wise, is as under:

| Zonal Railway      |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central            |        52 |        78 |       226 |         3 |
| Eastern            |        43 |       103 |        82 |         0 |
| Northern           |       141 |       117 |       117 |         0 |
| North Eastern      |        18 |        12 |         5 |         0 |
| Northeast Frontier |        62 |        36 |        31 |         0 |
| Southern           |       160 |       357 |       105 |         0 |
| South Central      |       101 |        66 |        41 |         0 |
| South Eastern      |        91 |        19 |        88 |         7 |
| Western            |       377 |       190 |       217 |        18 |
| East Central       |       100 |       131 |        43 |        18 |
| East Coast         |        84 |        91 |        58 |        10 |
| North Central      |        34 |        86 |       172 |         6 |
| North Western      |        54 |        21 |        30 |         1 |
| South East Central |        26 |        38 |        27 |        10 |
| South Western      |        36 |        32 |        22 |        16 |
| West Central       |        54 |        89 |        56 |         1 |
| Total              |      1433 |      1466 |      1320 |        90 |

(b):  No, Madam.

(c):    Yes,  Madam.  As  mandated  by  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  1995, reservation to the extent of 3% to Persons with Disabilities are provided in

- open market recruitment.
- (d):    Whenever  recruitment  from  open  market  is  conducted,  3%  of  the vacancies notified are reserved for persons with disabilities. Further, age relaxation and exemption of examination fee and wherever provided in rule they are also recruited on relaxed standard.

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